genetics books

	The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics
	By: William B. Provine ISBN: 0226684644 Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Release Date: 15 January, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 618551	'Evolution', in its biological sense, is simply any change in the frequencies of genes over time. There has never, so far as I know, been any real argument over whether such evolution occurs. The fuss, certainly ever since 1859, has always been mainly about two things: _how_ it occurs (Does it happen solely by 'natural selection'? If so, by what mechanism(s)? Or does it happen at least partly by design?), and whether it's sufficient to provide a complete account of speciation (and sometimes the origin of life, though strictly speaking this point is not part of the theory of evolution itself). <br /> <br />Not that you'd know this from most public debate on the subject. If there's one topic guaranteed to generate letters to the editor written at a grade-school level or below from people who ought to know better (on _both_ sides), this is surely it. <br /> <br />Well, if everything you (think you) know about this debate comes from listening to somebody denounce it from the pulpit -- or for that matter from watching 'Inherit the Wind' and/or reading _The Selfish Gene_ -- then you really should educate yourself before sounding off about it. And one thing you'll want to learn is a little of the history of the subject. <br /> <br />William Provine's scholarly history of the science of population genetics, originally written in 1971, is a fine place to start. It covers the development of the field from the time of Darwin through the early twentieth century, the period during which the synthesis of Darwinian natural selection and Mendelian genetics was taking place. <br /> <br />You'll encounter some familiar names -- of course Darwin and Mendel, but also e.g. Thomas Henry Huxley, Sir Francis Galton, and J.B.S. Haldane. You'll also encounter a number of other names that probably won't be familiar to you unless you already know something about this field (or perhaps about statistics): William Bateson, Karl Pearson, Sir Ronald A. Fisher, and Sewall Wright, for example. <br /> <br />And mainly, you'll get a grasp of the way Darwin's theory and the new science of genetics dovetailed and reinforced one another in the synthesis of modern population genetics. If you don't believe in evolutiuon-by-natural-selection yourself, you'll at least begin to see why other people do and what's so intellectually attractive about it. And if you _do_ believe in it yourself, you'll get a healthy sense of the fact that it hasn't ever been a uniform, monolithic theory that left no room for any sort of argument. <br /> <br />It would be nice if everybody who felt entitled to an opinion in the evolution debate would read this book. Of course there are also lots of readers who don't need this warning; to them I simply say that this is a readable, well-researched history of its title topic.
	Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics
	By: Ralph J. Greenspan ISBN: 0879697113 Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Release Date: July, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 601728	I'm a first year grad student, and I can't say enough good things about this book! It was extremely helpful in my lab rotation as well as my upper level genetics course (covered genetic model systems) A really must-have!!!<br>The basics, the tips,<br>all for manipulating drosophila at the beginning and even later.<br>Here you'll find a lot of informations about balancers, recombinations, how to do crosses, markers, etc...<br>A very good introduction to the drosophila world!
	Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda Revisited
	By: Mark Ptashne ISBN: 0879697164 Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Release Date: April, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 415335	I found out about this unassuming little book in Sean Carroll's <br />"Endless forms most beautiful" and was delighted. When I first started reading it, a stranger who saw me with it smiled and I soon found out why. It can be read by anyone with a modest scientific education (little more than high school) but it takes you up to the frontiers of research on gene regulation. Readers who remember the way "Scientific American" used to cover molecular biology in 1960's through the '80's (or have read reprints from that era) will appreciate the highly visual style and the clear prose. The genetic switch <br />in question determines whether the genes of a virus that infects a bacterial cell will quietly integrate themselves into the bacterial genome and be copied along with the bacteria's genes each time the cell divides or use the cell's machinery to make many copies of itself, quickly destroying the cell in the process. If you are like me you'll be fascinated to learn how this switch works and about the experiments that revealed its secrets.
	Human Genetics and Genomics (HUMAN GENETICS: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH (KORF))
	By: Bruce R., MD, PhD Korf ISBN: 0632046562 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Release Date: 22 December, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 603528	Clear and compelling, each topic presented in a clincal setting When I read this book, I was very excited the plot of it. Start with patient case, end with resonable explaination of genetic base of disease. I think it is highly recommandable to the doctors andmedical students who want to connect basic and clinical aspect of medical genetics. This text would make a wonderful supplement to a more detailed molecular genetics text. The book's strength is that it uses a case-study approach, using specific disorders as models of genetic concepts. The weakness of the book is how it deals with biochemistry. I feel it assumes the reader has a pretty good prior understanding of everything from DNA structure and molecular dogma to molecular genetic analysis and lab technique. Overall, a very readable book.
