Table of Contents

Preface
1: Early milestones
2: DNA
3: RNA
4: Proteins
5: Molecular interactions
6: Genetic engineering
7: Molecular biology in the clinic
8: Molecular forensics
9: Future challenges
Further Reading
Index

About the Author

Dr Janice Royds has worked in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology for over 35 years. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Pathology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her broad ranging biomedical research interests relate to cancer biology, while her extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate level include pathology, pharmacology, and the molecular biology of cancer. She has previously co-edited the textbook
Tools and Techniques in Biomolecular Science (OUP, 2013) with Dr Aysha Divan.


Dr Aysha Divan has a background in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK. She has presented at national and international conferences and has authored a number of publications in cancer biology and pedagogical research. She has worked on two textbooks for Oxford University Press: Communication Skills for the Biosciences - a graduate guide (2009) and a Tools and Techniques
in Biomolecular Sciences (2013), co-edited with Dr Janice Royds.