Introduction to Biotechnology

by Pressley, Brian
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Biotechnology is the leading edge of scientific research and careers. Now, with Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology, your students can become familiar with the basic concepts, techniques and issues.

Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology contains twenty lessons:

Making Yogurt

Invasive Species

Making Kimchi

GMO Pro, GMO Con

Yeast Fermentation

Bt, Borers, and Butterflies

Antibiotics from Nature

Do You Know What You're Eating?

Gel Electrophoresis

Building People

Running a Gel

To Clone, or Not to Clone?

Was It Alive?

The Community and Genetically Modified Foods

Oil Cleanup with Bacteria

Where Will the Money Go?

Enzymes

Forensics

Extracting DNA

Biotechnology Careers

Each lesson is an experiment designed to help students understand biotechnology's applications in agriculture, environmental protection, medicine, and manufacturing. Throughout the book, they'll explore how biotechnology is as venerable a process as the making of cheese, and as new

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Pressley, Brian
  • ISBN: 9780825166389
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 10.60 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 131
  • Publication Year: 2010

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