Forensic DNA Typing: Biology and Technology Behind STR Markers

Forensic DNA Typing: Biology and Technology Behind STR Markers
by John M. Butler
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Forensic DNA Typing focuses on the biology and technology behind short tandem repeat (STR) markers and the most common forensic DNA analysis method used today. This comprehensive handbook will help forensic scientists gain a better understanding of STRs and the procedures needed to properly analyze them, while helping professionals in the law enforcement and legal communities comprehend the complexities of DNA profiling. It will also help laboratories meet the training requirements in the new DNA Advisory Board Quality Assurance Standards.

The first few chapters of Forensic DNA Typing provide a thorough introduction to the topic for readers who might be less familiar with DNA, while providing a useful review for more advanced readers. It goes on to cover new genetic markers and information on rapidly changing technologies to help professionals make accurate identifications through DNA typing. Detailed illustrations and examples are used throughout. The book concludes with reviews of the DNA testing performed in high-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial, the President Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings family controversy, and others.

John Butler has been involved in the validation of the short tandem repeat markers that form the basis of the FBI's nationwide DNA database, CODIS, and in the development of new and innovative technologies. His talent for explaining complex information is apparent in the clear organization, illustrations, and straightforward language of this text. Forensic DNA Typing has already established itself as the standard reference in the field.

Key Benefits:
* Chapters cover the topic from introductory level right up to "cutting edge" research
* Forensic scientists learn about the new methods and technologies required by STR typing
* DNA laboratories find out how to meet the training requirements of the DNA Advisory Board Quality Assurance Standards (listed in Appendix III)
* Lawyers and law enforcement professionals understand the science behind the techniques
* All readers can use the information listed on suppliers of DNA analysis equipment, products and services

* Provides a comprehensive look at the biology, technology, and applications of DNA typing
* Focuses on the major molecular biological technique currently being used throughout the world
* Uses a wide array of illustrations and examples to make the material easy to understand
* Progresses from basic introductory information to cutting-edge research
* Designed for forensic scientists, law enforcement and legal professionals, and students in related fields
* Provides DNA analysts with all the reported alleles for the 13 CODIS STR loci, including sizes and sequences
* Includes the DNA Advisory Board Quality Assurance Standards
* Reviews DNA testing performed in high-profile cases

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #399059 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 322 pages

Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life

Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
by Carl Zimmer
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•Within days of being born, we are infected with billions of E. coli. They will inhabit each and every one of us until we die. E. coli is notorious for making people gravely ill, but engineered strains of the bacteria save millions of lives each year.

•Despite its microscopic size, E.coli contains more than four thousand genes that operate a staggeringly sophisticated network of millions of molecules.

•Scientists are rebuilding E. coli from the ground up, redefining our understanding of life on Earth.

In the tradition of classics like Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell, Carl Zimmer has written a fascinating and utterly accessible investigation of what it means to be alive. Zimmer traces E. coli's remarkable history, showing how scientists used it to discover how genes work and then to launch the entire biotechnology industry. While some strains of E. coli grab headlines by causing deadly diseases, scientists are retooling the bacteria to produce everything from human insulin to jet fuel.

Microcosm is the story of the one species on Earth that science knows best of all. It's also a story of life itself--of its rules, its mysteries, and its future.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #48974 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-06
• Released on: 2008-05-06
• Format: Deckle Edge
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.35" h x 1.03" w x 6.58" l, 1.19 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

The Gmo Trilogy And Seeds of Deception Set

The Gmo Trilogy And Seeds of Deception Set
by Jeffrey M. Smith
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Now Jeffrey M. Smith’s best-selling book is paired with a new DVD and CD set that shows how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) put our health and environment at risk. This set will impact consumer perceptions and buying habits. DVD 1: Unnatural Selection This stunning, award-winning documentary by Bertram Verhaag and Gabriele Kröber reveals harsh consequences of genetic engineering on three continents. Vandana Shiva, Andrew Kimbrell, Percy Schmeiser and others, describe uncontrollable, self-replicating GM contamination, failed crops, farmer suicides, and new GM animals that threaten natural populations. "Best Film," (CineEco, Portugal), "Best Long Production," (IEFF, Brazil), and "Best Journalistic Achievement," (IEFF, Germany). "Meticulously researched, excellently photographed" –Ökomedia DVD 2: Hidden Dangers in Kids’ Meals: Genetically Engineered Foods Shocking research results, inadequate regulations and warnings from eminent scientists explain why GM foods are dangerous and should be removed from kids’ meals. The dramatic story of how student behavior in a Wisconsin school was transformed with a healthy diet provides added motivation to make a change. It features Jeffrey Smith and more than a dozen scientists and experts. "Hidden Dangers pierces the myth that our government is protecting our food supply." –John Robbins, Diet for a New America "It will change the way you look at food forever." –Howard Lyman, Mad Cowboy Audio CD: You’re Eating WHAT? Jeffrey Smith’s riveting one-hour talk. "The most powerful presentation I have ever heard on the issue of genetically engineered foods. –Craig Winters, The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Seeds of Deception This is the top-rated, best selling book in the world on GM foods. Smith exposes the serious health dangers of genetically modified foods and the corporate cover-up. A fast-paced thriller of industry manipulation and political collusion, combined with lucid descriptions of genetic engineering and guidance on how to protect yourself and your family.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #65439 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.36 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 289 pages

Homo Evolutis (Kindle Single) (TED Books)

Homo Evolutis (Kindle Single) (TED Books)
Steve Gullans (Author), Juan Enriquez (Author)
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There have been at least 25 prototype humans. We are but one more model, and there is no evidence evolution has stopped. So unless you think Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern are the be all and end all of creation, and it just does not get any better, then one has to ask what is next? Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, two of the world's most eminent science authors, researchers, and entrepreneurs, answer this by taking you into a world where humans increasingly shape their environment, their own selves, and other species. It is a world where our bodies harbor 100 times more microbial cells than human cells, a place where a gene cocktail may allow many more to climb an 8,000 meter peak without oxygen, and where, given the right drug, one could have a 77 percent chance of becoming a centenarian. By the end you will see a broad, and sometimes scary, map of life science driven change. Not just our bodies will be altered but our core religious, government, and social structures as humankind makes the transition to a new species, a Homo evolutis, which directly and deliberately controls its own evolution and that of many other species.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #27743 in eBooks
• Published on: 2011-01-26
• Released on: 2011-01-26
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation

Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation
by William F. Engdahl
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This skillfully researched book focuses on how a small socio-political American elite seeks to establish its control over the very basis of human survival, the provision of our daily bread. Control the food and you control the people. This is no ordinary book about the perils of GMO. Engdahl takes the reader inside the corridors of power, into the backrooms of the science labs, behind closed doors in the corporate boardrooms. The author reveals a World of profit-driven political intrigue, government corruption and coercion, where genetic manipulation and the patenting of life forms are used to gain worldwide control over food production. The book is an eye-opener, a must-read for all those committed to the causes of social justice and World peace.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #117596 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .84" h x 5.53" w x 8.19" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
by Ray Kurzweil
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For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #3264 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-26
• Released on: 2006-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 6.32" w x 8.96" l, 1.51 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 672 pages

The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)

The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)
by Larry Gonick, Mark Wheelis
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Have you ever asked yourself:

Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis?

Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives?

Plant sex? Can they do that?

Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands?

Asparagine? Which of the four food groups is that in?

Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern genetics—it's not only educational, it's funny too!

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #16204 in Books
• Published on: 1991-07-08
• Released on: 1991-08-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .63" h x 7.40" w x 9.36" l, .68 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages