Molecular biotechnology :

Glick, Bernard R.

Molecular biotechnology : principles and applications of recombinant DNA / Bernard R. Glick, Jack J. Pasternak. - Third edition - Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2003 [reprinted 2007]. - xxiii, 760 pages : illustrations (chiefly colors) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The molecular biotechnology revolution -- Molecular biotechnology biological systems -- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Chemical synthesis, sequencing, and amplification of DNA -- Manipulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Heterologous protein production in eukaryotic cells -- Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering -- Molecular biotechnology of microbial systems -- Therapeutic agents -- Vaccines -- Synthesis of commercial products by recombinant microorganisms -- Bioremediation and biomass utilization -- Plant growth-promoting bacteria -- Microbial insecticides -- Large-scale production of proteins from recombinant microorganisms -- Genetic engineering of plants: methodology -- Genetic engineering of plants: applications -- Transgenic animals -- Human molecular genetics -- Regulating and patenting molecular biotechnology -- Patenting biotechnology inventions.

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