Biotechnology from A to Z

by William Bains

This book provides a clear, practical, and illuminating guide to the ideas and terminology of Biotechnology. Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing, most exciting, and most controversial areas of science and technology in the 21st Century, an industry worth billions and a political topic that has shaken governments. It has already produced scientific achievements, from cloning to sequencing the genome, which would have seemed miraculous 20 years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198524986
• ISBN13: 9780198524984
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Biotechnology from A to Z

Biotechnology from A to Z, 2nd edition, by W. Bains With the current explosion of interest in biotechnology and the application of the basic techniques of genetic engineering to medicine, agriculture, forensics, environment, it is becoming increasingly difficult for any one person to stay abreast of all the applications. A handbook such as Bains' is invaluable in cutting straight to the point and providing the appropriate jargon for the particular discipline. Scientists, science writers, environmental activists, everyone will find this book an invaluable reference source. My favorite few pages go from Affinity Tag, Ageing, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, AIDS, to Airlift fermentor. All the entries are explained in clear concise English, with the just the right amount of cross-entries. As is appropriate for a biotechnology book, there are frequent practical examples. There is a good index and a list of books for further reading. It's a shame OUP couldn't have kept the internet address stable. This book is a definite good buy.Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Bilkent University, Bilkent 06533, Ankara, Turkey