Biotechnology and its Applications: Using Cells to Change the World, Second Edition introduces students to the world of biotechnology in a way that runs deeper than a mere survey. Sections cover basic science, introduce cells, explain how they behave, what they are made of, demonstrate the biotechnological application of scientific principles in the laboratory, and present biotechnologies “in the real world.” Examples include recombinant proteins available to millions of patients, plants that have been engineered to produce food for people around the world, and regenerative medicine that may someday allow patients to receive organs that have been grown from their own cells.
The updated edition has been expanded with the most current information available, with new chapters on gene editing, bioremediation, vaccines and immunotherapy, and processing and manufacturing, thus resulting in a modern, robust, yet highly readable applications-oriented introduction to biotechnology.
1. Chapter 1. An introduction to biotechnology - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Voyage into the cell - p. 11 3. Chapter 3. Proteins - p. 47 4. Chapter 4. Genes: the blueprints for proteins - p. 73 5. Chapter 5. Cell growth - p. 117 6. UNIT II: Biotechnology in the laboratory - p. 146 7. Chapter 6. Microbial killing - p. 153 8. Chapter 7. Cell culture and the eukaryotic cells used in biotechnology - p. 175 9. Chapter 8. Fluorescence - p. 187 10. Chapter 9. Agarose gels - p. 203 11. Chapter 10. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - p. 219 12. Chapter 11. Genetic engineering - p. 247 13. UNIT III: Biotechnology in the real world - p. 284 14. Chapter 12. Gene delivery - p. 287 15. Chapter 13. RNAi - p. 327 16. Chapter 14. Genome editing - p. 339 17. Chapter 15. DNA fingerprinting - p. 357 18. Chapter 16. Fermentation, beer, and biofuels - p. 369 19. Chapter 17. Stem cells, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine - p. 389 20. Chapter 18. Transgenics and genetically modified organisms in agriculture - p. 411 21. Chapter 19. Patents and licenses - p. 429 22. Index - p. 453
Biotechnology and its Applications: Using Cells to Change the World, Second Edition introduces students to the world of biotechnology in a way that runs deeper than a mere survey. Sections cover basic science, introduce cells, explain how they behave, what they are made of, demonstrate the biotechnological application of scientific principles in the laboratory, and present biotechnologies “in the real world.” Examples include recombinant proteins available to millions of patients, plants that have been engineered to produce food for people around the world, and regenerative medicine that may someday allow patients to receive organs that have been grown from their own cells.
The updated edition has been expanded with the most current information available, with new chapters on gene editing, bioremediation, vaccines and immunotherapy, and processing and manufacturing, thus resulting in a modern, robust, yet highly readable applications-oriented introduction to biotechnology.
1. Chapter 1. An introduction to biotechnology - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Voyage into the cell - p. 11 3. Chapter 3. Proteins - p. 47 4. Chapter 4. Genes: the blueprints for proteins - p. 73 5. Chapter 5. Cell growth - p. 117 6. UNIT II: Biotechnology in the laboratory - p. 146 7. Chapter 6. Microbial killing - p. 153 8. Chapter 7. Cell culture and the eukaryotic cells used in biotechnology - p. 175 9. Chapter 8. Fluorescence - p. 187 10. Chapter 9. Agarose gels - p. 203 11. Chapter 10. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - p. 219 12. Chapter 11. Genetic engineering - p. 247 13. UNIT III: Biotechnology in the real world - p. 284 14. Chapter 12. Gene delivery - p. 287 15. Chapter 13. RNAi - p. 327 16. Chapter 14. Genome editing - p. 339 17. Chapter 15. DNA fingerprinting - p. 357 18. Chapter 16. Fermentation, beer, and biofuels - p. 369 19. Chapter 17. Stem cells, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine - p. 389 20. Chapter 18. Transgenics and genetically modified organisms in agriculture - p. 411 21. Chapter 19. Patents and licenses - p. 429 22. Index - p. 453
