Main Reading Room - Lectory

Foreword by Elie Wiesel . . 5
Contributors . . 7
Introduction . . 11
List of Abbreviations . . 16

Encyclopedia of Jewish Life . . 17

In Memoriam: A Pictorial Supplement . . 1524
Maps . . 1582
Glossary . . 1599
Chronological Table . . 1620
Bibliography . . 1630
Index of Communities . . 1650
Index of Persons . . 1745
Acknowledgments . . 1770

Editorial team . . vi
List of illustrations . . vii
List of contributors . . xii

Entries A-Z . . 1

Index . . 589

Editorial board . . viii
List of contributors . . ix
Introduction . . xiii
Acknowledgements . . xvi
How use this book . . xviii
Timeline for Japanese history . . xx
Thematic entry list . . xxi

Entries A-Z . . 1

Index . . 589

Introduction . . 1

Application Domains
1 Genome Projects of Model Organisms . . 5
2 The Human Genome Project . . 41
3 Genetic Discases . . 61
4 Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery . . 105
5 Agri-Food and Genomics . . 127

DNA Technologies
6 Genomic Mapping and Positional Cloning with Emphasis on Plant Science . . 145
7 Sequencing Technology . . 165
8 A DNA Microarray Fabrication Strategy for Research Laboratories . . 209

Potein Technologies
9 Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry for Proteomic Studies: State-of-the-Art . . 223
10 Proteome Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis . . 253
11 Using the Molecular Biology Data . . 263
12 Tools for DNA Technologies . . 285
13 Tools for Protein Technologies . . 309
14 Structure Information . . 329
15 Genomic Data Representation through Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Images - MAGPIE as an Example . . 345
16 Interaction Databases . . 365
17 Ethical Aspects of Genome Research and Banking . . 381
18 Genomics - Five Years from Now . . 397

Index . . 407