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Biotechnology from A to Z
William Bains
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Description for Biotechnology from A to Z
paperback. A guide to the ideas and terminology of Biotechnology. This work includes 300 entries that span from ADEPT through cloning, genomes, patents, and viruses to zoonosis. It is a useful resource for anyone wanting access to the world of biotechnologists. Num Pages: 424 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: KJ; PS; TCB; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
This book provides a clear, practical and illuminating guide to the ideas and terminology of Biotechnology. Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing, most exciting, and most controversial areas of science and technology in the 21st Century, an industry worth billions and a political topic that has shaken governments. It has already produced scientific achievements, from cloning to sequencing the genome, which would have seemed miraculous 20 years ago, and an industry with thousands of companies spanning the world. But this is based on a set of scientific disciplines with their own jargon, ideas and limitations. This book describes those ... Read more
This book provides a clear, practical and illuminating guide to the ideas and terminology of Biotechnology. Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing, most exciting, and most controversial areas of science and technology in the 21st Century, an industry worth billions and a political topic that has shaken governments. It has already produced scientific achievements, from cloning to sequencing the genome, which would have seemed miraculous 20 years ago, and an industry with thousands of companies spanning the world. But this is based on a set of scientific disciplines with their own jargon, ideas and limitations. This book describes those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198524984
SKU
V9780198524984
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About William Bains
Dr. William Bains 37 The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, Herts, SG8 6ED 0790 493 1369 01763 263367 (phone ahead to get fax turned on) william@bains.u-net.com Founder of a biotechnology company (Amedis Pharmaceuticals, 2000), visiting Professor of Biomedical Science (Imperial college, London).
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