Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering written by Mark L. Steinberg and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines more than 1900 terms, and serves the research needs of both the student and the advanced researcher.
Download or read book Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao. This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date list of terms currently in use in biotechnology, genetic engineering and allied fields. The terms in the glossary have been selected from books, dictionaries, journals and abstracts. Terms are included that are important for FAO's intergovernmental activities, especially in the areas of plant and animal genetic resources, food quality and plant protection.
Download or read book Animal Biotechnology written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-11-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnologyâ€"key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the authors discuss what we know and what we fear about their effectsâ€"the inadvertent release of dangerous microorganisms, the safety of products derived from biotechnology, the impact of genetically engineered animals on their environment. In addition to these concerns, the book explores animal welfare concerns, and our societal and institutional capacity to manage and regulate the technology and its products. This accessible volume will be important to everyone interested in the implications of the use of animal biotechnology.
Download or read book The Language of Biotechnology written by John M. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary attempts to define routinely used specialized language in the various areas of biotechnology, and remain suitable for use by scientists involved in unrelated disciplines. Viewing biotechnology as the practical application of biological systems to the manufacturing and service industries, and to the management of the environment, terms defined have been selected from as broad a spectrum as possible to include work accomplished by the following disciplines: (1) microbiology; (2) pharmacology; (3) biochemistry; (4) chemistry; (5) physiology; (6) chemical engineering; (7) genetic engineering; (8) enzymology; and (9) cell biology. The typical biotechnologist can utilize this dictionary to integrate specialized work with studies being carried out by collaborators in related fields, particularly with respect to differences in terminology, i.e., jargon. (JJK)
Download or read book Plants Genes and Crop Biotechnology written by Maarten J. Chrispeels and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates many fields to help students understand the complexity of the basic science that underlies crop and food production.
Download or read book Molecular Biology and Biotechnology written by Robert Allen Meyers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-06-29 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one volume 'library' of information on molecular biology, molecular medicine, and the theory and techniques for understanding, modifying, manipulating, expressing, and synthesizing biological molecules, conformations, and aggregates. The purpose is to assist the expanding number of scientists entering molecular biology research and biotechnology applications from diverse backgrounds, including biology and medicine, as well as physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering.
Download or read book Plant Biotechnology Volume 2 written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Apple Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the second of the new two-volume Plant Biotechnology set. This volume covers many recent advances in the development of transgenic plants that have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alternative energy strategies, microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides, and disease diagnostics through plant biotechnology. With the advancements in plant biotechnology, many of the customary approaches are out of date, and an understanding of new updated approaches is needed. This volume presents information related to recent methods of genetic transformation, gene silencing, development of transgenic crops, biosafety issues, microbial biotechnology, oxidative stress, and plant disease diagnostics and management. Key features: Provides an in-depth knowledge of various techniques of genetic transformation of plants, chloroplast, and fungus Describes advances in gene silencing in plants Discusses transgenic plants for various traits and their application in crop improvement Looks at genetically modified foods and biodiesel production Describes biotechnological approaches in horticultural and ornamental plants Explores the biosafety aspect associated with transgenic crops Considers the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture
Download or read book Heritable Human Genome Editing written by The Royal Society and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heritable human genome editing - making changes to the genetic material of eggs, sperm, or any cells that lead to their development, including the cells of early embryos, and establishing a pregnancy - raises not only scientific and medical considerations but also a host of ethical, moral, and societal issues. Human embryos whose genomes have been edited should not be used to create a pregnancy until it is established that precise genomic changes can be made reliably and without introducing undesired changes - criteria that have not yet been met, says Heritable Human Genome Editing. From an international commission of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the U.K.'s Royal Society, the report considers potential benefits, harms, and uncertainties associated with genome editing technologies and defines a translational pathway from rigorous preclinical research to initial clinical uses, should a country decide to permit such uses. The report specifies stringent preclinical and clinical requirements for establishing safety and efficacy, and for undertaking long-term monitoring of outcomes. Extensive national and international dialogue is needed before any country decides whether to permit clinical use of this technology, according to the report, which identifies essential elements of national and international scientific governance and oversight.
