Understanding Biotechnology - An objective, thorough, and accesible introduction to biotechnology

Aluízio Borém, Fabrício R. Santos, David E. Bowen

Prentice Hall

2003

216 páginas

7h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780131010116

Biotechnology will have an increasingly profound impact on human health, agriculture, the environment, and society itself. Understanding biotechnology offers an introduction that is balanced, accurate, current, thorough, and acessible to both non-specialists and professionals.
This book presents careful and complete introductions to cloning, gene therapy, pharmacogenomics, molecular markers, forensic DNA, biorremediation, and biodiversity, as well as a full chapter on the risks of bioterrorism. It also includes an extensive glossary and detailed references for further study.