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Clark, David P.,

Biotechnology / David P. Clark, Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA, Nanette J. Pazdernik, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. - Second edition. - xv, 833 pages : illustrations (color) ; 29 cm

Includes end-of-chapter study questions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basics of biotechnology -- DNA, RNA, and protein -- Recombinant DNA technology -- DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro -- RNA-based technologies -- Immune technology -- Nanobiotechnology -- Genomics and gene expression -- Proteomics -- Recombinant proteins -- Protein engineering -- Environmental biotechnology -- Synthetic biology -- From cell phones to cyborgs -- Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology -- Transgenic animals -- Inherited defects and gene therapy -- Cloning and stem cells -- Cancer -- Aging and apoptosis -- Viral and prion infections -- Biological warfare : infectious disease and bioterrorism -- Forensic molecular biology -- Bioethics in biotechnology.

ISBN: 9780123850157 (hbk.) 0123850150

LCCN: 2015932542

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biotechnology--Textbooks.
Genetic engineering--Textbooks.
Molecular biology--Textbooks.
Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Molecular biology.
Bioteknik.
Genteknik.
Molekylärbiologi.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Textbooks.

LC Class. No.: TP248.2.C53_2016

Dewey Class. No.: 660.6