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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
3.500
Why?
Biological Evolution
11
2023
1030
2.390
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
13
2025
891
2.370
Why?
DNA Transposable Elements
29
2022
179
2.220
Why?
Bacteria
8
2023
517
1.210
Why?
DNA
7
2016
1332
1.160
Why?
Escherichia coli
27
2009
627
1.140
Why?
Information Storage and Retrieval
3
2015
128
0.890
Why?
Quorum Sensing
1
2023
28
0.810
Why?
Genomic Instability
2
2013
88
0.780
Why?
Genetic Engineering
5
2009
120
0.780
Why?
Genome, Bacterial
5
2009
159
0.760
Why?
Plant Breeding
1
2021
9
0.710
Why?
Chromothripsis
1
2021
9
0.700
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
15
1999
444
0.700
Why?
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
5
2005
137
0.690
Why?
Prokaryotic Cells
2
2020
15
0.680
Why?
Cognition
2
2020
635
0.670
Why?
Viruses
1
2021
75
0.660
Why?
Plants
2
2020
127
0.640
Why?
Genetic Variation
6
2015
1423
0.620
Why?
Genomic Islands
1
2019
14
0.610
Why?
Retroelements
3
2016
50
0.570
Why?
DNA, Bacterial
16
2009
253
0.560
Why?
Adaptation, Biological
3
2016
90
0.560
Why?
Selection, Genetic
8
2021
537
0.500
Why?
Genes, Bacterial
10
1999
199
0.480
Why?
Neoplasms
2
2021
3246
0.470
Why?
Cell Physiological Phenomena
1
2015
27
0.470
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2015
282
0.430
Why?
Molecular Biology
3
2021
90
0.430
Why?
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
3
2023
43
0.410
Why?
Gene Rearrangement
4
2009
179
0.400
Why?
RNA
2
2015
606
0.400
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
9
2014
2059
0.390
Why?
beta-Galactosidase
9
1999
70
0.370
Why?
Lac Operon
9
2009
46
0.370
Why?
Homeostasis
1
2014
467
0.360
Why?
Animals
16
2022
28924
0.340
Why?
Proteins
1
2015
817
0.320
Why?
Base Sequence
12
2015
2344
0.320
Why?
Bacteriophage mu
7
2009
17
0.310
Why?
DNA Replication
9
2013
177
0.300
Why?
Genomics
3
2022
855
0.280
Why?
Bacteriology
1
2007
2
0.280
Why?
Mutation
12
2021
4371
0.280
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
5
2002
220
0.270
Why?
Plasmids
11
2009
291
0.270
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
2
2016
676
0.260
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
4
2012
340
0.260
Why?
Pseudomonas
6
1985
52
0.240
Why?
Biofilms
2
2023
49
0.230
Why?
DNA End-Joining Repair
1
2025
6
0.230
Why?
DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
1
2025
72
0.220
Why?
Humans
16
2025
95971
0.220
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
5
2009
648
0.210
Why?
Models, Genetic
6
2005
983
0.200
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
5
1999
564
0.200
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
7
2015
3041
0.200
Why?
Phylogeny
2
2021
1275
0.190
Why?
Eukaryota
1
2022
47
0.180
Why?
Lysogeny
8
1999
11
0.180
Why?
Hybridization, Genetic
1
2022
107
0.170
Why?
Biology
1
2021
52
0.170
Why?
Bacteriophages
6
1983
54
0.170
Why?
Heredity
1
2019
20
0.160
Why?
Spermatozoa
1
2019
68
0.150
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
7
2015
1083
0.150
Why?
Iron
1
1999
179
0.140
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2007
3587
0.140
Why?
Species Specificity
4
2007
707
0.140
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
4
1999
922
0.140
Why?
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
2
1997
81
0.140
Why?
Bacteriophage lambda
6
1992
24
0.140
Why?
Mutagenesis, Insertional
3
2009
116
0.140
Why?
Escherichia coli Proteins
2
1999
191
0.140
Why?
DNA, Viral
5
1984
274
0.130
Why?
Mammals
1
2019
261
0.130
Why?
Alkanes
4
1984
8
0.130
Why?
Proteus mirabilis
1
1996
4
0.130
Why?
R Factors
4
1984
6
0.130
Why?
Exons
2
2005
454
0.120
Why?
RNA, Untranslated
1
2016
69
0.120
Why?
Embryo, Mammalian
1
2016
224
0.120
Why?
Periodicity
1
1996
119
0.120
Why?
Genes
3
1982
308
0.120
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
3
1983
208
0.120
Why?
Reproduction
1
2016
203
0.110
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
7
1993
162
0.110
Why?
Coliphages
3
1979
59
0.110
Why?
Replicon
3
1983
7
0.110
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2016
321
0.100
Why?
Serine Endopeptidases
2
1999
149
0.100
Why?
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
1
2013
42
0.100
Why?
Microbiota
1
2019
426
0.100
Why?
Proviruses
1
1993
15
0.100
Why?
Heat-Shock Proteins
2
1999
184
0.100
Why?
Cells
1
2013
31
0.100
Why?
Virus Activation
3
2009
44
0.100
Why?
Drug Resistance, Microbial
6
1992
75
0.100
Why?
DNA Polymerase I
1
1992
9
0.100
Why?
Philosophy
1
2012
9
0.100
Why?
Immunity, Innate
1
2016
464
0.100
Why?
Hydrocarbons
2
1984
11
0.100
Why?
Genetics
1
1992
24
0.100
Why?
Symbiosis
1
2013
134
0.100
Why?
Mutation Rate
1
2012
55
0.090
Why?
Virus Diseases
1
2012
102
0.090
Why?
DNA Damage
1
2013
392
0.090
Why?
History, 20th Century
2
2007
326
0.080
Why?
Time Factors
4
2013
5577
0.080
Why?
Gene Expression
2
1991
1321
0.080
Why?
Galactosidases
1
1988
14
0.070
Why?
Cybernetics
1
2007
1
0.070
Why?
Gene Amplification
2
1989
143
0.070
Why?
Colony Count, Microbial
1
2007
47
0.070
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
4
1999
1192
0.070
Why?
Operon
2
1984
50
0.070
Why?
History, 21st Century
1
2007
192
0.060
Why?
Bacillus subtilis
2
1998
92
0.060
Why?
Repressor Proteins
3
1999
447
0.060
Why?
Genome, Human
1
1991
824
0.060
Why?
Cell Division
3
1998
705
0.060
Why?
Blastocyst
1
2005
35
0.060
Why?
Reverse Transcription
1
2005
14
0.060
Why?
Heterochromatin
1
2005
26
0.060
Why?
Biotechnology
1
2005
31
0.060
Why?
Gene Library
1
2005
134
0.060
Why?
Genes, Immunoglobulin
1
2005
111
0.050
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2005
395
0.050
Why?
Gram-Negative Bacteria
1
1984
38
0.050
Why?
Oocytes
1
2005
227
0.050
Why?
Trimethoprim
3
1980
15
0.050
Why?
Genetic Techniques
1
1984
75
0.050
Why?
Chromosomes, Bacterial
2
1984
30
0.050
Why?
Agar
2
1996
9
0.050
Why?
Culture Media
2
1996
150
0.040
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
3
1990
99
0.040
Why?
Morphogenesis
2
1996
210
0.040
Why?
Consensus Sequence
1
1999
67
0.040
Why?
Periplasmic Binding Proteins
1
1999
25
0.040
Why?
Iron-Binding Proteins
1
1999
16
0.040
Why?
Protease La
1
1999
4
0.040
Why?
Bacteriological Techniques
1
1999
40
0.040
Why?
