Essentials of Genomics and Bioinformatics

Introduction; Application Domains - Genome Projects of Model Organisms - The Human Genome Project - Genetic Diseases - Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery - Agri-Food and Genomics - Environmental Genomics; DNA Technologies - Genomic Mapping and Positional Cloning, wiht Emphasis on Plant Science - Sequencing Technology - DNA Chip Fabrication - A DNA Microarray Application Strategy for Research Laboratories; Protein Technologies - Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry - Proteome Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis - Yeast-Two Hybrid Analyses; Bioinformatics - Using the Molecular Biology Data - Tools for DNA Technologies - Tools for Protein Technologies - Tools for Gene Expression Studies - Structure Information - Genomic Data Representation through Images - Interaction Databases - Metabolic Networks; Ethical Legal and Social Issues - Ethical Aspects of Genome Research and Banking - Genes and Patents - Genomics and the Church - Genomics - Five Years from Now