Further Readings
"Cancer." Scientific American, September 1996. An entire issue devoted to reviewing the current status of the war against cancer.
Carpenter, A. "Chiasma Function." Cell 77 (July 1, 1994):959-62. A discussion of the chiasma and the role it plays in meiosis, crossing over, and mutation.
Greider, C., and E. Blackburn. "Telomeres, Telomerase, and Cancer." Scientific American, February 1996, 92-97. Telomerase enzymes act on the ends of chromosomes, shortening them with each cell division.
Hartwell, L., and M. Kastan. "Cell Cycle Control and Cancer." Science, December 1994, 1721-28. Recent advances in our understanding of the cell cycle reveal how mutations can alter control of the cycle, leading to unrestrained growth.
John, B. Meiosis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. A broad survey of meiosis in the plant and animal kingdoms, with emphasis on the surprising diversity in how this key form of cell division is carried out.
Leutwyler, K. "Turning Back the Strands of Time." Scientific American, Feburary 1998. Explores the connection between aging, cell division, and telomere length.
Leutwyler, K. "Mapping Chromosome 21." Scientific American, May 2000. A very nice review of the completion of the sequence for the smallest chromosome.
Liotta, L. "Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis." Scientific American, February 1992, 54-63. An up-to-date account of what is known about what makes a tumor cell metastatic.
Mannuelidis, L. "A View of Interphase Chromosomes." Science 250 (December 1990):1533-40. A review of how chromosomes are organized to express their genes.
Murray, A., and T. Hunt. The Cell Cycle: An Introduction. New York: Freeman, 1993. A nice review of the entire mitotic process by one of the authorities in the field.
Wagner, R. P. Chromosomes: A Synthesis. New York: Wilet-Liss, 1993. A discussion of the chromosome, including everything from how it's built to how it functions as part of the genome.
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