PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Basics of biotechnology
CHAPTER 2 DNA, RNA, and protein
CHAPTER 3 Recombinant DNA technology
CHAPTER 4 DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro
CHAPTER 5 RNA-based technologies
CHAPTER 6 Immune technology
CHAPTER 7 Nanobiotechnology
CHAPTER 8 Genomics and gene expression
CHAPTER 9 Proteomics
CHAPTER 10 Recombinant proteins
CHAPTER 11 Protein engineering
CHAPTER 12 Environmental biotechnology
CHAPTER 13 Pathway engineering
CHAPTER 14 Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology
CHAPTER 15 Transgenic animals
CHAPTER 16 Inherited defects
CHAPTER 17 Gene therapy
CHAPTER 18 Molecular biology of cancer
CHAPTER 19 Noninfectious diseases
CHAPTER 20 Aging and apoptosis
CHAPTER 21 Bacterial infections
CHAPTER 22 Viral and prion infections
CHAPTER 23 Biowarfare and bioterrorism
CHAPTER 24 Forensic molecular biology
CHAPTER 25 Bioethics in biotechnology
BIOTECHNOLOGY Multiple-choice answer key
GLOSSARY
INDEX