Biotechnology

This is a premiere text and reference for students and professionals in the medical instrumentation area. It provides a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts of medical instrumentation showing the interdisciplinary nature of Bioinstrumentation. This book enlists information on infant apnea mo... More

* What Is A Bioprocess Engineer?  PART 2 The Basics Of Biology : An Engineer's Perspective * An Overview Of Biological Basics * Enzymes * How Cells Work * Major Metabolic Pathways * How Cells Grow * Stoichiometry Of Microbial Growth And Product Formation * How Cellular Information Is Altered... More

An Essential Guide to the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool Sequence similarity is a powerful tool for discovering biological function. Just as the ancient Greeks used comparative anatomy to understand the human body and linguists used the Rosetta stone to de... More

A Guide to Common Tools and Databases Gene sequence data is the most abundant type of data available, and if you're interested in analyzing it, you'll find a wealth of computational methods and tools to help you. In fact, finding the data is not the challeng... More

This book is a concise yetcomprehensive book for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers who need tolearn about this dynamic field. All the important area in bioinformatics arecovered in a format that is ideal for learning and rapid revision. ... More

The anthrax attacks by bioterrorists in the USA in October 2001 served to highlight our vulnerability to biological warfare and to act as an impetus for a massive increase in funding for biodefense research.In this timely book, top biodefense experts critically review every aspect of this complex is... More

Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily. The new edition, like the current one, will give an insight into the whole of plant science, which is one of the fundamental areas of biology. It will be up... More

Agricultural (or “green”) biotechnology is a source of growing tensions in the global trading system. Genetically modified food thus faces an uncertain future. The technology behind it might revolutionize food production around the world. Or it might follow the example of nuclear energy, which d... More

Plant breeding patents, the ownership of biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR) are the subject of increased attention worldwide. They are particularly relevant in the field of agricultural biotechnology. They are affecting public and private sector organizations and... More

Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires a global biotechnology governance regime to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so will create a "genetic divide" among countries and is likely to intensify public opposition to biotechnology. This unique i... More

With extraordinary clarity, the Systems Biology: Principles, Methods, and Concepts focuses on the technical practical aspects of modeling complex or organic general systems. It also provides in-depth coverage of modeling biochemical, thermodynamic, engineering, and ecological systems. Among other me... More

The present book entitled BIOINORMATICS comprises 19 articles pertaining to this discipline is basically a proceeding of the 17th All India Congress of Zoology held from 15th-17th October, 2006 at Vidyanagri, Baramati, Pune. This book will be very useful for the students, teachers and researchers in... More

Bioinformatics is a fast evolving interdisciplinary field of science requiring an understanding of biological science, Computer science, mathematics and statistics. It is used to acquire store manage, share, analyze, represent and transmit genetic data. This book covers a systematic, comprehensive, ... More

Why has the biotechnology industry failed to perform up to expectationsdespite all its promise? In Science Business, Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of biotechs problems; he offers the most sophisti... More