Landmark Experiments in Molecular Biology critically considers breakthrough experiments that have constituted major turning points in the birth and evolution of molecular biology. These experiments laid the foundations to molecular biology by uncovering the major players in the machinery of inheritance and biological information handling such as DNA, RNA, ribosomes, and proteins. Landmark Experiments in Molecular Biology combines an historical survey of the development of ideas, theories, and profiles of leading scientists with detailed scientific and technical analysis. Includes detailed analysis of classically designed and executed experimentsIncorporates technical and scientific analysis along with historical background for a robust understanding of molecular biology discoveriesProvides critical analysis of the history of molecular biology to inform the future of scientific discoveryExamines the machinery of inheritance and biological information handling INDICE: CHAPTER 1: IntroductionCHAPTER 2: Prehistory of Molecular Biology: 1847-1944CHAPTER 3: Avery Identifies DNA as the Genetic MaterialCHAPTER 4: Hershey and Chase Clinch the Role of DNA as the Genetic MaterialCHAPTER 5: Watson and Crick Solve the Structure of DNACHAPTER 6: Meselson and Stahl Demonstrate that DNA is Replicated SemiconservativelyCHAPTER 7: Defining the Genetic CodeCHAPTER 8: The Adaptor Hypothesis and the Isolation of transfer RNACHAPTER 9: The Discovery and Rediscovery of messenger RNACHAPTER 10: Deciphering the Genetic CodeCHAPTER 11: Determining the Sequence of Amino Acids in Proteins and of Nucleotides in DNAChapter 12: Epilogue, Theory-driven versus experiment-directed discoveries in molecular biology
- ISBN: 978-0-12-802074-6
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 526
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés