PCR Applications: Protocols for Functional Genomics

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Summary: a must-have for a molecular biology lab
Review: I would like to say that this is a great book on the technology of PCR. It provides the principles, applications, modifications and innovations of this technology and is really helpful in any molecular biology lab. (you can bet it offers a lot more than the conventional stuff in the red book, blue book, current protocols and whatsoever) and as a matter of fact, i have the former books of the series such as PCR protocols and PCR strategies, yet i think the book is much worth the money. it is comprehensive and easy to read--you do not have to read it through of course, but it is always a nice help when you hit some problems--so it would be really nice to have a copy of this book in a lab which does PCR often. besides, this book has much new applications of this method, which are currently very hot in the field of biology--like genomics and microarrays. i would like to recommend this book to the colleagues.

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Summary: Applications, but not very detailed...
Review: This book presents a lot of applications for PCR.
It's interesting to read, but sometimes unclear, and it lacks detailed protocols (the one given in each chapter isn't very useful, in general).
The three first chapters are useless, but the rest of the book is still valuable.
Why not buy it, if you already have all the PCR-litterature.