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I'm in school now, and this is new information to me. Where do you go to learn about the envelope of what's possible in biotech? EDIT: Preferably without havi

I'm in school now, and this is new information to me. Where do you go to learn about the envelope of what's possible in biotech? EDIT: Preferably without having to digest the whole curriculum. Also, how do I get one of those giant metal birds, and what do you feed them?

rms 19y ago
http://www.biologynews.net/ http://www.biologynews.net/
timr 19y ago
If you just want to read, there are a few books that are detailed, but still accessible. Any one would give you a much better understanding of what's possible: * Human Molecular Genetics by Strachan and Read -- this is a tome, but it's a great introductory reference to the field. (A lot of first-year grad students read this book when coming to molecular genetics from engineering and CS, incidentally.) * Molecular Biology of the Cell, by Alberts et al. -- an even bigger tome, but one you'll find on every researcher's bookshelf. * Genes NN by Lewin (where NN is an ever-increasing roman numeral; you can estimate the amount of time someone has been in the field by the size of the roman numeral on their copy) -- this is more of an undergraduate introduction to molecular genetics. The other books (especially MBC) are more useful as references, but this book is fairly accessible to newcomers. * Recombinant DNA by Watson et al. -- I hesitate to include this in the list, because it's now sadly outdated (written in 1992), but I still think it's one of the best-written, most accessible introductions to things like transgenics, genetic engineering, etc. Describes everything in a friendly, Scientific American style. It's also small. If you want a quick, friendly introduction to what was state-of-the-art 15 years ago, this is a great book. I know that most of these books are kind of thick, and that you said you didn't want to digest the whole curriculum, but I don't tend to read pop-science books in this field. I don't have much of an opinion on any particular popularization of molecular genetics. But if you want to gain a real understanding of molecular biology, these are the books you'd most likely be told to buy for molecular genetics 101 at your local university. PS: the giant metal birds eat Acme brand exploding bird seed, naturally....
- yters 19y ago
  Any good sources for all the sciences? Also, is there an overview of how computer science impacts all the other academic disciplines?
mechanical_fish 19y ago
Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun Do not let its silly title fool you. This is an excellent book containing real biology facts. Plus, unlike Molecular Biology of the Cell, if this book falls on you from a high shelf you have a chance to survive. Of course, the book predates siRNA. Nothing ages faster than a molecular biology book.
- motoko 19y ago
  Except one about web technologies. Have you ever bought a Ruby on Rails book?

rms 19y ago

http://www.biologynews.net/ http://www.biologynews.net/

timr 19y ago

If you just want to read, there are a few books that are detailed, but still accessible. Any one would give you a much better understanding of what's possible: * Human Molecular Genetics by Strachan and Read -- this is a tome, but it's a great introductory reference to the field. (A lot of first-year grad students read this book when coming to molecular genetics from engineering and CS, incidentally.) * Molecular Biology of the Cell, by Alberts et al. -- an even bigger tome, but one you'll find on every researcher's bookshelf. * Genes NN by Lewin (where NN is an ever-increasing roman numeral; you can estimate the amount of time someone has been in the field by the size of the roman numeral on their copy) -- this is more of an undergraduate introduction to molecular genetics. The other books (especially MBC) are more useful as references, but this book is fairly accessible to newcomers. * Recombinant DNA by Watson et al. -- I hesitate to include this in the list, because it's now sadly outdated (written in 1992), but I still think it's one of the best-written, most accessible introductions to things like transgenics, genetic engineering, etc. Describes everything in a friendly, Scientific American style. It's also small. If you want a quick, friendly introduction to what was state-of-the-art 15 years ago, this is a great book. I know that most of these books are kind of thick, and that you said you didn't want to digest the whole curriculum, but I don't tend to read pop-science books in this field. I don't have much of an opinion on any particular popularization of molecular genetics. But if you want to gain a real understanding of molecular biology, these are the books you'd most likely be told to buy for molecular genetics 101 at your local university. PS: the giant metal birds eat Acme brand exploding bird seed, naturally....

yters 19y ago
Any good sources for all the sciences? Also, is there an overview of how computer science impacts all the other academic disciplines?

mechanical_fish 19y ago

Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun Do not let its silly title fool you. This is an excellent book containing real biology facts. Plus, unlike Molecular Biology of the Cell, if this book falls on you from a high shelf you have a chance to survive. Of course, the book predates siRNA. Nothing ages faster than a molecular biology book.

motoko 19y ago
Except one about web technologies. Have you ever bought a Ruby on Rails book?