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Biotechnology and the Human Genome

Innovations and Impact

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Avril D. Woodhead

    1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

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  2. Benjamin J. Barnhart

    1. U.S. Department of Energy, USA

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  3. Katherine Vivirito

    1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

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Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences (BLSC, volume 46)

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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Whence We’ve Come, Where We’re Going, How We’re Going to Get There

    • Jack B. McConnell
    Pages 1-4

  3. Overview of Human Genome Research

    • Charles DeLisi
    Pages 5-10

  4. Mapping the Genome

    • Charles R. Cantor, Cassandra L. Smith
    Pages 11-28

  5. Human Genome Sequencing

    • Walter Gilbert
    Pages 29-36

  6. Establishing the Order of Human Chromosome-Specific DNA Fragments

    • A. V. Carrano
    Pages 37-49

  7. The Genbank Database and the Flow of Sequence Data for the Human Genome

    • Christian Burks
    Pages 51-56

  8. Proteins: Dynamics and Function

    • Martin Karplus
    Pages 57-61

  9. The Use of Neutrons to Show How Proteins Work

    • Anthony A. Kossiakoff
    Pages 63-78

  10. Synchrotron Radiation: A Probe for Biomedical Research

    • Robert M. Sweet
    Pages 79-92

  11. Roundtable Forum

    • Benjamin J. Barnhart, Francisco J. Ayala, Thomas H. Murray, Walter Gilbert, James C. Cassatt, Mark W. Bitensky
    Pages 93-109

  12. DNA Sequencing Technology

    • Maurice A. Kashdan, George L. Trainor
    Pages 111-118

  13. The Practicability of and Necessity for Developing a Large-Scale DNA-Base Sequencing System: Toward the Establishment of International Super DNA-Sequencing Centers

    • Akiyoshi Wada
    Pages 119-130

  14. High Resolution Electron Microscopy for Structure and Mapping

    • James F. Hainfeld, Joseph S. Wall
    Pages 131-147

  15. Applications and Implications of Genome Related Biotechnology

    • Theodore Friedmann
    Pages 149-159

  16. The Human Genome Project: A DOE Perspective

    • Benjamin J. Barnhart
    Pages 161-166

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 167-175
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About this book

This book is based on the proceedings of the Science Writers Workshop on "Biotechnology and the Human Genome: Innovations and Impacts" held at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on September 14-16, 1987. The aim of this workshop which was sponsored by the Office of Health and Environmental Research of the Department of Energy (DOE) was to provide a forum in which science writers, reporters and other interested individuals could gain a firsthand knowledge about the scope and direction of the human genome initi­ ative and its supportive technologies. The speakers were leaders working in scientific disciplines that are either integral parts of the Department's genome project or that represent important ancillary science. The Department of Energy's human genome initiative is a logical ex­ tension of its long term commitment to investigating genetic damage from exposures to radiations and energy-related chemicals. It will exploit comp­ utational, engineering and biological capabilities within and as well as outside the DOE national laboratories to develop the technologies and re­ sources which will lead to a complete description of the human genome at the molecular level. Knowledge of the entire human genetic map and the genomic sequence will allow investigators to more rapidly and effectively identify genes involved in genetic diseases, individual variabilities including radi­ ation sensitivities, and physiological processes, as well as to make unpre­ cedented inroads into evolutionary relationships.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

    Avril D. Woodhead, Katherine Vivirito

  • U.S. Department of Energy, USA

    Benjamin J. Barnhart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biotechnology and the Human Genome

  • Book Subtitle: Innovations and Impact

  • Editors: Avril D. Woodhead, Benjamin J. Barnhart, Katherine Vivirito

  • Series Title: Basic Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5547-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5549-6Published: 05 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5547-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 175

  • Topics: Human Genetics, Biotechnology

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