| Description |
xxi, 417 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Genome Project: Its Impacts and Implications -- Ch. 2. Post-Genomics Matters: Send out A Thousand Ships, Not Catalogue a Thousand Genes -- Ch. 3. AgBiotechnology: Genetically Modified -- Ch. 4. Aqua Biotechnology -- Ch. 5. Clonology and Clonetechnology -- Ch. 6. Pet Cloning And BioFactory -- Ch. 7. Human Cloning And Stem Cell Research -- Ch. 8. Genomic And Proteomic Technologies And Beyond -- Ch. 9. Submicron Technology And Nanotechnology -- Ch. 10. Petentability in Biotechnology -- Ch. 11. Biological and Biology-Related Information as a Commodity and the Rise of Bioinformatics -- Ch. 12. Turbo-Charging Bioinformation for Drug Discovery -- Ch. 13. A New Kind Of War: Biowarfare And Info Warfare -- Ch. 14. Two Decades of Biotechnology and a Decade of Bioinformatics |
| Summary |
Written by a pioneer and authority, this invaluable book covers all the key aspects and current affairs in the field of biotechnology, with topics ranging from genome projects, through animal and human cloning, to biowarfare. As an academic-turned-entrepreneur, the author is at ease in providing vivid firsthand accounts from both the scientific and the business perspective. This book is addressed primarily to experts and professionals who are very busy but who wish to gain insights through a different and comprehensive perspective of this important field. It is also aimed at laypeople who are interested in learning more about bioinformatics, and the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries. The book is also ideal as an easy-to-read supplementary reference in classrooms. Each chapter is self-contained and footnotes provide further references for interested readers |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Genomics -- Popular works.
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Bioinformatics -- Popular works.
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Biotechnology -- Popular works.
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Genetic engineering -- Popular works.
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Genetics.
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Gene mapping.
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Molecular biology -- Data processing.
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Cloning.
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Genetic engineering.
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Biotechnology.
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Human genome.
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Bioinformatics.
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Genetic Engineering.
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Genomics.
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Biotechnology.
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Cloning, Organism.
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Computational Biology.
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| LC no. |
2002510659 |
| ISBN |
9810249381 |
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981024939X paperback |
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