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Biotechnology
Fifth edition
Biotechnology is the major technology of the twenty-first century – yet few people realise how much it impacts on many aspects of human society.The defining aim of this new fifth edition is to re-establish the correctunderstanding of the term biotechnology. Using the straightforward stylethat made the previous editions of his textbook so popular, John Smithonce again helps students and general readers alike with the decipheringanduseofbiologicalknowledge.Heexplainsthehistoricaldevelopmentsinbiotechnologyandtherangeofactivitiesfrombrewingbeer,thetreatmentof sewage and other wastes, and the creation of biofuels. He also discussesthe innovations in molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, systemsbiology and their impact on new biotechnology. In this edition John Smithalso re-examines the ethics and morality of aspects of biotechnology andputs new emphasis on stem cells and regenerative medicine and microRNA.
John E. Smith
is Emeritus Professor of Applied Microbiology in theInstitute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow and Scientific Advisor to GlycaNova, Norway.
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Biotechnology CAMBRIDGE 2009
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