Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics

The first edition of Encyclopedia of Genetics, edited by Brenner and Miller, published in 2002 and had four volumes. The second edition, edited by Maloy and Hughes, published a decade later and expanded to seven volumes. Since then, the field of genetics has become deeply embedded in virtually all fields of life sciences, veterinary medicine, and human medicine. Rapid developments in genetics have been driven by new tools that have allowed researchers to answer questions previously...
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The first edition of Encyclopedia of Genetics, edited by Brenner and Miller, published in 2002 and had four volumes. The second edition, edited by Maloy and Hughes, published a decade later and expanded to seven volumes. Since then, the field of genetics has become deeply embedded in virtually all fields of life sciences, veterinary medicine, and human medicine. Rapid developments in genetics have been driven by new tools that have allowed researchers to answer questions previously intractable, and stimulated the potential for genetic modification, personalized medicine, and one health.

Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics is a cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia, describing topics in all sub-disciplines of genetics. Many topics in the third edition are brand new and represent important and cutting-edge areas of research. Existing articles will be updated and modified based upon new knowledge - e.g. inclusion of insights from DNA sequencing that have led to a precise understanding of the genetic changes underlying a particular trait, and the physiological basis of the resulting phenotype. New approaches developed since the prior edition, which have led to important new topics, will be included such as CRISPR-cas, optogenetics, and bioinformatic resources.

Characterised by short entries on specific topics, Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics offers an effective way to quickly learn about virtually any aspect of genetics. It also provides links to more extensive resources useful to a large audience: university professors and students, scientists at research institutes, biotechnology and pharmaceutical labs, lawyers trying to understand the patent literature and, in some measure, the general public.

Although there is a great deal of information about genetics already on the internet, much of it is posted by people with little experience in the field, and/or with a particular goal of promoting pseudoscience. In contrast, Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics is written by the world's best experts, and is carefully reviewed by a distinguished group of editors.

Running throughout will be a common template applied to each entry, thus making the work consistent and easy to navigate, especially online. Many of the shorter entries will be merged into longer chapters (e.g. all amminoacids rather than individual ones), overseen by a single author.

• Comprehensive and authoritative: Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics is edited by a group of leading scientists specialized in different areas, ensuring the field is covered comprehensively.
• Up to date: this third edition updates and expands the previous one, including new topics such as CRISPR/cas, optogenetics, bioinformatics etc.
• Interdisciplinary: serves a wide audience, in disciplines ranging from fundamental life science to ecology to medicine, integrating complex topics that mediate heredity in all living organisms.
• User friendly: concise entries allow readers to quickly answer their questions, and find cross-references to dig deeper into specific topics.
• Unique resource: differs from any other work in the field as a cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia; includes over 5000 figures describing topics in all sub-disciplines of genetics.