Oksana Ableitner offers a practical, clearly structured, and easy to
understand introduction to complicated definitions and structures in chemistry
and molecular biology for work in the molecular biology laboratory. The author
is guided by her experience in working with students and uses many
illustrations to visualize abstract knowledge. An understanding of this matter
is an essential basis for successful work with DNA and RNA in order to ensure
high-quality results. For responsible activities in application - such as genetic
research or the determination of various pathogens - it is essential to be
confident in dealing with the basics of these sensitive, fast, and specific
analytical methods. This Springer essential is a translation of the
original German 2nd edition essentials, Einführung in die
Molekularbiologie by Oksana Ableitner, published by Springer Fachmedien
Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2018. The translation was done with
the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the
serviceDeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms
of content so that the book will read stylistically differently from a
conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the
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