Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century

This paper reviews basic concepts of modern molecular biology with the premise that its influence in today's medicine is so important that its knowledge cannot remain limited to a few experts. I first analyze the overall structure and organization of human genes, their split nature and the flow...

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Autor principal: Kornblihtt, A.R.
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spelling I28-R145-paper_00257680_v60_n1_p9_Kornblihtt_oai2024-08-16 Kornblihtt, A.R. 2000 This paper reviews basic concepts of modern molecular biology with the premise that its influence in today's medicine is so important that its knowledge cannot remain limited to a few experts. I first analyze the overall structure and organization of human genes, their split nature and the flow of genetic information from DNA to protein. The role of transcriptional control in the regulation of gene expression and cell differentiation is described by introducing experimental examples that define the importance of "master" genes. Basic concepts of genetic engineering, the generation of transgenic and knock out animals and the uses of molecular biology in clinical diagnosis, paternity tests and forensic medicine are presented. Finally, I discuss the possibilities of gene therapy and the fantasies and realities of transgenesis and cloning by nuclear transplant in humans. Fil:Kornblihtt, A.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00257680_v60_n1_p9_Kornblihtt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Medicina (Argentina) 2000;60(1):9-16 Clonation Knock out mice Medicine Molecular biology Transgenic mice animal article cloning gene gene expression regulation gene therapy genetic engineering human medicine molecular biology mouse physiology transgenic animal transgenic mouse Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Cloning, Organism Gene Expression Regulation Gene Therapy Genes Genetic Engineering Humans Medicine Mice Mice, Transgenic Molecular Biology Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_00257680_v60_n1_p9_Kornblihtt_oai
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topic Clonation
Knock out mice
Medicine
Molecular biology
Transgenic mice
animal
article
cloning
gene
gene expression regulation
gene therapy
genetic engineering
human
medicine
molecular biology
mouse
physiology
transgenic animal
transgenic mouse
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Cloning, Organism
Gene Expression Regulation
Gene Therapy
Genes
Genetic Engineering
Humans
Medicine
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Molecular Biology
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Knock out mice
Medicine
Molecular biology
Transgenic mice
animal
article
cloning
gene
gene expression regulation
gene therapy
genetic engineering
human
medicine
molecular biology
mouse
physiology
transgenic animal
transgenic mouse
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Cloning, Organism
Gene Expression Regulation
Gene Therapy
Genes
Genetic Engineering
Humans
Medicine
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Molecular Biology
Kornblihtt, A.R.
Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
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Knock out mice
Medicine
Molecular biology
Transgenic mice
animal
article
cloning
gene
gene expression regulation
gene therapy
genetic engineering
human
medicine
molecular biology
mouse
physiology
transgenic animal
transgenic mouse
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Cloning, Organism
Gene Expression Regulation
Gene Therapy
Genes
Genetic Engineering
Humans
Medicine
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Molecular Biology
description This paper reviews basic concepts of modern molecular biology with the premise that its influence in today's medicine is so important that its knowledge cannot remain limited to a few experts. I first analyze the overall structure and organization of human genes, their split nature and the flow of genetic information from DNA to protein. The role of transcriptional control in the regulation of gene expression and cell differentiation is described by introducing experimental examples that define the importance of "master" genes. Basic concepts of genetic engineering, the generation of transgenic and knock out animals and the uses of molecular biology in clinical diagnosis, paternity tests and forensic medicine are presented. Finally, I discuss the possibilities of gene therapy and the fantasies and realities of transgenesis and cloning by nuclear transplant in humans.
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title Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
title_short Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
title_full Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
title_fullStr Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
title_full_unstemmed Molecular biology and medicine at the end of the XXth century
title_sort molecular biology and medicine at the end of the xxth century
publishDate 2000
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