1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910674378603321

Titolo

Grand celebration . Volume 1 : 10th Anniversary of the Human Genome Project / / John Burn, James R. Lupski, Karen E. Nelson and Pabulo H. Rampelotto (Eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Basel, Switzerland] : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9783038421702

9783038421245

3038421243

Edizione

[Edition 2016]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 262 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s)

Disciplina

599.935

611.0181663

Soggetti

Human gene mapping

Human genetics - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book is a reprint of the special issue that appeared in the online open access journal Genes (ISSN 2073-4425) in 2014" -- title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

"In 1990, scientists began working together on one of the largest biological research projects ever proposed. The project proposed to sequence the three billion nucleotides in the human genome. The Human Genome Project took 13 years and was completed in April 2003, at a cost of approximately three billion dollars. It was a major scientific achievement that forever changed the understanding of our own nature. The sequencing of the human genome was in many ways a triumph for technology as much as it was for science. From the Human Genome Project, powerful technologies have been developed (e.g., microarrays and next generation sequencing) and new branches of science have emerged (e.g., functional genomics and pharmacogenomics), paving new ways for advancing genomic research



and medical applications of genomics in the 21st century. The investigations have provided new tests and drug targets, as well as insights into the basis of human development and diagnosis/treatment of cancer and several mysterious humans diseases. This genomic revolution is prompting a new era in medicine, which brings both challenges and opportunities. Parallel to the promising advances over the last decade, the study of the human genome has also revealed how complicated human biology is, and how much remains to be understood. The legacy of the understanding of our genome has just begun. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the essential completion of the Human Genome Project, in April 2013 Genes launched this Special Issue, which highlights the recent scientific breakthroughs in human genomics, with a collection of papers written by authors who are leading experts in the field." -- Preface, page xi.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810758703321

Autore

Huggins Mike

Titolo

Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / / Mike Huggins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-78170-166-0

1-280-73448-5

9786610734481

1-84779-079-8

1-4237-0651-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Studies in Popular Culture

Disciplina

798.4/00941

798.400941

Soggetti

Horse racing - Great Britain - History

Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; General editor's foreword; Preface; Price conversion index; Introduction; 1 The racing business between the wars; 2 Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39; 3 Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British; 4 Declining opposition to betting on racing; 5 Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life; 6 Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable; 7 Breeders and owners; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the prize-winning author of Flat Racing and British Society 1780-1914, this is the first book to provide a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and to explore the cultural world of racing during the inter-war