Molecular biotechnology :

Glick, Bernard R.

Molecular biotechnology : principles and applications of recombinant DNA / Bernard R. Glick and Jack J. Pasternak, Cheryl L. Patten. - Fourth edition - Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2010. - xvii, 1000 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The development of molecular biotechnology -- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Chemical synthesis, amplification, and sequencing of DNA -- Bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics -- Manipulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Heterologous protein production in eukaryotic cells -- Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering -- Molecular diagnostics -- Protein therapeutics -- Nucleic acids as 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 -- Engineering plants to overcome biotic and abiotic stress -- Engineering plant quality and proteins -- Transgenic animals -- Regulating the use of biotechnology -- Societal issues in biotechnology.

9781555814984 (hardcover)

2009026838

660.65