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Modern biotechnology : defining and solving human problems / Stephanie Stockwell

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Biotechnology collectionPublisher: New York : Momentum Press, [2017]Description: Online Ressource (1 PDF (xvi, 155 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781606509142
  • 1606509144
  • 9781606509135
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781606509135 | Erscheint auch als: 9781606509135 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 660.6
LOC classification:
  • TP248.2
Online resources: Summary: 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 worldSummary: 1. Introduction -- 1.1 What is biotechnology? -- 1.2 Milestones in the development of modern biotechnology -- 1.3 Wicked problems -- 1.4 Brief summarySummary: 2. Biological foundations -- 2.1 Biological parts -- 2.2 Modern tools of the trade -- 2.3 Brief summarySummary: 3. Disease -- 3.1 The problem: disease -- 3.2 Better medical interventions -- 3.3 Brief summarySummary: 4. Food production -- 4.1 The problem: food production -- 4.2 Safer foods -- 4.3 Better crops and livestock -- 4.4 Brief summarySummary: 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 summarySummary: 6. Conclusions -- 6.1 Defining and solving problems -- 6.2 Actualizing biotechnology's potential -- 6.3 Brief summary -- Notes -- References -- IndexPPN: PPN: 885946510Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-EBA | ZDB-4-NLEBK | GBV-4-CommColl
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