Publisher's Synopsis
In its modern conception, biotechnology is the use of genetic engineering techniques to manipulate microorganisms, plants, and animals in order to produce commercial products and processes that benefit man. These techniques, which are the backbone of the biotechnological revolution that began in the mid 1970s, have permitted the isolation and manipulation of specific genes and the development of transgenic microorganisms that produce mainly eukaryotic proteins of therapeutic use, such as vaccines, enzymes, and hormones. Biotechnology is present in diverse areas such as food production, degradation of industrial waste, mining, and medicine. Recent achievements include drug production in transgenic animals and plants, as well as the commercial exploitation of gene sequences generated by the human genome project and similar projects of plants and animals of commercial interest that are and will be in process. The book, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, covers a wide range of topics in genetic engineering of microorganisms, plants and animals. Precisely it covers both the natural and social sciences. In the natural sciences topics ranging from the genetic engineering of microorganisms to produce antibiotics, the gene targeting and transformation in plants, the generation of marker-free plants in response to biosafety concerns, as well as the generation of transgenic animals and those derived through cloning are covered. Over the last 35 years the term genetic engineering has been commonly used not only in science but also in others parts of society. Nowadays this name is often associated by the media forensic techniques to solve crimes, paternity, medical diagnosis and, gene mapping and sequencing. The popularization of genetic engineering is consequence of its wide use in laboratories around the world and, developing of modern and efficient techniques. The genetic engineering, often used with trivia, involves sophisticated techniques of gene manipulation, cloning and modification. One of the main firstlings of genetic engineering is that genetic information is organized in the form of genes formed by DNA, which across some biotechnologies can be manipulated to be applied in various fields of science. Currently, genetic engineering is widely used at various branches of medicine to produce vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, animals that can be used as models for diseases or to be used as organ donors (such as pigs). Another function of genetic engineering is gene therapy which aims to restore correct gene expression in cells that have a defective form. In the industry, genetic engineering has been extensively used for the production bioreactor able to express proteins and enzymes with high functional activity. Already in agriculture, genetic engineering is being very controversial because it tends to produce genetically modified foods resistant to pests, diseases and herbicides. In its modern conception, biotechnology is the use of genetic engineering techniques to manipulate microorganisms, plants, and animals in order to produce commercial products and processes that benefit man. These techniques, which are the backbone of the biotechnological revolution that began in the mid 1970s, have permitted the isolation and manipulation of specific genes and the development of transgenic microorganisms that produce mainly eukaryotic proteins of therapeutic use, such as vaccines, enzymes, and hormones. Biotechnology is present in diverse areas such as food production, degradation of industrial waste, mining, and medicine. Recent achievements include drug production in transgenic animals and plants, as well as the commercial exploitation of gene sequences generated by the human genome project and similar projects of plants and animals of commercial interest that are and will be in process. The book, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, covers a wide range of topics in genetic engineering of microorganisms, plants and animals. Precisely it covers both the natural and social sciences. In the natural sciences topics ranging from the genetic engineering of microorganisms to produce antibiotics, the gene targeting and transformation in plants, the generation of marker-free plants in response to biosafety concerns, as well as the generation of transgenic animals and those derived through cloning are covered. Over the last 35 years the term genetic engineering has been commonly used not only in science but also in others parts of society. Nowadays this name is often associated by the media forensic techniques to solve crimes, paternity, medical diagnosis and, gene mapping and sequencing. The popularization of genetic engineering is consequence of its wide use in laboratories around the world and, developing of modern and efficient techniques. The genetic engineering, often used with trivia, involves sophisticated techniques of gene manipulation, cloning and modification. One of the main firstlings of genetic engineering is that genetic information is organized in the form of genes formed by DNA, which across some biotechnologies can be manipulated to be applied in various fields of science. Currently, genetic engineering is widely used at various branches of medicine to produce vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, animals that can be used as models for diseases or to be used as organ donors (such as pigs). Another function of genetic engineering is gene therapy which aims to restore correct gene expression in cells that have a defective form. In the industry, genetic engineering has been extensively used for the production bioreactor able to express proteins and enzymes with high functional activity. Already in agriculture, genetic engineering is being very controversial because it tends to produce genetically modified foods resistant to pests, diseases and herbicides. In its modern conception, biotechnology is the use of genetic engineering techniques to manipulate microorganisms, plants, and animals in order to produce commercial products and processes that benefit man. These techniques, which are the backbone of the biotechnological revolution that began in the mid 1970s, have permitted the isolation and manipulation of specific genes and the development of transgenic microorganisms that produce mainly eukaryotic proteins of therapeutic use, such as vaccines, enzymes, and hormones. Biotechnology is present in diverse areas such as food production, degradation of industrial waste, mining, and medicine. Recent achievements include drug production in transgenic animals and plants, as well as the commercial exploitation of gene sequences generated by the human genome project and similar projects of plants and animals of commercial interest that are and will be in process. The book, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, covers a wide range of topics in genetic engineering of microorganisms, plants and animals. Precisely it covers both the natural and social sciences. In the natural sciences topics ranging from the genetic engineering of microorganisms to produce antibiotics, the gene targeting and transformation in plants, the generation of marker-free plants in response to biosafety concerns, as well as the generation of transgenic animals and those derived through cloning are covered. Over the last 35 years the term genetic engineering has been commonly used not only in science but also in others parts of society. Nowadays this name is often associated by the media forensic techniques to solve crimes, paternity, medical diagnosis and, gene mapping and sequencing. The popularization of genetic engineering is consequence of its wide use in laboratories around the world and, developing of modern and efficient techniques. The genetic engineering, often used with trivia, involves sophisticated techniques of gene manipulation, cloning and modification. One of the main firstlings of genetic engineering is that genetic information is organized in the form of genes formed by DNA, which across some biotechnologies can be manipulated to be applied in various fields of science. Currently, genetic engineering is widely used at various branches of medicine to produce vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, animals that can be used as models for diseases or to be used as organ donors (such as pigs). Another function of genetic engineering is gene therapy which aims to restore correct gene expression in cells that have a defective form. In the industry, genetic engineering has been extensively used for the production bioreactor able to express proteins and enzymes with high functional activity. Already in agriculture, genetic engineering is being very controversial because it tends to produce genetically modified foods resistant to pests, diseases and herbicides.
