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.
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The GMO Handbook: Genetically Modified Animals, Microbes, and Plants in Biotechnology
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.
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The GMO Handbook: Genetically Modified Animals, Microbes, and Plants in Biotechnology
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The GMO Handbook: Genetically Modified Animals, Microbes, and Plants in Biotechnology
374Paperback(Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)
$169.99
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781617374821 |
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Publisher: | Springer-Verlag New York, LLC |
Publication date: | 11/05/2010 |
Edition description: | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004 |
Pages: | 374 |
Product dimensions: | 7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d) |
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