Transposons are segments of DNA that can relocate to different positions within the genome of a single cell. Transposons have been developed into a technology platform for vertebrate genetics with application areas including gene therapy, transgenesis, and somatic mutagenesis (cancer research). This book presents the research in this area.

All visual information that the human mind receives is processed by a part of the brain known as visual cortex. The visual cortex is part of the outermost layer of the brain, the cortex, and is located at the dorsal pole of the occipital lobe; more simply put, at the lower rear of the brain. The visual cortex obtains its information via projections that extend all the way through the brain from the eyeballs. The projections first pass through a stopover point in the middle of the brain, an almondlike lump known as the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, or LGN. From there they are projected to the...