Gene Editing, Epigenetic, Cloning and Therapy

by Amin Elsersawi Ph.D.

Overview

This book is really helpful for someone who wants to start learning about genes and DNA. It is a well-written book describing all the introductory materials one would need to become current with genomes and genomics topics. It begins with an introduction to DNA and genes in chapter 1 and goes on from there through epigenetic in chapter 2, including acetylation, methylation, ubiquitylation of protein, deimination, and proline isomerization. It goes through gene editing in chapter 3, which includes good description of TALENs, ZFNs, and CRISPR/Cas systems. Chapter 4 includes cloning using artificial embryo twinning, somatic cell nuclear transfer, and asexual reproduction. Chapter 5 is about the material on basic stem cells of embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Chapter 6 discusses techniques and technology of gene therapy and cloning therapy. Chapter 7 includes descriptions on cell division, mitosis, meiosis, biological life cycle, parthenogenesis, bacterial conjugation, DNA fingerprints, genetic relationship between individuals and surname studies. The book includes many diagrams and a glossary and an index. For a serious book on DNA and genes, this book is quite readable. It is a user-friendly textbook so that many readers will find it helpful to read some chapters more than once. The book is a valuable introduction to the extremely important field of genes and genomics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524621988
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	08/05/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Amin Elsersawi is a Canadian author, engineer, and by consensus, a biochemist. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering with emphasis in power electronics from Bradford University, UK, in 1980. He is a professional engineer registered with the Professional Engineering Society of Ontario, Canada. Dr. Elsersawi is currently retired. He previously served as general director for notable power-generation and distribution energy utility. Prior to that, he was a chief of electrical engineering for the Public Work and Government Services of Canada. He published more than one hundred papers and reports in engineering and mathematics, biology, astronomy, and chemistry. He spent more than fifteen years in teaching at universities and colleges. He presented several reports, articles, and essays in chemistry and chemical engineering at several seminars and conferences. He is the author of the books Chemistry, Biology and Cancer: The Bond and The Atom and the Universe: Theories and Facts Unfold. Dr. Elsersawi and his wife, Randa, have been happily married since 1969 and have three children. Their first daughter is a University of Toronto graduate and is a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, the second daughter is a graduate in psychology from York University, and their son is a graduate in electrical engineering from Western Ontario University. Dr. Elsersawi and Randa are the proud grandparents of eleven.