| Edition |
Rev. 2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 240 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. How biotechnology came about -- What is biotechnology? -- In the beginning -- The voyager and the monk -- A striking coincidence -- Colored bodies -- Fruit flies in the lab -- Let there be DNA -- Unraveling the double helix -- How does DNA store information? -- A copy in every cell -- What do genes do? -- Protein primer -- Examples of proteins -- Proteins are us -- The amino acids -- Genes, proteins, and your eyes -- The genetic code -- How genes make proteins -- Steps on the road to biotechnology -- D(aring) N(ucleotide) A(dventures) -- 2. Tools in the genetic engineering workshop -- Why bacteria? -- A head start -- Hijackers and molecule snippers -- First, catch your DNA -- Making recombinant DNA -- Putting new genes into cells -- Gene expression -- Cloning plants, animals, and cells -- Monoclonal antibodies -- DNA probes -- DNA "fingerprinting" -- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -- 3. Biotechnology and the body -- New parts for old -- The importance of stem cells -- It's all in the genes -- Examples of conditions known to be gene-based -- Gene therapy -- Retroviruses -- The Human Genome Project -- Microbes in medicine -- The problem with antibiotics -- Medicines from plants -- The interferon story -- Genes and vaccines -- Nature's magic bullets -- Designer drugs -- The science of proteomics -- Closing thoughts -- 4. Biotechnology on the farm -- Milking it for all it's worth -- Let us spray -- Insects facts -- Developing regulations -- Great expectations -- A little plant with a big future -- Pests and diseases -- A versatile bacterium -- Weather and soil -- Farmer-ceuticals? -- Closing thoughts -- 5. Biotechnology and the environment -- Microbes clean up -- Microbes in uniforms -- Add liquid and stir -- Community genomics -- Microbes as monitors -- Finding the right microbes for the job -- A quick reading -- Microbes and mines -- Hot bacteria -- Golden harvest -- Cells keep working after they're dead -- A new angle to landscaping -- Of cabbages and metals -- Fighting chemicals with chemicals -- Making new fuels -- Electric trees -- Closing thoughts -- 6. Biotechnology in seas and trees -- An ocean of opportunity -- Foul is fair -- Underwater drugs -- A cornucopia of chemicals -- Car parts from crabs -- Research and development -- Cholera kits -- Fuels from the sea -- Farming the seas -- Diseases and pollution -- Frozen fish -- The forest and the trees -- A harvest of wood -- Building better trees -- Forests of the future -- Closing thoughts -- 7. Ethical issues -- Making opinions -- Life -- Patenting people -- Problems with patents -- What can be patented? -- Profiting from the poor -- Protecting consumers -- Health dilemmas -- Building better humans -- Prometheus revisited. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. How biotechnology came about -- ch. 2. Tools in the genetic engineering workshop -- ch. 3. Biotechnology and the body -- ch. 4. Biotechnology on the farm -- ch. 5. Biotechnology and the environment -- ch. 6. Biotechnology in seas and trees -- ch. 7. Ethical issues. |
| Subject |
Biotechnology -- Popular works.
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Biotechnology. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Subject |
Bioethics -- Popular works.
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Bioethics. |
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Genetic engineering -- Popular works.
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Genetic engineering. |
| ISBN |
0309096219 paperback |
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9780309096218 paperback |
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0309579384 pdf |
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9780309579384 pdf |
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