John Parrington - Deeper Genome Why there is more to the human geno - S9000z

About this ItemThe item is a book PaperbackThe Author Name is John ParringtonThe Title is The Deeper Genome : Why there is more to the human genome than meets the eyeCondition NewOther CommentsPages Count - 360. Binding type - Perfect. Content Language - English Category - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & GenomicsMEDICAL / AnatomyProduct Description -Over a decade ago, as the Human Genome Project completed its mapping of the entire human genome, hopes ran high that we would rapidly be able to use our knowledge of human genes to tackle many inherited diseases, and understand what makes us unique among animals. But things didn't turn out that way. For a start, we turned out to have far fewer genes than originally thought - just over 20,000, the same sort of number as a fruit fly or worm. What's more, theproportion of DNA consisting of genes coding for proteins was a mere 2. So, was the rest of the genome accumulated 'junk' Things have changed since those early heady days of the Human Genome Project. But the emerging picture is if anything far more exciting. In this book, John Parrington explains the key features that are coming to light - some, such as the results of the international ENCODE programme, still much debated and controversial in their scope. He gives an outline of the deeper genome, involving layers of regulatory elements controlling and coordinating the switching on and off of genes the impact ofits 3D geometry the discovery of a variety of new RNAs playing critical roles the epigenetic changes influenced by the environment and life experiences that can make identical twins different and be passed on to the next generation and the clues coming out of comparisons with the genomes ofNeanderthals as well as that of chimps about the development of our species. We are learning more about ourselves, and about the genetic aspects of many diseases. But in its complexity, flexibility, and ability to respond to environmental cues, the human genome is proving to be far more subtle than we ever imagined.We Use Stock ImagesBecause we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item.

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