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Understanding Biotechnology.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Borem, Aluizio (Autor), Santos, Fabricio R. (Autor), Bowen, David E. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: E Rutherford : Old Tappan : Prentice Hall PTR Pearson Education [distributor] Jan. 2003
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History: from biology to biotechnology. Advent of biotechnology ; Biotechnology prior to the 21st century ; Production of proteins ; Human genome project
  • Genetic engineering. Central dogma ; Gene structure ; Viruses ; Gene manipulation ; Engineering genes
  • Transformation. Principles of genetic transformation ; Methods of genetic transformation ; Bottlenecks in transformation ; Genetic engineering products ; Potential of transformation ; Gene expression ; Transgenic locus
  • Biotechnological products. Economic aspects ; Transgenic animals ; Transgenics in agriculture ; Final considerations
  • Biosafety. U.S. regulatory agencies ; Biosafety in other countries ; Biotechnology in agriculture ; Concerns about biotechnology
  • Cloning. Technical hurdles in cloning ; Therapeutic cloning ; Human clones.