Renneberg, Reinhard, 1951-

Biotechnology for beginners / Reinhard Renneberg ; edited by Arnold L. Demain with a foreword by Tom A. Rapoport. - Boston, Mass. : Elsevier/ Springer-Verlag, c2008. - xix, 349 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Translated from German by Renate Fitzaroy and Jackie Jones

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forewords. - Ch. 1. Beer, bread, and cheese - the tasty side of biotechnology. - Ch. 2. Enzymes - molecular supercatalysts for use at home and in industry. - Ch. 3. The wonders of gene technology. - Ch. 4. White biotechnology - cells as synthetic factories. - Ch. 5. Viruses, antibodies, and vaccines. - 6. Environmental biotechnology from one-way streets to traffice circles. - Ch. 7. Green biotechnology. - Ch. 8. Embryos, clones and transgenic animals. - Ch. 9. Myocardial infarction, cancer and stem cells - biotechnology is a life saver. - Ch. 10. Analytical biotechnology and the human genome. - Photo and citation credits. - Index.

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Biotechnology.
Molecular biology--Biotechnology

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