Transgenic Models in Medicine and Agriculture: Proceedings of a UCLA Symposium Held at Taos, New Mexico, January 28-February 3, 1989

This text goes beyond the traditional mouse model to examine the transfer of genetic material in a wide range of species including pigs, sheep, chickens and several species of fish. The work explains how animal transgenesis is being employed as a model for human diseases, describing innovative programs for domestic animals that use subtle approaches to achieve disease resistance, controlled reproduction, increased growth and production and the development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471567809
• ISBN13: 9780471567806
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss
• Length: 166 Pages