Medical Molecular Biology

Author: Zhang Wei-Heng
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Molecular biology is recognized as a leading discipline in life sciences, and its theories and techniques have been widely applied in the medical field. In recent years, higher medical institutions in China have offered courses on molecular biology for undergraduates and graduate students. Research institutions in the medical field have also organized similar lectures. However, systematic textbooks suitable for China's current situation are still scarce. Teachers, researchers, and students urgently need comprehensive and systematic medical molecular biology textbooks and reference materials. This book was compiled to meet this need, primarily introducing the fundamental theories, technical principles, and medical applications of molecular biology. The content emphasizes both basic theories and recent advancements, with a clear and accessible writing style to ensure that beginners and non-professionals can understand it, while also providing valuable insights for professionals. The book consists of 10 parts and 45 chapters. Parts 1–4 introduce the basic knowledge of molecular biology, parts 5–9 focus on the connection between molecular biology and medicine, and part 10 covers technical principles and information processing. The book is written by over 40 experts. The authors of each chapter are mostly senior scholars in their respective fields, so many chapters not only present scientific knowledge and research progress but also include the authors' personal insights and experiences. Medical molecular biology is a significant branch of molecular biology, a science that studies the life activities and their patterns of the human body under normal and disease conditions at the molecular level. It primarily investigates the structure, function, interactions of biological macromolecules and macromolecular systems, as well as their relationship with the occurrence and development of diseases. Therefore, this book is primarily aimed at students from various disciplines of medical institutions, graduate students in biology departments of ordinary universities, and teachers and researchers engaged in teaching and scientific research in medicine and biological sciences. Since medical molecular biology is closely related to all branches of life sciences, this book is also a valuable reference for students and scholars in life sciences.