Biotechnology from A to Z

William Bains

The accessible guide to terms, topics, and ideas in biotechnology

Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-852498-6

Biotechnology from A to Z

Click on the book cover for some reviews of the previous editions			Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing, and most controversial areas of science and technology in the 21st Century. This new edition of Biotechnology from A to Z provides a wonderfully clear, up-to-date, practical and illuminating guide to the ideas and terminology of Biotechnology. In 300 entries that span from ADEPT through cloning, genomes, patents, and viruses to zoonosis, Biotechnology from A to Z provides the essential guide to newly coined terms, and is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting access to the world of Biotechnologists. Recommended reading for scientists and non-scientists alike, it can be read cover to cover, or dipped into for a quick understanding of a term or topic. "William Bains is to be congratulated on producing a wonderfully lucid guide to an exciting but blindingly complex industry." *New Scientist* A book worth having *Times Higher Educational Supplement*				Some sample entries: Biofuel Biological warfare Gene chips Yuk factor The Index
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