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Biotechnology Demystified
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DISCOVER all the RED-HOT areas of biotechnology! Encompassing everything from promising new drug therapies and experimental treatment of genetic disorders to potential pandemics and bioterrorist threats, biotechnology is one of the most talked-about and exciting branches of science. And there is no faster or more effective way to master all the essential subtopics within this emerging area. Biotechnology Demystified lets you learn at your own comfortable pace. Coverage advances logically and smoothly, from the basics of molecular and cellular biology to more complex topics. In this unique guide, learning is continually reinforced and achievement demonstrated. Multiple-choice quizzes at the ends of chapters and a final exam help guide you to topic mastery -- without stress or anxiety. This one-of-a-kind self-teaching text helps Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Biotechnology Demystified is a lively and entertaining guide to understanding a science that's making the news daily!
DISCOVER all the RED-HOT areas of biotechnology! Encompassing everything from promising new drug therapies and experimental treatment of genetic disorders to potential pandemics and bioterrorist threats, biotechnology is one of the most talked-about and exciting branches of science. And there is no faster or more effective way to master all the essential subtopics within this emerging area. Biotechnology Demystified lets you learn at your own comfortable pace. Coverage advances logically and smoothly, from the basics of molecular and cellular biology to more complex topics. In this unique guide, learning is continually reinforced and achievement demonstrated. Multiple-choice quizzes at the ends of chapters and a final exam help guide you to topic mastery -- without stress or anxiety. This one-of-a-kind self-teaching text helps Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Biotechnology Demystified is a lively and entertaining guide to understanding a science that's making the news daily!
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First published December 15, 2005
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March 3, 2020
Biotechnology Demystified
A self teaching Guide
Sharon Walker, Ph.D
2007
Pages 276
This self-teaching guide explains the basic concepts and fundamentals in all the major subtopics of biotechnology. The content advances logically from the basics of molecular and cellular biology to more complex topics such as DNA, reproductive cloning, experimental procedures, infectious diseases, immunology, the Human Genome Project, new drug discoveries, and genetic disorders.
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I read the first chapter, failed the quiz and hid the book. Sort of.
Chapter 2: Cell structures and cell division
>>>without barriers the cell is all over the place….is that why countries need borders?
Chapter 3: Information methods of a cell
Chapter 4: Genetics
Chapter 5: Immunology
Chapter 6: Immunotherapy and other bioengineering applications
93: Physicians have long understood the role of the immune system in general health and in fighting cancer. What is new is the understanding of how the whole system works, the identification of specific antigens on certain cells and monoclonal antibodies.
94: monoclonal antibodies (mABs) earn their bane because they are produced by a single clone of cells.
97: A library of antibodies
103: Stimulation of the immune systems has long been important in the treatment of cancer. To survive and grow, cancerous cells must overcome the natural surveillance of the immune system.
104: The advances in the monoclonal antibody therapy have fuelled the search for the mythical magic bullet - these are cytotoxic weapons that will seek and kill only the cancer cells.
Chapter 7: Recombinant Techniques and deciphering DNA
Chapter 8: Proteomics
Chapter 9: Stem Cells:
Chapter 10: Medical applications
Chapter 11: Agricultural Applications
Chapter 12: Industrial and environmental applications
Chapter 13: The future
Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite ~ President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation, January 17, 1961
A self teaching Guide
Sharon Walker, Ph.D
2007
Pages 276
This self-teaching guide explains the basic concepts and fundamentals in all the major subtopics of biotechnology. The content advances logically from the basics of molecular and cellular biology to more complex topics such as DNA, reproductive cloning, experimental procedures, infectious diseases, immunology, the Human Genome Project, new drug discoveries, and genetic disorders.
https://www.amazon.ca/Biotechnology-D...
Scanned:
I read the first chapter, failed the quiz and hid the book. Sort of.
Chapter 2: Cell structures and cell division
>>>without barriers the cell is all over the place….is that why countries need borders?
Chapter 3: Information methods of a cell
Chapter 4: Genetics
Chapter 5: Immunology
Chapter 6: Immunotherapy and other bioengineering applications
93: Physicians have long understood the role of the immune system in general health and in fighting cancer. What is new is the understanding of how the whole system works, the identification of specific antigens on certain cells and monoclonal antibodies.
94: monoclonal antibodies (mABs) earn their bane because they are produced by a single clone of cells.
97: A library of antibodies
103: Stimulation of the immune systems has long been important in the treatment of cancer. To survive and grow, cancerous cells must overcome the natural surveillance of the immune system.
104: The advances in the monoclonal antibody therapy have fuelled the search for the mythical magic bullet - these are cytotoxic weapons that will seek and kill only the cancer cells.
Chapter 7: Recombinant Techniques and deciphering DNA
Chapter 8: Proteomics
Chapter 9: Stem Cells:
Chapter 10: Medical applications
Chapter 11: Agricultural Applications
Chapter 12: Industrial and environmental applications
Chapter 13: The future
Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite ~ President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation, January 17, 1961
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