Basic Biotechnology

Biotechnology's wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA techniques, cloning, and the application of microbiology to the production of goods from bread to antibiotics. In this new edition, biology and bioprocessing topics are uniquely combined to provide a complete overview of biotechnology. A distinctive feature of the text is the discussions of the public perception of biotechnology and the business of biotechnology, which set the science in a broader context. This comprehensive textbook is essential reading for all students of biotechnology and applied microbiology, and for researchers in biotechnology industries. Biotechnology is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century. 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. In this new edition of the textbook Basic Biotechnology, biology and bioprocessing topics are uniquely combined to provide a complete overview of biotechnology. The fundamental principles that underpin all biotechnology are explained and a full range of examples are discussed to show how these principles are applied; from starting substrate to final product. A distinctive feature of this text are the discussions of the public perception of biotechnology and the business of biotechnology, which set the science in a broader context. This comprehensive textbook is essential reading for all students of biotechnology and applied microbiology, and for researchers in biotechnology industries.

Comprehensive coverage of the principles, applications and business of biotechnology; from concept to final product.

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Representing the current state of biotechnology, this textbook illustrates fundamental aspects of the science with examples from the pharmaceutical, food, and environmental industries. Practical applications are emphasized, with chapters on amino acids, organic acids, antibiotics, baker's yeast, enzyme production, immunochemical projects, and the like. The economics of biotechnology and the role of public perception are specifically addressed. Contributors are biologists and other scientists from Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

In this new edition of Basic Biotechnology biology and bioprocessing topics are uniquely combined to provide a complete overview of biotechnology. The fundamental principles are discussed, alongside examples of how these principles are applied. Essential reading for all biotechnology and applied microbiology students and for researchers in biotechnology industries. Public perception of new technologies can have pronounced effects on the timing and direction innovation, and on rates of uptake or discrimination of the technology, its products and services.