Biotechnology: The Technological Applications of Genetics and Genomics, Third Edition, approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, discussing how the fields of genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry are merging their respective discoveries into the expanding applied field of biotechnology. Each chapter starts with basic concepts that develop into more specific and detailed applications, providing readers with a good image of possibilities and current limitations in the field and future research directions.
This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include research advances, and has new chapters on artificial intelligence, genome editing, precision and personalized medicine, and more. This book is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in understanding what molecular biotechnology is as a scientific discipline, how research in this area is conducted, and how this technology may impact the future.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Chapter 1. Basics of Biotechnology - p. 2 3. Chapter 2. DNA, RNA, and Protein - p. 31 4. Chapter 3. Recombinant DNA Technology - p. 59 5. Chapter 4. DNA Synthesis and PCR - p. 95 6. Chapter 5. RNA-Based Technologies - p. 126 7. Chapter 6. Immune Technology - p. 178 8. Chapter 7. Genomes and Sequencing Technology - p. 218 9. Chapter 8. Transcriptomics - p. 257 10. Chapter 9. Bioinformatics - p. 297 11. Chapter 10. Proteomics - p. 309 12. Chapter 11. Recombinant Proteins - p. 349 13. Chapter 12. Protein Engineering - p. 379 14. Chapter 13. Synthetic Biology - p. 407 15. Chapter 14. Nanobiotechnology - p. 437 16. Chapter 15. Biorobotics to Artificial Intelligence - p. 471 17. Chapter 16. Environmental Biotechnology - p. 489 18. Chapter 17. Plant Biotechnology - p. 517 19. Chapter 18. Transgenic Animals - p. 553 20. Chapter 19. Inherited Defects and Gene Therapy - p. 581 21. Chapter 20. Genome Editing - p. 623 22. Chapter 21. Cloning and Stem Cells - p. 647 23. Chapter 22. Cancer - p. 677 24. Chapter 23. Precision Medicine - p. 717 25. Chapter 24. Viral and Prion Infections - p. 748 26. Chapter 25. Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism - p. 775 27. Chapter 26. Emerging Infections - p. 805 28. Chapter 27. Bioethics in Biotechnology - p. 827 29. Glossary - p. 857 30. Index - p. 911
Biotechnology: The Technological Applications of Genetics and Genomics, Third Edition, approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, discussing how the fields of genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry are merging their respective discoveries into the expanding applied field of biotechnology. Each chapter starts with basic concepts that develop into more specific and detailed applications, providing readers with a good image of possibilities and current limitations in the field and future research directions.
This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include research advances, and has new chapters on artificial intelligence, genome editing, precision and personalized medicine, and more. This book is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in understanding what molecular biotechnology is as a scientific discipline, how research in this area is conducted, and how this technology may impact the future.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Chapter 1. Basics of Biotechnology - p. 2 3. Chapter 2. DNA, RNA, and Protein - p. 31 4. Chapter 3. Recombinant DNA Technology - p. 59 5. Chapter 4. DNA Synthesis and PCR - p. 95 6. Chapter 5. RNA-Based Technologies - p. 126 7. Chapter 6. Immune Technology - p. 178 8. Chapter 7. Genomes and Sequencing Technology - p. 218 9. Chapter 8. Transcriptomics - p. 257 10. Chapter 9. Bioinformatics - p. 297 11. Chapter 10. Proteomics - p. 309 12. Chapter 11. Recombinant Proteins - p. 349 13. Chapter 12. Protein Engineering - p. 379 14. Chapter 13. Synthetic Biology - p. 407 15. Chapter 14. Nanobiotechnology - p. 437 16. Chapter 15. Biorobotics to Artificial Intelligence - p. 471 17. Chapter 16. Environmental Biotechnology - p. 489 18. Chapter 17. Plant Biotechnology - p. 517 19. Chapter 18. Transgenic Animals - p. 553 20. Chapter 19. Inherited Defects and Gene Therapy - p. 581 21. Chapter 20. Genome Editing - p. 623 22. Chapter 21. Cloning and Stem Cells - p. 647 23. Chapter 22. Cancer - p. 677 24. Chapter 23. Precision Medicine - p. 717 25. Chapter 24. Viral and Prion Infections - p. 748 26. Chapter 25. Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism - p. 775 27. Chapter 26. Emerging Infections - p. 805 28. Chapter 27. Bioethics in Biotechnology - p. 827 29. Glossary - p. 857 30. Index - p. 911
