Biotechnology for beginners /
Reinhard Renneberg, Viola Berkling, Vanya Loroch, Darja Soussbier (illustrations) ; edited by Arnold L. De main ; foreword by Tom A. Rapoport ; translated from German by Renate F itzRoy.
- Second edition.
- Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2017
- xxviii, 425 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm
Translation of: Biotechnologie four Einsteiger / by Reinhard Rennebe rg and Viola Berkling. c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Beer, bread, and cheese : the tasty side of biotechnology -- Enzymes : molecular supercatalysts for use at home and in industry -- The wond ers of gene technology -- White biotechnology: cells as synthetic facto ries -- Viruses, antibodies, and vaccines -- Environmental biotechnolog y : from one-way streets to traffic circles -- Green biotechnology -- E mbryos, clones, and transgenic animals -- Myocardial infraction, cancer , and stem cells: biotechnology as a life saver -- Analytic biotechnolo gy and the human genome.