6/10/2023 0 Comments The cell an intimate history![]() ![]() They do that enough times, and you've got a big ol' problem on your hands. The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856. How do viruses work Sort of like aliens that invade cells and take them over. This is not a story of our distant future it is already embedded in our present). The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history from the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. ![]() The identification of these disease-linked genes augurs a new era of genetic management, enabling parents to screen fetuses, and potentially abort them if they carry deleterious mutations (any person who has tested their unborn child for Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, or Tay-Sachs disease, or has been tested herself for, say, BRCA1 or BRCA2 has already entered this era of genetic diagnosis, management, and optimization. The Gene: An Intimate History traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to. Two technologies transform genetics in the 1970s: gene sequencing and gene cloning-the “reading” and “writing” of genes (the phrase gene cloning encompasses the gamut of techniques used to extract genes from organisms, manipulate them in test tubes, create gene hybrids, and produce millions of copies of such hybrids in living cells.) In the 1980s, human geneticists begin to use these techniques to map and identify genes linked to diseases, such as Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis. ![]()
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