Calculations for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

✍ Scribed by Frank H. Stephenson

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 477
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Calculations in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Third Edition, helps researchers utilizing molecular biology and biotechnology techniques―from student to professional―understand which type of calculation to use and why. Research in biotechnology and molecular biology requires a vast amount of calculations. Results of one data set become the basis of the next. An error of choosing the wrong type of equation can turn what would have been a successful research project or weeks of labor and research into a veritable house of cards. It could be how you calculated the medium in which you test your sample to calculating how long it takes a sample to grow to calculating the synthesis of multiple variables.

In one easy to use reference, Stephenson reviews the mathematics and statistics related to the day-to-day functions of biotechnology and molecular biology labs, which is a sticking point for many students, technicians, and researchers. The book covers all of the basic mathematical and statistical needs for students and professionals, providing them with a useful tool for their work.

• Features comprehensive calculations in biotechnology and molecular biology experiments from start to finish
• Provides coverage ranging from basic scientific notations to complex subjects like nucleic acid chemistry and recombinant DNA technology
• Includes recent applications of the procedures and computations in clinical, academic, industrial, and basic research laboratories cited throughout the text
• Features new coverage of digital PCR and protein quantification including chromatography and radiolabelling of proteins
• Includes more sample problems in every chapter for readers to practice concepts

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,BiographyEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes, Pages 1-14
Chapter 2 - Solutions, Mixtures, and Media, Pages 15-42
Chapter 3 - Cell Growth, Pages 43-79
Chapter 4 - Working with Bacteriophage, Pages 81-96
Chapter 5 - Nucleic Acid Quantification, Pages 97-129
Chapter 6 - Labeling Nucleic Acids With Radioisotopes, Pages 131-160
Chapter 7 - Oligonucleotide Synthesis, Pages 161-169
Chapter 8 - The Polymerase Chain Reaction, Pages 171-213
Chapter 9 - Real-Time PCR, Pages 215-320
Chapter 10 - Recombinant DNA, Pages 321-373
Chapter 11 - Protein, Pages 375-429
Chapter 12 - Centrifugation, Pages 431-438
Chapter 13 - Forensics and Paternity, Pages 439-463
Appendix A - Using Microsoft Excel's Graphing Utility, Pages 465-476
Index, Pages 477-481

✦ Subjects

Molecular biology;Mathematics;Biotechnology;Mathematics;Biomathematics