Genetics (non-medical)

A broad, hands on guide with detailed explanations of current methodology, relevant exercises and popular software tools.

A detailed technical review of label-free biosensor techniques with worked examples.

A wide-ranging reference on microRNA technology, integrating basic science with applications in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.

In-depth coverage of ticks, their pathogens and control measures, written by an international collection of experts.

Guide to key tools for large-scale gene-sequence and annotation comparisons for bioinformatics students and researchers.

A detailed review of flea biology and a case study of host-parasite relationships.

Elliott Sober explores how the concept of evidence applies to creationism, natural selection and common ancestry.

A detailed account of mutualisms; a fascinating and growing subject in modern ecology.

Cutting-edge perspectives on life and death in ancient Egypt, focusing on disease identification and evolution.

This is an integrated overview of a diverse range of approaches to studying ''evo-devo'', for researchers and graduate students.

A student-tested primer providing guided instruction in the analysis and interpretation of genetic principles and problem solving.

This book is concerned with the mechanisms underlying recombination in bacterial DNA.

An exciting interdisciplinary undergraduate textbook covering the rapidly developing field of microbial biotechnology.

Volume detailing the effects of the molecular revolution on anthropological genetics and how it redefined the field.

A companion to Biological Sequence Analysis (Cambridge, 1998), providing solutions to the original problems and additional worked examples.

An updated edition of this concise guide to recombinant DNA techniques for advanced undergraduates.

Originally published in 2007, this comprehensive book provides a clear, theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics and forest insect outbreaks.

Comprehensive coverage of the principles, applications and business of biotechnology; from concept to final product.

Self-contained and entertaining introduction to computational genomics, using a case-studies approach with Matlab demos.

First published in 2006, this book demonstrates the power of the adaptive landscape concept in understanding evolution.

Presents up-to-date computer methods for analysing DNA, RNA and protein sequences.

First published in 2006, this book is an overview of vertebrate retinal development for both biologists and clinicians.

This book summarizes the philosophy of discovery and elaborates the role that mechanisms play in biological discovery.

Targeted Genome Engineering via CRISPR/Cas9 in Plants provides in-depth insights into the use of the emerging "e;CRISPR/Cas9"e; technology for precise genome editing.

Uses phylogenetic analyses to understand evolutionary pathways; packed with fascinating examples from across the animal kingdom.

Reviews clinical applications of this promising diagnostic and prognostic technology in cancer and other diseases.

Originally published in 2004, these eight reviews reveal how insects use chemical signals to communicate and interact ecologically.

A concise, entry level text in conservation genetics aimed at those with a limited background in genetic studies.

This book explores the nature of development against current trends in biological theory and practice.

Clear, concise introduction to bioinformatics, written specifically to be accessible to a life science audience.

This short, readable 2004 textbook is designed to introduce students to the biology and techniques of agricultural pest and disease vector control.

This 2004 collection of essays considers the foundation and historical development of population biology.

This textbook in systems biology describes how to model networks, how to determine their properties and how to relate these to phenotypic functions.

Celia Deane-Drummond examines ethical issues in genetics from a Christian virtue ethics perspective.

A fresh and compelling intervention in the very contentious debate over heritability.

Considers how phylogeny can help understand the processes that have generated today''s diversity and the processes that now threaten it.

A fascinating look at the key steps or bottlenecks that constrain the path to the origin and evolution of life.

This book, first published in 2005, is a discussion for advanced physics students of how to use physics to model biological systems.

Beautifully illustrated complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils.

This book, first published in 2005, addresses food-mediated interactions, focusing on how plants employ foods to recruit arthropod ''bodyguards'' as a protection against herbivores.

Second edition looks at the favourable biological modifications of these insects and also considers the economical, social and medical aspects.

This book is an introduction to the use of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology.

This book provides an overview of RNA interference (RNAi) technology, covering both fundamental science and applications.

It addresses the threats insect populations face and explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved.

This book is based on an ethnography of laboratory practice and explores issues around standardization, naturalisation and diversity.

These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines - embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics.

A comprehensive guide to the mathematics, statistics and computing required to use microarrays successfully.

This colourful textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity.

A short, readable 2003 textbook that is about the philosophical, social and political aspects of biology.

First published in 2005, this text introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore–host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees.