Biotechnology : academic cell updates

Approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, which grew out of the increasing biochemical understanding of physiology. This text covers a wide realm of topics, including the forensics used in crime scene investigations, the burgeoning field of nanobiotechnology, bioethics and other topics...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clark, David P. (Author), Pazdernik, Nanette Jean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Academic Cell Press , c2012
Edition:Update ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Basics of biotechnology
  • 2. DNA, RNA, and protein
  • 3. Recombinant DNA technology
  • 4. DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro
  • 5. RNA-based technologies
  • 6. Immune technology
  • 7. Nanobiotechnology
  • 8. Genomics and gene expression
  • 9. Proteomics
  • 10. Recombinant proteins
  • 11. Protein engineering
  • 12. Environmental biotechnology
  • 13. Pathway engineering
  • 14. Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology
  • 15. Transgenic animals
  • 16. Inherited defects
  • 17. Gene therapy
  • 18. Molecular biology of cancer
  • 19. Noninfectious diseases
  • 20. Aging and apoptosis
  • 21. Bacterial infections
  • 22. Viral and prion infections
  • 23. Biowarfare and bioterrorism
  • 24. Forensic molecular biology
  • 25. Bioethics in biotechnology