	Born and Made: An Ethnography of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (In-formation)
	By: Sarah Franklin, Celia Roberts ISBN: 0691121931 Publisher: Princeton University Press Release Date: 30 October, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 465295
	Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications w/ bound in OLC card
	By: Ricki Lewis ISBN: 0072951745 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Release Date: 27 February, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 319616
	Genetic Programming IV: Routine Human-Competitive Machine Intelligence (Genetic Programming)
	By: John R. Koza, Martin A. Keane, Matthew J. Streeter, William Mydlowec, Jessen Yu, Guido Lanza ISBN: 0387250670 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 21 March, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 631223	Since the "look inside" doesn't contain the toc, here it is from Barnes&Nobles: <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br />1 Introduction 1 <br />2 Background on genetic programming 29 <br />3 Automatic synthesis of controllers 49 <br />4 Automatic synthesis of circuits 129 <br />5 Automatic synthesis of circuit topology, sizing, placement, and routing 175 <br />6 Automatic synthesis of antennas 205 <br />7 Automatic synthesis of genetic networks 221 <br />8 Automatic synthesis of metabolic pathways 229 <br />9 Automatic synthesis of parameterized topologies for controllers 281 <br />10 Automatic synthesis of parameterized topologies for circuits 301 <br />11 Automatic synthesis of parameterized topologies with conditional developmental operators for circuits 341 <br />12 Automatic synthesis of improved tuning rules for PID controllers 367 <br />13 Automatic synthesis of parameterized topologies for improved controllers 387 <br />14 Reinvention of negative feedback 413 <br />15 Automated reinvention of six post-2000 patented circuits 421 <br />16 Problems for which genetic programming may be well suited 483 <br />17 Parallel implementation and computer time 515 <br />18 Historical perspective on Moore's law and the progression of qualitatively more substantial results produced by genetic programming 523 <br />19 Conclusion 529 <br /> Since using evolutionary algorithms for my work, it is easy to see how many of the current EAs can be used to solve or tackle various real world problems. But what Koza does once again is to argue the case that GP is more than just an optimization algorithm but instead an algorithm that tries to show what AI should do and how user and AI should interact to solve a problem. Once again numerous examples are given, with detail on how problems are laid out so as to get the best results from the GP. Koza shows that with well thought out planning GP's can be applied to all sorts of fields. <br /> In one of the chapters he presents the characteristics a problem should have for GP to be applicable. <br />All-round Great work, my advice get all his books and digest how he approaches various problems with GP. This example format Koza uses is far more useful than talking about what GP is and its theory. Though for a good intro into Evolutionary Algorithms including GP get either Foundations of Genetic Programming or an Introduction to Genetic Programming. An all round good intro is Introduction to Evolutionary Computing.
	Genetics: From Genes to Genomes with PowerWeb(OLC Bindin Card)
	By: Leland Hartwell, Leroy Hood, Michael L. Goldberg, Lee M. Silver, Ruth C. Veres, Ann Reynolds ISBN: 0072462485 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Release Date: 04 March, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 453884	Great figures to go with the text. Not a quick read, but it is a great genetics resource. I found this book extremely verbose and unorganized. It would serve as a great reference book for a lab researcher or grad student. But it's way too technical and dense for an introductory genetics class. The authors do a poor job presenting the material in a comprehensible way to an undergraduate genetics student. Not recommended. I think this is a great text book for General Genetics class! In fact, this is the text we have been using at UC Berkeley. <br />The authors are not only clear & concise in delivering their topics, but also able to formulate challenging questions to test students' undestanding.
	Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree
	By: Megan Smolenyak, Ann Turner ISBN: B000GYI1TW Publisher: Release Date: 27 October, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 281750	Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak - her real name - provides an excellent introduction of what DNA can and can not do in Genetic Genealogy. <br /> <br />Anyone starting their "Roots" research effort is advised to buy this book. It will help you save money by allowing DNA to focus on your line and not someone elses. Read the book for more details! <br /> <br /> As a DNA-surname research group administrator, I tend to buy every book, VHS, or DVD I can find regarding the use of DNA research in support of traditional genealogy. <br /> <br />Of the 12-15 books I have purchased so far, Megan Smolenyak's touchstone reference work continues to be the one I reach for when I have a question myself. <br /> <br />Easily read and understood, this book makes complex concepts readily accessible with clear illustrations, definitions, real-world examples, and authoritative references when needed. I am not naturally science-minded, but as a good researcher, I want to be able to use every tool in the box. This is my go-to book for that purpose. <br /> <br />Buy as many DNA books and tapes as you want, but your DNA library will not be complete without this classic introduction to the concepts involved in genetic genealogy. <br /> <br />I highly recommend it! <br /> <br />CHT in Virginia Even a decade ago, "genetic genealogy" barely existed as an almost science-fictional idea. Now, it's one of the most debated topics in our field and thousands of family researchers are involved in projects to identify ancestors through DNA analysis. (I'm in two projects now, myself.) It's a rather complicated subject, though, and for those (like me) who barely scraped through high school biology, the more books for beginners, the better. Smolenyak is a well-known genealogist and lead researcher for the PBS Ancestors series and Turner has become one of the principal popularizers of genetic genealogy on the Internet. The important point is that both have been pursuing family research since the days of manual typewriters and paper library catalogs, and that's the perspective from which they approach the discussion. They explain very clearly why DNA analysis can tell you only who your ancestors aren't, not necessarily who they are, and the strategic differences between researching your father's and your mother's lineage. They lay out the options and limitations among uncovering ethnic origins (what about that Indian great-grandmother?), global origins (Eastern European? or Scandinavian?), "deep maternal" ancestry (the "daughters of Eve" thing), and even African tribal origins. How do you set up a family or surname research project, attract participants, ensure their trust, and analyze and publish the results? And what do all those numbers in the lab report mean? This is very much a practical book and I strongly recommend it, perhaps in conjunction with Thomas H. Shawker's _Unlocking Your Genetic Heritage_ (2004).
	Syndromes of the Head and Neck (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics, No. 42)
	By: Robert J. Gorlin, M. Michael Cohen, Raoul C.M. Hennekam ISBN: 0195118618 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 15 September, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 611355	This text is a very complete reference for all the malformations, disruptions and dysmorphologies which affect the craniomaxillofacial region along with the associated clinical findings. It illustrates the etiologies and clinical findings very well with relevant pictures, and most importantly, the literature references which the authors used for each specific syndrome. <br /> <br />My condolences to the Gorlin family in their loss. The world has lost a truly great man who dedicated his life to understanding and sharing with all of us, very difficult questions that life asked. Several pages were missing in the book. Can you please send me another book? This is a complete review of almost all syndromes affecting the face, with complete information about the most important conditions and very good references until june 2001. Congratulations to the authors for their great effort to put together a lot of information very useful to phisicians, dentists and many other specialists.