Renneberg: Biotechnology for Beginners

Authors Renneberg and Demain discuss the opportunities and risks of individual technologies and provide historical data in easy-to-reference boxes, highlighting key topics. Biotechnology for Beginners covers all major aspects of the field, from food biotechnology to enzymes, genetic engineering, viruses, antibodies, and vaccines, to environmental biotechnology, transgenic animals, analytical biotechnology, and the human genome. This stimulating book is the most user-friendly source for a comprehensive overview of this complex field.

Book Features 

• Accessible to the lay reader without scientific background knowledge.
• Coverage includes all facets of biotechnology applications.
• Includes articles from the hottest Scientists: Alan Guttmacher, Carl Djerassi, Frances S. Ligler, Jared Diamond, Susan Greenfield, and more.
• Each chapter concludes with a summary, annotated references, links to useful Web sites, and appealing review questions.
• More than 600 color figures and over 100 illustrations.
• Written in an enthusiastic and engaging style unlike other existing theoretical and dry-style biotechnology books.

Contents 
1. Beer, Bread, and Cheese: Tasty Biotech
2. Enzymes: Molecular Supercatalysts for Home and Industry
3. The Miracles of Genetic Engineering
4. White Biotechnology: Cells as Synthesis Factories
5. Viruses, Antibodies, Vaccinations
6. Environmental Biotechnology: Roundabouts Instead of One-Way Streets!
7. Green Biotechnology
8. Embryos, Clones, Transgenic Animals
9. Heart Attack, Cancer, Stem Cells: Red Biotechnology Saving Life
10. Analytic Biotechnology and the Human Genome

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123735815
• ISBN-13: 978-0123735812
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches 
• List Price: $59.95

Tags: Food Biotechnology