Glick BR, Pasternak JJ. 1998. Molecular Biotechnology.

Molecular Biotechnology
by Bernard R. Glick, Jack. J. Pasternak

Amer Society for Microbiology
ISBN: 1555811361
(May 1998)

Book Description

Completely revised and updated, this second edition of the best-selling Molecular Biotechnology covers both the underlying scientific principles and the wide-ranging industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications of recombinant DNA technology. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the types of organisms and cells used in molecular biotechnology, DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, the methodology and applications of genetic engineering of plants, and microbial production of therapeutic agents. Updated chapters reflect recent developments in biotechnology and the societal issues related to it, such as cloning, gene therapy, and patenting and releasing genetically engineered organisms. "Milestones" summarize important research papers in the history of biotechnology and their effects on the field.

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