Vector (biology) -- Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > full article

Allele -- In genetics, an allele is any one of a number of viable DNA codings occupying a given locus (position) on a chromosome. Usually alleles are DNA sequences that code for a gene, but sometimes the term ... > full article

Tumor suppressor gene -- A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > full article

Huntington's disease -- The causative gene for Huntington's disease, HD, one of the first genes identified to cause an inherited disease, is located on chromosome 4. Huntington's disease is inherited in an autosomal ... > full article

Introduction to genetics -- Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions ... > full article

Therapy dog -- Therapy Dog refers to a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, mental institutions, schools, and stressful situations such as disaster ... > full article

Trait (biology) -- In biology, a trait or character is a feature of an organism. The term phenotype is sometimes used as a synonym for trait in common use, but strictly speaking, does not indicate the trait, but the ... > full article

Gene therapy -- Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease, and hereditary diseases in which a defective mutant allele is replaced with a functional one. ... > full article

Genetically modified organism -- A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using techniques in genetics generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is ... > full article

BRCA1 -- BRCA1 (breast cancer 1, early onset) is a human gene that belongs to a class of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. Like many other tumor suppressor genes, BRCA1 regulates the cycle of cell ... > full article

Molecular Biology of the Gene, Fifth Edition
The long-awaited new edition of James D. Watson's classic text, Molecular Biology of the Gene, has been thoroughly revised and is published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Watson and Crick's ... > read more

Human Molecular Genetics, Third Edition
Univ. of Newcastle, UK. Textbook focuses on the new knowledge in human molecular genetics since the Human Genome Project. Includes new chapters on cells and development and on functional genomics, ... > read more

Evolution in Four Dimensions : Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)
Ideas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation ... > read more

Family Therapy : An Overview (with InfoTrac)
FAMILY THERAPY provides a balanced presentation of the major theoretical underpinnings and clinical practices in the field. By presenting an overview of traditional and evolving viewpoints, ... > read more

Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is the most practical, comprehensive textbook in this rapidly growing field of therapy involving the cranial bones, meningeal membranes, cerebrospinal fluids, and whole-body ... > read more

Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Updated laboratory manual is a resource for technical and theoretical guidance. Contains a compilation of updated protocols and extensive background ... > read more

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition
The first edition of this workbook is regarded as a classic in its field, and was the first book to introduce trigger point therapy to the general public as a self-care tool for alleviating chronic ... > read more

Biological Science (2nd Edition)
Infused with the spirit of inquiry, Freeman's Biological Science helps teach readers the fundamentals while introducing them to the excitement that drives the science. By presenting unifying concepts ... > read more

Inferring Phylogenies
Phylogenies (evolutionary trees) are basic to thinking about and analyzing differences between species. Statistical, computational, and algorithmic work on them has been ongoing for four decades, ... > read more

Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond
Since its development in the 1960s as a structured, short-term psychotherapy for depression, cognitive therapy has come of age. Today the approach is successfully applied in the treatment of a broad ... > read more