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Biotechnology for beginners / Reinhard Renneberg ; edited by Arnold L. Demain ; foreword by Tom A. Rapoport ; illustration, Darja Süβbier ; translated from German by Renate FitzRoy and Jackie Jones.

Biotechnology for beginners / Reinhard Renneberg ; edited by Arnold L. Demain ; foreword by Tom A. Rapoport ; illustration, Darja Süssbier ; translated from the German by Renate FitzRoy and Jackie Jones.
Author:
Renneberg, Reinhard, 1951-

Demain, A. L. (Arnold L.), 1927-
Publication Information:
Amsterdam : Boston : Academic Press, 2008.
Call Number:
TP248.2 .R45 2008
Abstract:
"' ... overview of biotechnology ... in a wide array of the life sciences including genetics, immunology, biochemistry, agronomy, food science, and animal science ... Authors ... discuss the opportunities and risks of individual technologies and provide historical data ... [C]overs all major aspects of the field, from food biotechnology to enzymes, genetic engineering, viruses, antibodies, and vaccines, to environmental biotechnology, transgenic animals, analytical biotechnology, and the human genome."--Publisher description.
ISBN:
9780123735812
Physical Description:
xix, 349 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Beer, bread, and cheese : the tasty side of biotechnology -- Enzymes : molecular supercatalysts for use at home and in industry -- The wonders of gene technology -- White biotechnology: cells as synthetic factories -- Viruses, antibodies, and vaccines -- Environmental biotechnology : from one-way streets to traffic circles -- Green biotechnology -- Embryos, clones, and transgenic animals -- Myocardial infraction, cancer, and stem cells: biotechnology as a life saver -- Analytic biotechnology and the human genome.
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