Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome

Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0309038405

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There is growing enthusiasm in the scientific community about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that will have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But how will such an effort be organized and funded? How will we develop the new technologies that are needed? What new legal, social, and ethical questions will be raised? Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is a blueprint for this proposed project. The authors offer a highly readable explanation of the technical aspects of genetic mapping and sequencing, and they recommend specific interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels. They also outline some of the legal and social questions that might arise and urge their early consideration by policymakers.


Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management

Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management

Author: Howard Eisner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-11-17

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1118276345

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The Third Edition of Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management enables readers to manage the design, development, and engineering of systems effectively and efficiently. The book both defines and describes the essentials of project and systems engineering management and, moreover, shows the critical relationship and interconnection between project management and systems engineering. The author's comprehensive presentation has proven successful in enabling both engineers and project managers to understand their roles, collaborate, and quickly grasp and apply all the basic principles. Readers familiar with the previous two critically acclaimed editions will find much new material in this latest edition, including: Multiple views of and approaches to architectures The systems engineer and software engineering The acquisition of systems Problems with systems, software, and requirements Group processes and decision making System complexity and integration Throughout the presentation, clear examples help readers understand how concepts have been put into practice in real-world situations. With its unique integration of project management and systems engineering, this book helps both engineers and project managers across a broad range of industries successfully develop and manage a project team that, in turn, builds successful systems. For engineering and management students in such disciplines as technology management, systems engineering, and industrial engineering, the book provides excellent preparation for moving from the classroom to industry.


The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

Author: Mark A. Lorell

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0833025953

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The proposition that innovation is critical in the cost-effective design and development of successful military aircraft is still subject to some debate. RAND research indicates that innovation is promoted by intense competition among three or more industry competitors. Given the critical policy importance of this issue in the current environment of drastic consolidation of the aerospace defense industry, the authors here examine the history of the major prime contractors in developing jet fighters since World War II. They make use of an extensive RAND database that includes nearly all jet fighters, fighter-attack aircraft, and bombers developed and flown by U.S. industry since 1945, as well as all related prototypes, modifications, upgrades, etc. The report concludes that (1) experience matters, because of the tendency to specialize and thus to develop system-specific expertise; (2) yet the most dramatic innovations and breakthroughs came from secondary or marginal players trying to compete with the industry leaders; and (3) dedicated military R&D conducted or directly funded by the U.S. government has been critical in the development of new higher-performance fighters and bombers.


Unwired

Unwired

Author: Catalyst Game Labs

Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs

Published: 2008-08-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781934857083

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The Godwulf Manuscript

The Godwulf Manuscript

Author: Robert B. Parker

Publisher: Dell

Published: 2009-09-30

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 030756956X

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New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series “The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston Chronicle Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead.


The Book of Roguish Luck

The Book of Roguish Luck

Author: Wolfgang Baur

Publisher: Sword & Sorcery Studios

Published: 2005-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781588467850

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The silent footstep. The turn of a card. The glitter of a knife in the dark, and quiet kill. These are the tools of adventurers who live by their wits, deep in the shadows. But even skilled rogues adore and worship Lady Luck, who often holds the difference between success and failure.