TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stockwell,Stephanie
TI  - Modern biotechnology: defining and solving human problems 
T2  - Biotechnology collection
SN  - 9781606509142
AV  - TP248.2 .S766 2017
U1  - 660.6 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017)
PB  - Momentum Press
KW  - Biotechnology
KW  - bioassay
KW  - biofuel
KW  - biopharmaceuticals
KW  - bioremediation
KW  - bioreporters
KW  - biosensors
KW  - biotechnology
KW  - cancer
KW  - cloning
KW  - CRISPR/Cas9
KW  - DNA sequencing
KW  - drug development
KW  - gene therapies
KW  - genetically modified crops
KW  - HIV
KW  - interdisciplinary
KW  - molecular diagnostic
KW  - 'omic technologies
KW  - recombinant DNA
KW  - stem cells
KW  - systems thinking
KW  - transgenic animals
KW  - vaccines
KW  - wicked problems
KW  - Libros electronicos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-147) and index; 1. Introduction -- 1.1 What is biotechnology? -- 1.2 Milestones in the development of modern biotechnology -- 1.3 Wicked problems -- 1.4 Brief summary --; 2. Biological foundations -- 2.1 Biological parts -- 2.2 Modern tools of the trade -- 2.3 Brief summary --; 3. Disease -- 3.1 The problem: disease -- 3.2 Better medical interventions -- 3.3 Brief summary --; 4. Food production -- 4.1 The problem: food production -- 4.2 Safer foods -- 4.3 Better crops and livestock -- 4.4 Brief summary --; 5. Environmental degradation -- 5.1 The problem: pollution -- 5.2 Better environmental monitoring -- 5.3 Better environmental clean-up -- 5.4 Better liquid fuels -- 5.5 Brief summary --; 6. Conclusions -- 6.1 Defining and solving problems -- 6.2 Actualizing biotechnology's potential -- 6.3 Brief summary -- Notes -- References -- Index; Restricted to libraries which purchase an unrestricted PDF download via an IP
N2  - Biotechnology is a fascinating interdisciplinary field uniquely poised to take on some of the world's most complex problems. This takes a refreshing problems-based approach to exploring the field. Novice readers will come away with a broad appreciation for the significance of current and emerging biotechnologies--from regenerative medicine, to genetically enhanced crops, to biofuels. Experts will benefit from the concise review of timely game-changing technologies such as DNA sequence-by-synthesis and genome editing. Despite being set within a conceptual framework of "wicked" problems (i.e., disease, food production, environmental degradation), insights into the current state and future potential of biotechnologies make this book both optimistic and forward thinking. This is not just an informative text--it's an entry point into a discipline with the potential to change the world
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