Table of Contents:
  • Basics of biotechnology
  • DNA, RNA, and protein
  • Recombinant DNA technology
  • DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro
  • RNA-based technologies
  • Immune technology
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Genomics and gene expression
  • Proteomics
  • Recombinant proteins
  • Protein engineering
  • Environmental biotechnology
  • Synthetic biology
  • From cell phones to cyborgs
  • Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology
  • Transgenic animals
  • Inherited defects and gene therapy
  • Cloning and stem cells
  • Cancer
  • Aging and apoptosis
  • Viral and prion infections
  • Biological warfare : infectious disease and bioterrorism
  • Forensic molecular biology
  • Bioethics in biotechnology.