The Gmo Handbook: Genetically Modified Animals, Microbes, and Plants in Biotechnology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781588293077)

A comprehensive and accessible survey of the best current accomplishments of GMO research in all their complexity and ramifications. The authors introduce the fundamentals of biotechnology as a scientific discipline, show how GMO research is conducted today, discuss the problems that have arisen from genetic technology and the tools needed to resolve them, and describes how GMO-derived technology may impact our lives in the future. On the technical side, the authors examine a wide range of current technologies employed for constructing GMOs, and describe approaches to novel research, appropriate protocols, and the process of constructing and screening a GMO. The discussion of plant and animal cells covers new strategies employed and the large-scale expression and purification of recombinant products in cultured cells. Social political, and legal issues are also discussed.

Author: Sarad R. Parekh
ISBN-10: 1588293076
ISBN-13: 9781588293077
Publisher: Humana
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2004
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.21lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.22w x 1.07d