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Fruit flies are "little people with wings" goes the saying in the scientific community, ever since the completion of the Human Genome Project and its revelations about the similarity amongst the genomes of different organisms. It is humbling that most signalling pathways which "define...

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Other Authors: Carroll, Pamela M., FitzGerald, Kevin J., 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2003.
Subjects:
Pharmacogenomics.
Pharmacogenetics > Animal models.
Drugs > Research.
Pharmacogenetics.
Diseases > Animal models.
Drugs > Design.
Genomics.
Drug development.
Pharmaceutical biotechnology.
Pharmacogenetics
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Design
Genomics
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Fruit flies are "little people with wings" goes the saying in the scientific community, ever since the completion of the Human Genome Project and its revelations about the similarity amongst the genomes of different organisms. It is humbling that most signalling pathways which "define" humans are conserved in Drosophila, the common fruit fly.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:047087130X
9780470871300
0470014067
9780470014066
0470093919
9780470093917