Molecular biotechnology :

Glick, Bernard R.

Molecular biotechnology : principles and applications of recombinant DNA / Bernard R. Glick,Jack J. Pasternak and Cheryl L. Patten. - 4th ed. - Washington, DC : ASM Press, 2010. - xvii, 1000 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The development of molecular biotechnology -- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Chemical synthesis, amplification, and sequencing of DNA -- Bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics -- Manipulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Heterologous protein production in eukaryotic cells -- Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering -- Molecular diagnostics -- Protein therapeutics -- Nucleic acids as therapeutic agents -- Vaccines -- Synthesis of commercial products by recombinant microorganisms -- Bioremediation and biomass utilization -- Plant growth-promoting bacteria -- Microbial insecticides -- Large-scale production of proteins from recombinant microorganisms -- Genetic engineering of plants : methodology -- Engineering plants to overcome biotic and abiotic stress -- Engineering plant quality and proteins -- Transgenic animals -- Regulating the use of biotechnology -- Societal issues in biotechnology.

9781555814984 (hardcover)

2009026838

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101509400 DNLM 015397784 Uk


Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Molecular biology.
Biotechnology.
Genetic Engineering.
Molecular Biology.

TP248.2.G5 2010


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