Biotechnology : applying the genetic revolution / authors, David P. Clark, Nanette J. Pazdernik. — Amsterdam ;Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2009. – (58.2/C592)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    PREFACE
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    INTRODUCTION
    CHAPTER 1 Basics of biotechnology
    CHAPTER 2 DNA， RNA， and protein
    CHAPTER 3 Recombinant DNA technology
    CHAPTER 4 DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro
    CHAPTER 5 RNA-based technologies
    CHAPTER 6 Immune technology
    CHAPTER 7 Nanobiotechnology
    CHAPTER 8 Genomics and gene expression
    CHAPTER 9 Proteomics
    CHAPTER 10 Recombinant proteins
    CHAPTER 11 Protein engineering
    CHAPTER 12 Environmental biotechnology
    CHAPTER 13 Pathway engineering
    CHAPTER 14 Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology
    CHAPTER 15 Transgenic animals
    CHAPTER 16 Inherited defects
    CHAPTER 17 Gene therapy
    CHAPTER 18 Molecular biology of cancer
    CHAPTER 19 Noninfectious diseases
    CHAPTER 20 Aging and apoptosis
    CHAPTER 21 Bacterial infections
    CHAPTER 22 Viral and prion infections
    CHAPTER 23 Biowarfare and bioterrorism
    CHAPTER 24 Forensic molecular biology
    CHAPTER 25 Bioethics in biotechnology
    BIOTECHNOLOGY Multiple-choice answer key
    GLOSSARY
    INDEX