Genetic Engineering: Basic Concepts and Novel Applications

by David Rhodes (Editor)

The basic concepts and novel applications in the field of genetic engineering are described in this book. Leading experts from diverse nations around the globe have made important contributions on the fundamental applications and responsibilities of the powerful genetic engineering tools now accessible for adjusting the molecules, characteristics and pathways of species of industrial and medicinal significance. After several years of researching on such instruments, we now see a better technology and developed guidelines to keep away accidental damage to our and other species and environment, while trying to resolve the organic, medicinal and technological challenges of society and engineering. Data on thermo-stabilization of luciferase and engineering of the phenylpropanoid path in various organisms has been analyzed in this book thoroughly. Additional capable revitalization of transgenic soybean, viral defiant plants and a fresh advance for speedily showing features of recently discovered animal development hormones exemplify the modern expertise of genetic engineering. This book thoroughly explains certain aspects of genetic engineering to help our readers in gaining more knowledge regarding this science.

270 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2015

About the author

As a young man, David Rhodes worked in fields, hospitals, and factories across Iowa. After receiving an MFA in Writing from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1971, he published three acclaimed novels: The Last Fair Deal Going Down (1972), The Easter House (1974), and Rock Island Line (1975). In 1976, a motorcycle accident left him partially paralyzed. In 2008, Rhodes returned to the literary scene with Driftless, a novel that was hailed as "the best work of fiction to come out of the Midwest in many years" (Alan Cheuse). Following the publication of Driftless, Rhodes was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010, to support the writing of Jewelweed, his newest novel. He lives with his wife, Edna, in Wisconsin.

“Rhodes proves that there is still vigorous life in the dark Gothic roots of great American novels.”

—Peter W. Jordan, The Tennessean