Polyteknisk Boghandel

The quantitative and informational characteristics of today's biomedical sciences require the use of computers for calculation, sequence analyses, model-building, and testing hypotheses. This practical text is designed to guide you through these quantitative aspects of laboratory work and provide a deeper understanding of how to achieve and analyze reliable results. Calculations for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology provides example calculations for the most commonly encountered problems in gene discovery, analysis, and other areas of biotechnology. It is the first comprehensive guide to calculations required in biological laboratories and is ideal for upper-division students, laboratory technicians, and researchers and instructors in academia. In addition to showing how to perform key calculations, it emphasizes mastery of basic theoretical and laboratory principles. Book jacket.

Section 1: Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
Section 2: Solutions, Mixtures, and Media
Section 3: Cell Growth
Section 4: Working with Bacteriophage
Section 5: Quantitation of Nucleic Acids
Section 6: Labeling Nucleic Acids with Radioisotopes
Section 7: Oligonucleotide Synthesis
Section 8: The Polymerase Chain Reaction
Section 9: Recombinant DNA
Section 10: Protein
Section 11: Centrifugation
Section 12: Forensic Science
Index