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Royal Society Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2009 Edition by Ralph Rapley
One of the exciting aspects of being involved in the field of molecular biology is the ever-accelerating rate of progress, both in the development of new methodologies and the practical applications of these methodologies. This popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to provide a comprehensive overview and to reflect key developments in this rapidly expanding area.Chapters on the impact of molecular biology in the development of biotechnology have been fully updated and include the applications of molecular biology in the areas of diagnostics, biosensors and biomarkers, therapeutics, agricultural biotechnology and vaccines. The first six chapters deal with the technology used in current molecular biology and biotechnology. These primarily deal with core nucleic acid techniques, genomics, proteomics and recombinant protein production. Further chapters address major advances in the applications of molecular biotechnology. By presenting information in an easily assimilated form, this book makes an ideal undergraduate text. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 5th Edition will be of particular interest to students of biology and chemistry, as well as to postgraduates and other scientific workers who need a sound introduction to this ever rapidly advancing and expanding area. Table of contents :- Basic Molecular Biology Techniques; Molecular Cloning and Protein Expression; Molecular Diagnostics; Molecular Microbial Diagnostics; Genes and Genomes; The Biotechnology and Molecular Biology of Yeast; Metabolic Engineering; Bionanotechnology; Molecular Engineering of Antibodies; Plant Biotechnology; Biotechnology-based Drug Discovery; Vaccines; Tissue Engineering; Transgenesis; Protein Engineering; Immobilisation of Enzymes and Cells; Downstream Processing; Biosensors; Biofuels and Biotechnology