01165pamaa2200217 4500 0000045134 20121210090000.0 090507 eng 9780521615211 / 9780521758796 (pbk.) QH442 NIC 2008 Nicholl An introduction to genetic engineering Desmond S.T. Nicholl. 3rd ed. Cambridge: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. xii, 336 p.: ill. (some col.); 26 cm. DSCAU Includes bibliographical references and index Introducing molecular biology -- Working with nucleic acids -- The tools of the trade -- Host cells and vectors -- Cloning strategies -- The polymerase chain reaction -- Selection, screening, and analysis of recombinants -- Bioinformatics -- Understanding genes, genomes, and 'otheromes' -- Genetic engineering and biotechnology -- Medical and forensic applications of gene manipulation -- Transgenic plants and animals -- The other sort of cloning -- Brave new world or genetic nightmare? Genetic engineering http://www.cambridge.org