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TITLE |
Principles of biotechnology / editor, Christina A. Crawford, MS Ed. |
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EDITION |
[First edition]. |
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IMPRINT |
Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated ; [Amenia, New York] : Grey House Publishing, [2018]. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 online resource (xiii, 466 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits. |
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SERIES |
Gale eBooks. |
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SERIES |
Principles of. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Alternative energy sources -- Animal breeding -- Animal testing -- Animals as a medical resource -- Anthrax and biological warfare -- Anthropogeomorphology -- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- Antibiotics as defense against biological warfare -- Archaebacteria -- Artificial intelligence -- Artificial organs -- Audio engineering -- Bioassays -- Biochemical engineering -- Biodetectors -- Bioenergy technologies -- Bioengineering -- Biofertilizers -- Biofuels -- Biofuels and synthetic fuels -- Bioinformatics -- Biological terrorism -- Biological weapon identification -- Biomathematics -- Biomechanical engineering -- Biomechanics -- Biometric eye scanners -- Biometric identification systems -- Bionics and biomedical engineering -- Biopesticides and the environment -- Bioprocess engineering -- Bioremediation -- Biosensors -- Biostratigraphy -- Biosynthetics -- Biotechnology and genetic engineer. |
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SUMMARY |
This book introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of biotechnology, and discusses topics such as alternative energy sources, zygomycetes, cloning, synthetic fuels, medicinal plants, stem cell research & technology and genetically modified organisms. Twenty-three biographies of key figures who have made significant contributions to the field of biotechnology are also included. |
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SUBJECT |
Biotechnology. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Crawford, Christina A., 1983- editor. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Gale (Firm). |
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LINK |
Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access |
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ISBN |
9781682176788. |
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ISBN |
9781682176795 (electronic book). |