This page describes books and articles that give in-depth information about topics we will cover in the lectures during the camp. Specific procedures and pictures will be on the Lab Methods page, copies of class
presentations will be on the Presentations page, and the Web Links page will provide on-line resources and guides.
Laboratory Techniques
Molecular Biology Methods
- "Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (Third Edition)”
by Joseph Sambrook and David Russell (2001)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
ISBN 978-087969577-4
- "Molecular Biology Techniques: An Intensive Laboratory Course"
by Walt Ream and Katherine Field.
Academic Press,1999, San Diego CA.
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"Biotechnology: Proteins to PCR"
by David Burden and Donald Whitney
Birkhauser, 1995, Ann Arbor, MI.
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"PCR: The polymerase chain reaction"
by Kary Mullis, Francois Ferre and Richard Gibbs.
Birkhauser, 1994, Boston, MA
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Introductory papers on some procedures we use
Spectrophotometry Platform manuals
Nanodrop platforms This overview has a marketing focus
but does give some of the limitations and best practices
Electrophoresis and Gels
Agarose Gels This provides a visual series of images on pouring andloading an agarose gel.
PCR papers
PCR Primer Design A tutorial walking you through primer design using a commonly available package.
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Papers on more general concepts
- Scientific Method
An editorial on the lack scientific method in many current articles
An essay on why most published research findings are false
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Books and Articles on the Study Organisms
- Chestnut Trees
American Chestnut. The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree.
by Susan Freinkel
2007. The University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles.
ISBN 978-520-24730-7.
Cover shown at top of page. Available at Amazon.
Deciduous Forests of Eastern North American
by E Lucy Braun
1950. The Blackburn Press.
Library of Congress Number: 64-20220
Cover shown at top of page. Available from the publisher.
Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology
Ed. Chris Bolgiano and Glenn Novak
2007. Images from the Past
ISBN-10:1884592481
Cover Shown at top of page. Available from Amazon.
- The pathogens, Cryphonectria parasitica and Phytophthora cinnamomi
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs, Second Edition
by Wayne Sinclair and Howard H. Lyon
2005. Cornell University Press
ISBN-10:0801443717
Cover Shown at top of page. Available from Amazon.
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