Gene Biotechnology

Author : William Wu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439848327
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gene Biotechnology written by William Wu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering state-of-the-art technologies and a broad range of practical applications, the Third Edition of Gene Biotechnology presents tools that researchers and students need to understand and apply today's biotechnology techniques. Many of the currently available books in molecular biology contain only protocol recipes, failing to explain the princ

Author : William Wu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203489276
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gene Biotechnology written by William Wu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-09-29 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many scientists find themselves working in the laboratory without sufficient background in current biotechnology methods. Others want to keep up with the revolution in biotechnology and the flood of new methodologies. This book provides a solution for both: a multidisciplinary approach to the methods essential to biotechnical development. C

Author : Edward Yoxen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gene Business written by Edward Yoxen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gene Business, the first detailed, analytic study of the corporate agenda for biotechnology, takes a close look at the for-profit use of genetic engineering and molecular biology. Alarmed by the possible long-term effects of corporate-controlled university research, which has already led to the cloning of fast-growing trees in the Amazon and the replacement of basic Third World crops by "supercrops," Yoxen provides a readable account of how genetic engineering evolved from a pure science into a profitable business. He examines the structure of today's multinational gene business, the effects it has had to date, and its scientific, economic, social, and political implications.

Author : Nicolas Rasmussen
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421413418
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gene Jockeys written by Nicolas Rasmussen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific scramble to discover the first generation of drugs created through genetic engineering. The biotech arena emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, when molecular biology, one of the fastest-moving areas of basic science in the twentieth century, met the business world. Gene Jockeys is a detailed study of the biotech projects that led to five of the first ten recombinant DNA drugs to be approved for medical use in the United States: human insulin, human growth hormone, alpha interferon, erythropoietin, and tissue plasminogen activator. Drawing on corporate documents obtained from patent litigation, as well as interviews with the ambitious biologists who called themselves gene jockeys, historian Nicolas Rasmussen chronicles the remarkable, and often secretive, work of the scientists who built a new domain between academia and the drug industry in the pursuit of intellectual rewards and big payouts. In contrast to some who critique the rise of biotechnology, Rasmussen contends that biotech was not a swindle, even if the public did pay a very high price for the development of what began as public scientific resources. Within the biotech enterprise, the work of corporate scientists went well beyond what biologists had already accomplished within universities, and it accelerated the medical use of the new drugs by several years. In his technically detailed and readable narrative, Rasmussen focuses on the visible and often heavy hands that construct and maintain the markets in public goods like science. He looks closely at how science follows money, and vice versa, as researchers respond to the pressures and potential rewards of commercially viable innovations. In biotechnology, many of those engaged in crafting markets for genetically engineered drugs were biologists themselves who were in fact trying to do science. This book captures that heady, fleeting moment when a biologist could expect to do great science through the private sector and be rewarded with both wealth and scientific acclaim.

Author : B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230277993
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gene Revolution and Global Food Security written by B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions.

Author : Susan Aldridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521625098
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thread of Life written by Susan Aldridge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Aldridge gives an accessible guide to the world of DNA and also explores the applications of genetic engineering in biotechnology. She takes the reader, step by step, through the fascinating study of molecular biology. Aldridge also looks at the wider world of biotechnology and how genetic engineering can be applied to such problems as producing vegetarian cheese or cleaning up the environment. Although easy to read, this book does not avoid the science and provides a stimulating introduction to this enigmatic part of nature.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309166152
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. In this book, the committee recommended that greater scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of naturally occurring substances, regardless of the method used to create them. The book offers a framework to guide federal agencies in selecting the route of safety assessment. It identifies and recommends several pre- and post-market approaches to guide the assessment of unintended compositional changes that could result from genetically modified foods and research avenues to fill the knowledge gaps.

Author : Brian Tokar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gene Traders written by Brian Tokar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetically engineered agriculture is spreading around the world due to global trade agreements and the aggressive tactics of international financial institutions, governments, and agribusiness corporations. The authors in this survey show how the interplay of trade policy, "development" politics and biotechnology increases dependency and hunger, while compromising the survival of traditional farmers and their communities. [back cover].

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309465184
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. Synthetic biology, which collectively refers to concepts, approaches, and tools that enable the modification or creation of biological organisms, is being pursued overwhelmingly for beneficial purposes ranging from reducing the burden of disease to improving agricultural yields to remediating pollution. Although the contributions synthetic biology can make in these and other areas hold great promise, it is also possible to imagine malicious uses that could threaten U.S. citizens and military personnel. Making informed decisions about how to address such concerns requires a realistic assessment of the capabilities that could be misused. Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology explores and envisions potential misuses of synthetic biology. This report develops a framework to guide an assessment of the security concerns related to advances in synthetic biology, assesses the levels of concern warranted for such advances, and identifies options that could help mitigate those concerns.

Author : Robert Teitelman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gene Dreams written by Robert Teitelman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the uneasy relationship between business and medical science, this book throws a generous bucket of cold water on the original expectations of genetic engineering. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR