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James A. Shapiro

Concepts (226)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Genome
17
2021
407
3.410
Why?
Biological Evolution
11
2023
1019
2.350
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
13
2025
877
2.320
Why?
DNA Transposable Elements
29
2022
168
2.160
Why?
Bacteria
8
2023
509
1.190
Why?
DNA
7
2016
1260
1.140
Why?
Escherichia coli
27
2009
562
1.130
Why?
Information Storage and Retrieval
3
2015
126
0.870
Why?
Quorum Sensing
1
2023
28
0.780
Why?
Genomic Instability
2
2013
88
0.760
Why?
Genetic Engineering
5
2009
100
0.760
Why?
Genome, Bacterial
5
2009
142
0.750
Why?
Plant Breeding
1
2021
9
0.690
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
15
1999
420
0.680
Why?
Chromothripsis
1
2021
9
0.680
Why?
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
5
2005
128
0.670
Why?
Prokaryotic Cells
2
2020
14
0.660
Why?
Cognition
2
2020
627
0.650
Why?
Viruses
1
2021
64
0.650
Why?
Plants
2
2020
118
0.620
Why?
Genetic Variation
6
2015
1415
0.610
Why?
Genomic Islands
1
2019
14
0.590
Why?
Retroelements
3
2016
50
0.550
Why?
DNA, Bacterial
16
2009
232
0.550
Why?
Adaptation, Biological
3
2016
89
0.540
Why?
Selection, Genetic
8
2021
538
0.490
Why?
Genes, Bacterial
10
1999
150
0.470
Why?
Neoplasms
2
2021
3170
0.470
Why?
Cell Physiological Phenomena
1
2015
25
0.460
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2015
283
0.420
Why?
Molecular Biology
3
2021
83
0.420
Why?
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
3
2023
42
0.390
Why?
Gene Rearrangement
4
2009
168
0.390
Why?
RNA
2
2015
574
0.390
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
9
2014
1980
0.380
Why?
beta-Galactosidase
9
1999
65
0.360
Why?
Lac Operon
9
2009
43
0.360
Why?
Homeostasis
1
2014
460
0.350
Why?
Animals
16
2022
28047
0.340
Why?
Proteins
1
2015
800
0.320
Why?
Base Sequence
12
2015
2209
0.320
Why?
Bacteriophage mu
7
2009
17
0.300
Why?
DNA Replication
9
2013
168
0.290
Why?
Genomics
3
2022
848
0.280
Why?
Mutation
12
2021
4266
0.270
Why?
Bacteriology
1
2007
2
0.270
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
5
2002
204
0.260
Why?
Plasmids
11
2009
272
0.260
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
2
2016
657
0.260
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
4
2012
329
0.250
Why?
Pseudomonas
6
1985
48
0.230
Why?
Biofilms
2
2023
50
0.230
Why?
DNA End-Joining Repair
1
2025
6
0.220
Why?
Humans
16
2025
93613
0.210
Why?
DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
1
2025
71
0.210
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
5
2009
578
0.200
Why?
Models, Genetic
6
2005
970
0.200
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
5
1999
554
0.200
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
7
2015
2889
0.190
Why?
Phylogeny
2
2021
1268
0.180
Why?
Eukaryota
1
2022
44
0.180
Why?
Lysogeny
8
1999
10
0.170
Why?
Hybridization, Genetic
1
2022
106
0.170
Why?
Biology
1
2021
51
0.170
Why?
Bacteriophages
6
1983
42
0.170
Why?
Heredity
1
2019
20
0.150
Why?
Spermatozoa
1
2019
68
0.150
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
7
2015
1052
0.140
Why?
Iron
1
1999
174
0.140
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2007
3500
0.140
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
4
1999
878
0.140
Why?
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
2
1997
63
0.140
Why?
Species Specificity
4
2007
684
0.140
Why?
Bacteriophage lambda
6
1992
22
0.140
Why?
Escherichia coli Proteins
2
1999
179
0.130
Why?
Mutagenesis, Insertional
3
2009
103
0.130
Why?
DNA, Viral
5
1984
234
0.130
Why?
Mammals
1
2019
259
0.130
Why?
Alkanes
4
1984
8
0.130
Why?
Proteus mirabilis
1
1996
4
0.130
Why?
R Factors
4
1984
5
0.120
Why?
Exons
2
2005
448
0.120
Why?
RNA, Untranslated
1
2016
67
0.120
Why?
Embryo, Mammalian
1
2016
217
0.120
Why?
Periodicity
1
1996
113
0.120
Why?
Genes
3
1982
257
0.120
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
3
1983
199
0.110
Why?
Reproduction
1
2016
205
0.110
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
7
1993
160
0.110
Why?
Coliphages
3
1979
38
0.100
Why?
Replicon
3
1983
7
0.100
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2016
317
0.100
Why?
Serine Endopeptidases
2
1999
148
0.100
Why?
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
1
2013
41
0.100
Why?
Microbiota
1
2019
431
0.100
Why?
Heat-Shock Proteins
2
1999
177
0.100
Why?
Proviruses
1
1993
15
0.100
Why?
Cells
1
2013
30
0.100
Why?
Virus Activation
3
2009
36
0.100
Why?
Drug Resistance, Microbial
6
1992
62
0.100
Why?
DNA Polymerase I
1
1992
9
0.100
Why?
Immunity, Innate
1
2016
463
0.090
Why?
Philosophy
1
2012
9
0.090
Why?
Hydrocarbons
2
1984
11
0.090
Why?
Genetics
1
1992
24
0.090
Why?
Symbiosis
1
2013
128
0.090
Why?
Mutation Rate
1
2012
54
0.090
Why?
Virus Diseases
1
2012
83
0.090
Why?
DNA Damage
1
2013
389
0.080
Why?
History, 20th Century
2
2007
314
0.080
Why?
Time Factors
4
2013
5406
0.080
Why?
Gene Expression
2
1991
1304
0.080
Why?
Galactosidases
1
1988
13
0.070
Why?
Gene Amplification
2
1989
140
0.070
Why?
Cybernetics
1
2007
1
0.070
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
4
1999
1115
0.070
Why?
Colony Count, Microbial
1
2007
40
0.070
Why?
Operon
2
1984
34
0.060
Why?
History, 21st Century
1
2007
187
0.060
Why?
Repressor Proteins
3
1999
443
0.060
Why?
Bacillus subtilis
2
1998
89
0.060
Why?
Genome, Human
1
1991
823
0.060
Why?
Cell Division
3
1998
690
0.060
Why?
Blastocyst
1
2005
34
0.060
Why?
Reverse Transcription
1
2005
14
0.050
Why?
Heterochromatin
1
2005
26
0.050
Why?
Biotechnology
1
2005
30
0.050
Why?
Genes, Immunoglobulin
1
2005
61
0.050
Why?
Gene Library
1
2005
124
0.050
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2005
379
0.050
Why?
Oocytes
1
2005
211
0.050
Why?
Gram-Negative Bacteria
1
1984
37
0.050
Why?
Trimethoprim
3
1980
15
0.050
Why?
Genetic Techniques
1
1984
74
0.050
Why?
Chromosomes, Bacterial
2
1984
23
0.050
Why?
Agar
2
1996
9
0.040
Why?
Culture Media
2
1996
138
0.040
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
3
1990
84
0.040
Why?
Morphogenesis
2
1996
204
0.040
Why?
Consensus Sequence
1
1999
64
0.040
Why?
Periplasmic Binding Proteins
1
1999
24
0.040
Why?
Iron-Binding Proteins
1
1999
16
0.040
Why?
Protease La
1
1999
4
0.040
Why?
Bacteriological Techniques
1
1999
38
0.040
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
1
1985
1233
0.040
Why?
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
1
1999
56
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes
3
1982
91
0.040
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2005
1610
0.030
Why?
Proteus
1
1998
2
0.030
Why?
