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Title:Biotechology : An Introduction
Author:Sangita Malvee
ISBN:8189741373 : 9788189741372
Illustrations:b/w tables & charts
Format:Hardback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:310
Weight: .678 Kg.
Published:SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd - March 2007
List Price: 49.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Biotechnology


Biotechnology, one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century emerged as a new research field that arose because of the fusion of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. Its wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA techniques, cloning and the application of microbiology to the production of goods from bread to antibiotics, contributing to diverse areas as food production, waste disposal, mining and medicine. Applications of Biotechnology is felt when one goes to the movies to see Jurassic Park with cloned dinosaurs; or reads in the newspaper about the commercialization of a new Biotech Tomato that has a comprehensive shelf life; or hears one of the critics of Biotechnology talking about the possibility of calamitous consequences from genetic engineering. This book will be an essential reading for all students of biotechnology and applied microbiology, and for researchers in the field of Biotechnology.

Contents include: Introduction; Molecular Biotechnology Revolution; Genetic and Protein Engineering; Enzymes in Genetic Engineering; Recombinant DNA Technology; Cloning Vectors; Gene Cloning, Gene Transfer and Expression of Induced Genes; Plant Tissue Culture; Animal Cell and Tissue Culture; Molecular Maps of Animal Genome; Metabolic Engineering for Overproduction of Metabolites; Biotechnology Agro-Industrial Development; Biotechnology in Medicine; Biotechnology and Environment; and Patents in Biotechnology; Index; Bibliography.