Molecular Biotechnology Principles and Applications

About this book

Completely rewritten standard text on the subject of growing importance to all biologists.

Contents

Part I: Introduction; Biotechnology - ancient and modern; Part II: Recombinant DNA technology; The basic principles of recombinant DNA technology; Recombinant DNA technology and the new diagnostics; Protein engineering; Part III: The exploitation of microbes; The large-scale cultivation of microbes; The commercial exploitation of microorganisms; Cell and enzyme immobilization; Part IV: Animal biotechnology; Principles of mammalian cell culture; Applications of animal cell culture; Monoclonal antibodies; Transgenic animals and human gene therapy; Part V: Plant biotechnology; Plant cell, tissue and organ culture; Biotechnology and plant breeding; Part VI: Social aspects of biotechnology; Legal, social and ethical aspects of biotechnology

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