Serratia
1
1998
3
0.030
Why?
ATP-Dependent Proteases
2
1999
5
0.030
Why?
Spores, Bacterial
1
1998
18
0.030
Why?
Glucose
2
1994
692
0.030
Why?
DNA Restriction Enzymes
3
1983
76
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Adhesion
1
1998
83
0.030
Why?
Protein Biosynthesis
1
1999
373
0.030
Why?
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
2
1997
157
0.030
Why?
Biomass
1
1996
43
0.030
Why?
Actinomycetales
1
1976
5
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
2
1987
125
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
1999
959
0.030
Why?
Cell Communication
1
1996
216
0.030
Why?
F Factor
1
1995
1
0.030
Why?
Lac Repressors
1
1995
2
0.030
Why?
Frameshift Mutation
1
1995
50
0.030
Why?
Lactose
1
1995
26
0.030
Why?
Kinetics
2
1990
1470
0.030
Why?
Enzyme Induction
1
1994
83
0.030
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
1994
192
0.030
Why?
Restriction Mapping
1
1992
119
0.020
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1994
890
0.020
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
2
1982
60
0.020
Why?
Ciliophora
1
1992
1
0.020
Why?
Streptomycin
2
1982
5
0.020
Why?
Oxidation-Reduction
2
1984
410
0.020
Why?
Human Genome Project
1
1991
22
0.020
Why?
Chloramphenicol
2
1983
13
0.020
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
1992
164
0.020
Why?
Genes, Viral
2
1982
101
0.020
Why?
Conjugation, Genetic
2
1980
18
0.020
Why?
Alleles
1
1993
1139
0.020
Why?
Blotting, Southern
1
1989
107
0.020
Why?
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
1
1989
194
0.020
Why?
Phenotype
2
1988
2545
0.020
Why?
Gene Frequency
1
1991
700
0.020
Why?
Video Recording
1
1989
212
0.020
Why?
Genes, Regulator
2
1997
59
0.020
Why?
Uridine
1
1966
54
0.020
Why?
Virus Replication
2
1979
284
0.020
Why?
Mitomycins
2
1976
12
0.010
Why?
Phosphates
1
1966
163
0.010
Why?
Allosteric Regulation
1
1985
68
0.010
Why?
Histocytochemistry
1
1984
123
0.010
Why?
Viral Interference
1
1984
2
0.010
Why?
Alcohols
1
1984
14
0.010
Why?
Clone Cells
1
1984
219
0.010
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
1984
157
0.010
Why?
Fluoroacetates
1
1983
2
0.010
Why?
Amidohydrolases
1
1983
17
0.010
Why?
Oncogenic Viruses
1
1982
4
0.010
Why?
Trypanosoma
1
1982
3
0.010
Why?
Cell Membrane
1
1984
661
0.010
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
1982
331
0.010
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
1980
43
0.010
Why?
United States
1
1992
7642
0.010
Why?
Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein
1
1999
2
0.010
Why?
Endopeptidase Clp
1
1999
4
0.010
Why?
Sigma Factor
1
1999
21
0.010
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
1
1982
460
0.010
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphatases
1
1999
141
0.010
Why?
Viral Proteins
1
1979
248
0.010
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
1
1982
630
0.010
Why?
Brevibacterium
1
1976
1
0.010
Why?
Nitrosoguanidines
1
1976
2
0.010
Why?
Arthrobacter
1
1976
2
0.010
Why?
Micrococcus
1
1976
7
0.010
Why?
Corynebacterium
1
1976
10
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2019
44582
0.010
Why?
Genetic Linkage
1
1978
613
0.010
Why?
Carrier Proteins
1
1999
660
0.010
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
1997
543
0.010
Why?
Centrifugation, Density Gradient
1
1974
93
0.010
Why?
DNA Viruses
1
1974
13
0.010
Why?
Transformation, Genetic
1
1974
38
0.010
Why?
Models, Biological
1
1979
1769
0.010
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
1966
947
0.000
Why?
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