DNA: How the Biotech Revolution is Changing the Way We Fight Disease

PART 1 WHERE THE REVOLUTION BEGINS War! DNA From DNA to Protein Recombinant DNA Collaboration Sequencing DNA The Human Genome Project Tracking Down the Genome PART 2 WEAPONS OF WAR---THE ARSENAL Immunity Immunity---Recognizing the Enemy Interferon Monoclonal Antibodies Vaccines Antibiotics Bacteriophage as Antibiotics Knockouts Antisense RNA Interference Gene Therapy Cloning Nuclear Transfer and Dolly Stem Cells PART 3 TARGETING OUR WEAPONS Aging AIDS Alzheimer's Disease Asthma Atherosclerosis Bioterrorism Cancer Cancer Prevention and Treatment Cancer and Angiogenesis Inhibitors Using Bacteria and Viruses to Treat Cancer Breast Cancer Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Erectile Dysfunction Malaria Emerging Diseases Obesity Future Battlefields Glossary Further Reading Index