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This volume offers readers an opportunity to learn about how genomes are sequenced, what discoveries have so far come out of this scientific revolution, and about the ethical dimensions of this advancing technology.

Table of Contents

Foreward: Still, The Genomic Revolution ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Welcome Back to the Genome xiii

1 From Mendel to Molecules 1

2 The Building Blocks of Gene Sequencing 31

3 Sequencing the Genome 47

4 The Next Generation 65

5 Making the Genome Safe 81

6 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part I 121

7 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part II 143

8 The Tree of Life: 4 Billion Years of Divergence 161

9 Sequencing the Small and Infamous: A Look at Metagenomics and Microbiomes 195

10 The World to Come: Agriculture 213

Conclusion: Don’t Believe the Hype (Including Ours) 245

Index 249

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 30 March 2020
      ISBN-13 9781118107652
      978-1118107652
      ISBN-10 1118107659
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      Medical genetics Biology, life sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume offers readers an opportunity to learn about how genomes are sequenced, what discoveries have so far come out of this scientific revolution, and about the ethical dimensions of this advancing technology.

      Table of Contents

      Foreward: Still, The Genomic Revolution ix

      Acknowledgments xi

      Introduction: Welcome Back to the Genome xiii

      1 From Mendel to Molecules 1

      2 The Building Blocks of Gene Sequencing 31

      3 Sequencing the Genome 47

      4 The Next Generation 65

      5 Making the Genome Safe 81

      6 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part I 121

      7 The Meanings of Genetic Diversity: Part II 143

      8 The Tree of Life: 4 Billion Years of Divergence 161

      9 Sequencing the Small and Infamous: A Look at Metagenomics and Microbiomes 195

      10 The World to Come: Agriculture 213

      Conclusion: Don’t Believe the Hype (Including Ours) 245

      Index 249

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