Download or read book Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering written by Mark L. Steinberg and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated dictionary defining the most relevant and frequently used terms in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Download or read book Biotech s Dictionary of Genetic Engineering written by Dinesh Arora and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetic Engineering Is The Host Subject Today, Having Left Behind Even Computers. It Is Daily In News, With Progress In Cloning And Gene Transformation Getting Splashed All Over. Newspapers And Television Discuss The Ethics Of Cloning And Sharp Debates Take Place On The Benefits That Mankind May Expect From It. As The Name Implies, Genetic Engineering Is All About Manipulating Genetic Inheritance Of Cells. In The 90S Of The Last Century, It Became Possible To Transfer Genes From One Cell To Another By Use Of Enzymes. Dna Recombinant Techniques, As It Is Called, Has Made It Possible, E.G. To Introduce Insulin Producing Human Gene Into E. Coli Bacteria And Have It Produce Insulin Which Can Be Used By Diabetes Patients. The Dictionary Deals With All The Major Aspects Of This Marvelous Technology, Right From The Nitty Gritties Of Techniques And Jargon To Its Future Benefits And Ethical Implications. It Gives The Meaning Of Thousands Of Technical/Jargon Words Used In Genetics, Cytology, Pollution Study And Physiology/Medicine. It Is Hoped That Students Will Benefit Greatly From It And It Will Become A Standard Reference Dictionary For Them.
Download or read book Precision Medicine for Investigators Practitioners and Providers written by Joel Faintuch and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-16 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precision Medicine for Investigators, Practitioners and Providers addresses the needs of investigators by covering the topic as an umbrella concept, from new drug trials to wearable diagnostic devices, and from pediatrics to psychiatry in a manner that is up-to-date and authoritative. Sections include broad coverage of concerning disease groups and ancillary information about techniques, resources and consequences. Moreover, each chapter follows a structured blueprint, so that multiple, essential items are not overlooked. Instead of simply concentrating on a limited number of extensive and pedantic coverages, scholarly diagrams are also included. - Provides a three-pronged approach to precision medicine that is focused on investigators, practitioners and healthcare providers - Covers disease groups and ancillary information about techniques, resources and consequences - Follows a structured blueprint, ensuring essential chapters items are not overlooked
Download or read book Basic Biotechnology written by Colin Ratledge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Genetic Engineering written by Gurbachan S. Miglani and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides concise yet complete knowledge on the many aspects of the most useful yet the most controversial scientific techniques developed under the umbrella of genetic engineering, including detection, isolation and quantitation of DNA and RNA; enzymes of recombinant DNA technology and genome editing; cloning vectors; DNA cloning; DNA libraries; identification of gene of interest; analysis of cloned gene; plant marker gene systems; gene transfer through natural means; vectorless methods of gene transfer; gene transfer methods in plants; gene transfer methods in animals; assessment of gene transfer methods; RNA interference technology in designing transgenic crops; chloroplast genetic engineering; mitochondrial engineering; metabolic engineering; clean gene technology; genetic use restriction technology; mapping and cloning of genetic determinants of QTLs; applications and benefits of genetic engineering; Issues and disadvantages of genetic engineering; risk assessment of genetically engineered organisms; and some recent approaches, namely, genome engineering and genomically recoded organisms, currently being developed for production of safer genetically modified organisms. This book is primarily designed as a text book for undergraduate and graduate students studying genetic engineering in agricultural, veterinary and medicinal universities. Teachers and researchers in any discipline of life sciences, agricultural sciences, medicine, and biotechnology in all the conventional and agricultural universities, research institutes, molecular genetics and biotechnology companies/colleges/schools all over the world will also find it useful as a reference book.
Download or read book Toward Precision Medicine written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivated by the explosion of molecular data on humans-particularly data associated with individual patients-and the sense that there are large, as-yet-untapped opportunities to use this data to improve health outcomes, Toward Precision Medicine explores the feasibility and need for "a new taxonomy of human disease based on molecular biology" and develops a potential framework for creating one. The book says that a new data network that integrates emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients could drive the development of a more accurate classification of diseases and ultimately enhance diagnosis and treatment. The "new taxonomy" that emerges would define diseases by their underlying molecular causes and other factors in addition to their traditional physical signs and symptoms. The book adds that the new data network could also improve biomedical research by enabling scientists to access patients' information during treatment while still protecting their rights. This would allow the marriage of molecular research and clinical data at the point of care, as opposed to research information continuing to reside primarily in academia. Toward Precision Medicine notes that moving toward individualized medicine requires that researchers and health care providers have access to very large sets of health- and disease-related data linked to individual patients. These data are also critical for developing the information commons, the knowledge network of disease, and ultimately the new taxonomy.
Download or read book The Uses of Life written by Robert Bud and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-05-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows, for the first time, how modern biotechnology grew out of this century's hopes for a new relationship between biology and engineering. Long before recombinant DNA, these promised a new kind of technology. By exploring the rich and surprisingly overlooked complex of prophesies, industrial and scientific development and government programs, the book sheds new light on the expectations now held for biotechnology. A world-wide view, covering developments, not just in America but also in Europe and Japan, uncovers surprising links. This makes possible a coherent story to supersede the historical notes which have been available until now. This first history of biotechnology provides a readable and challenging account that will appeal to anyone interested in the development of this key component of modern industry.
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Download or read book White Biotechnology written by Roland Ulber and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions by numerous experts
