Basic biotechnology / edited by Colin Ratledge and Bjørn Kristiansen.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 666 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780511802409 (ebook)
- 660.6 22
- TP248.2 .B367 2006
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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.
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