Physical Description:print 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Edition:2nd ed.
Publisher:San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The biotechnology century and its workforce -- An introduction to genes and genomes -- Recombinant DNA technology and genomics -- Proteins as products -- Microbial biotechnology -- Plant biotechnology -- Animal biotechnology -- DNA fingerprinting and forensic analysis -- Bioremediation -- Aquatic biotechnology -- Medical biotechnology -- Biotechnology regulations -- Ethics and biotechnology.