Chakravarty, Ashim K.,

Introduction to biotechnology / Ashim K. Chakravarty, Visiting Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri. - 1st ed - New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xvii, 631 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Oxford higher education . - Oxford higher education. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 614-617).

Biotechnology, an overview -- Cells and organelles -- Chromosome and DNA replication -- Biomolecules -- Fundamentals of biochemical engineering -- Genetic engineering -- Genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics -- Enzyme biotechnology -- Protein structure and engineering -- Microbial biotechnology -- Plant biotechnology -- Animal biotechnology -- Environmental biotechnology -- Horizon of biotechnology -- Bioethics and biosafety -- Intellectual property rights and biopatents.

Written primarily for undergraduate and postgraduate biotechnology and microbiology students, this book covers the basics as well as advanced topics on the subject. --

9780198081814 (paperback) 0198081812 (paperback)

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Chemical industry--Technological innovations--Textbooks.
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Textbooks.

TP248.2 / .C485 2013

660.6