6 3/4 X 9 3/5 in An Introduction to Molecular Biology for Non-Scientists
Why a Helix?
Different Kinds of Double Helix
Twis ting and Curving
Curving in Three Dimensions
D NA Supercoiling
The Assembly of DNA intor Chromosomes
Specific DNA-Protein Interactions
Methods Used to S tudy the Structure of DNA
DNA in Disease, Diagnostics and M edicine
Cytosine Methylation and DNA Epigenetics
Appendix 1: Notes on the Derivation of Some Technical Terms
Appendix 2: The Chemical Theory of Base-stacking Interactions in DNA
Appendix 3: How to modify Gene Expression by means of Anti -sense Oligonucleotides, Ribozymes or si-RNA