Completely revised and updated, this third edition of the best-selling Molecular Biotechnology covers both the underlying scientific prinicples and the wide-ranging industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications of recombinant DNA technology. Updated chapters reflect recent developments in biotechnology and the societal issues related to it, such as cloning, gene therapy, and patenting and releasing genetically engineered organisms. 'Milestones' summarize important research papers in the history of biotechnology and their effects on the field.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
third and fourth year undergraduates as well as graduate students, health professionals, industrial microbiologists, scientists, engineers, or attorneys interested in biotechnology
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978-1-55581-269-0 (9781555812690)
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Herausgeber*in
University of Waterloo Canada
Part 1 Fundamentals of Molecular Biotechnology
The Molecular Biotechnology Revolution
Molecular Biotechnology Biological Systems
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis
Recombinant DNA Technology
Chemical Synthesis, Sequencing and Amplification of DNA
Manipulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
Heterologous Protein Production in Eukaryotic Cells
Directed Mutagenesis and Protein Engineering
Part 2 Molecular Biotechnology of Microbial Systems
Molecular Diagnostics
Therapeutics Agents
Vaccines
Synthesis of Commercial Products by Recombinant Micro organisms
Bioremediation and Biomass Utilization
Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria
Microbial Insecticides
Large-Scale Production of Proteins from Recombinant Microorganisms
Part 3 Eukaryotic Systems
Genetic Engineering of Plants: Methodology
Genetic Engineering of Plants: Application
Transgenic Animals
Human Molecular Genetics
Part 4 Regulating and Patenting Molecular Biotechnology
Regulating the Use of Biotechnology
Patenting Biotechnology Inventions
Glossary