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
1
1999
57
0.040
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
1
1985
1269
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes
3
1982
104
0.040
Why?
Proteus
1
1998
2
0.040
Why?
Serratia
1
1998
3
0.040
Why?
ATP-Dependent Proteases
2
1999
5
0.040
Why?
Spores, Bacterial
1
1998
18
0.030
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2005
1666
0.030
Why?
Glucose
2
1994
701
0.030
Why?
DNA Restriction Enzymes
3
1983
97
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Adhesion
1
1998
85
0.030
Why?
Protein Biosynthesis
1
1999
399
0.030
Why?
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
2
1997
175
0.030
Why?
Biomass
1
1996
43
0.030
Why?
Actinomycetales
1
1976
5
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
2
1987
149
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
1999
992
0.030
Why?
Cell Communication
1
1996
220
0.030
Why?
F Factor
1
1995
2
0.030
Why?
Lac Repressors
1
1995
2
0.030
Why?
Frameshift Mutation
1
1995
54
0.030
Why?
Lactose
1
1995
27
0.030
Why?
Kinetics
2
1990
1562
0.030
Why?
Enzyme Induction
1
1994
87
0.030
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
1994
202
0.030
Why?
Restriction Mapping
1
1992
152
0.020
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
2
1982
65
0.020
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1994
930
0.020
Why?
Ciliophora
1
1992
1
0.020
Why?
Streptomycin
2
1982
5
0.020
Why?
Oxidation-Reduction
2
1984
411
0.020
Why?
Human Genome Project
1
1991
22
0.020
Why?
Chloramphenicol
2
1983
18
0.020
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
1992
164
0.020
Why?
Genes, Viral
2
1982
109
0.020
Why?
Conjugation, Genetic
2
1980
23
0.020
Why?
Blotting, Southern
1
1989
128
0.020
Why?
Alleles
1
1993
1157
0.020
Why?
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
1
1989
242
0.020
Why?
Phenotype
2
1988
2580
0.020
Why?
Gene Frequency
1
1991
703
0.020
Why?
Video Recording
1
1989
214
0.020
Why?
Genes, Regulator
2
1997
65
0.020
Why?
Uridine
1
1966
59
0.020
Why?
Virus Replication
2
1979
326
0.020
Why?
Mitomycins
2
1976
13
0.020
Why?
Phosphates
1
1966
167
0.010
Why?
Allosteric Regulation
1
1985
70
0.010
Why?
Histocytochemistry
1
1984
132
0.010
Why?
Viral Interference
1
1984
3
0.010
Why?
Alcohols
1
1984
15
0.010
Why?
Clone Cells
1
1984
223
0.010
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
1984
173
0.010
Why?
Fluoroacetates
1
1983
2
0.010
Why?
Amidohydrolases
1
1983
18
0.010
Why?
Oncogenic Viruses
1
1982
4
0.010
Why?
Trypanosoma
1
1982
3
0.010
Why?
Cell Membrane
1
1984
696
0.010
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
1982
338
0.010
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
1980
44
0.010
Why?
Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein
1
1999
2
0.010
Why?
Endopeptidase Clp
1
1999
4
0.010
Why?
United States
1
1992
7762
0.010
Why?
Sigma Factor
1
1999
23
0.010
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
1
1982
463
0.010
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphatases
1
1999
156
0.010
Why?
Viral Proteins
1
1979
289
0.010
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
1
1982
632
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
8
0.010
Why?
Corynebacterium
1
1976
10
0.010
Why?
Genetic Linkage
1
1978
623
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2019
45735
0.010
Why?
Carrier Proteins
1
1999
684
0.010
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
1997
548
0.010
Why?
Centrifugation, Density Gradient
1
1974
112
0.010
Why?
DNA Viruses
1
1974
17
0.010
Why?
Transformation, Genetic
1
1974
41
0.010
Why?
Models, Biological
1
1979
1814
0.010
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
1966
1010
0.000
Why?
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