Fundamental Approaches in Molecular Biology for Communication Sciences and Disorders

Information and communication theory in molecular biology

The DNA sequencing efforts of the past years together with rapid progress in sequencing technology have generated a huge amount of sequence data available in public molecular databases. This recent development makes it statistically feasible to apply universal concepts from Shannon’s information theory to problems in molecular biology, e.g to use mutual information for gene mapping and phylogen...

Molecular Approaches to Developmental Biology

mechanisms of DNA repair, replication, and recombination (the "three R's") in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The book opens with a 13-page summary of the conference written by Nicholas Cozzarelli. Cozzarelli's expertise is evident as he discusses many of the exciting observations and comments upon their significance and possible implications. His summary is especially useful since it helps co...

Research integrity in communication sciences and disorders: preface.

PURPOSE A joint program on Research on Research Integrity sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Office of Research Integrity encouraged the examination of practices and policies promoting the responsible conduct of research (RCR). The authors' grant--Research Integrity in ASHA: Education and Publication--enabled American Speech-Language-Hearing Associa...

Neuroimaging in communication sciences and disorders: an introduction.

Localization of function within the brain has been a cornerstone for understanding an array of communication disorders. Scientific study of the link between focal brain regions and human behaviors now spans two centuries. However, our ability to observe the brain ‘‘in action’’ is a relatively recent event. Early studies of cognitive-related change in blood flow began to populate the literature ...

Intellectual traditions in the life sciences: molecular biology and biochemistry.