Molecular Biology Made Simple And Fun

The molecular revolution is upon us! For those who expect to be part of what's happening in the 21st century, the impact of molecular genetics research should not be underestimated. The authors present a simple and fun approach to the topic of molecular biology.

Written primarily for the science student, but suitable for the non-scientist, this book will give the reader a solid understanding of the fundamentals and tools of molecular biology. The book also details how this rapidly advancing field has and will continue to have an impact on health, law, agriculture, biotechnology and our understanding of the origin of the species.

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.