This book reviews progress in the understanding of structural genetic variation & its implications for human disease, from the introduction of microarrays to current sequencing strategies. Covers major research & diagnostic technologies, & more. ...

Bioinformatics offers various tools & resources to analyze plant genomes & genes. The complete genomes of two important commercial palms (dates & oil palm) have recently been sequenced. This book reviews the developments in this field. It

Includes:: the information on the molecular breeding & bioinformatics of palms.

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Examining overlapping aspects of genomics, obesity & (non-) medical ethics, & discussing the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective makes this volume unique. It offers constructive suggestions on how to tackle the issues arising. ...

This volume discusses research designed to increase understanding of the nervous system & its structures through the utilization of genomic technologies. It addresses facets including development regulation & changes associated with psychiatric disorders. ...

Genotoxic substances are known to be potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic, specifically those capable of causing genetic mutation & of contributing to the development of tumors. This book looks at genotoxicity which is a deleterious action on cell genetic material affecting its integrity. ...

Michael Winterbottom directs this supernatural drama starring Colin Firth as Joe, an Englishman who moves with his two American-bred daughters to Genova, Italy after his wife is killed in a car crash. There, the three surviving members of the family adjust to their loss & adapt to their new life in very different, & often conflicting, ways. While 16-year-old Kelly (Willa Holland) explores the sexy & dangerous underbelly of this mysterious new world, the younger Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine) starts seeing the ghost of her mother wandering the streets. ...