New on the bookshelf: Recent releases by DMS faculty authors
Homology Effects. Edited by Jay
C. Dunlap, Ph.D., professor of
genetics at DMS; and C.-ting
Wu, Ph.D.; Academic Press;
2002. This volume in the Advances
in Genetics series, with
contributions from a number of
geneticists, explores
the effects
and impact
of homology
through
observations of
prokaryotes,
fungi, nematodes,
plants, insects, and mammals.
It includes chapters on
RNA-mediated gene silencing
and the sensing and telecasting
of the presence of homology.
Managing Pain Before it Manages
You. By Margaret A. Caudill,
M.D., Ph.D., adjunct associate
professor of anesthesiology at
DMS; Guilford Press; 2002. The
revised edition of this practical
guide discusses
the skills needed
to function
and cope with
chronic pain,
as well as with
diseases such as
diabetes and
heart disease. Topics covered in
the book include drug recommendations
for pain, maintaining
an active lifestyle, anger
management, nutrition, alternative
medicines, and effective dialogue
between pain sufferers
and health-care professionals.
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