Molecular Biology : Made Simple and Fun

Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale. Textbook written primarily for the science student, but suitable for the non-scientist. Presents and understanding of the fundamentals and tools of molecular biology. Details how this field has and will continue to have an impact on health, law, agriculture, and biotechnology. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

David Clark was born June 1952 in Croydon, a London suburb. After winning a scholarship to Christ's College in Cambridge, he received his B.A. in 1973. In 1977, he got his PhD from Bristol University for work on antibiotic resistance. He then left England for postdoctoral research at Yale and then the University of Illinois. He joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University in 1981 and is now a professor in the Microbiology Department. In 1991 he visited Sheffield University, England as a Royal Society Guest Research Fellow. His research into the genetics and regulation of bacterial fermentation has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy from 1982 till the present. He has published over 70 articles in scientific journals and graduated over 20 master s and PhD students. He is unmarried and lives with two cats, Little George, who is orange and Ralph who is mostly black and eats cardboard.