Basic and applied aspects of biotechnology /

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Imprint:Singapore : Springer, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 527 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11268076
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Other authors / contributors:Gupta, Varsha, 1966- author.
Sengupta, Manjistha, author.
Prakash, Jaya, author.
Tripathy, Baishnab C., editor.
ISBN:9789811008757
9811008752
9789811008733
9811008736
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 1, 2016).
Summary:This book explores the journey of biotechnology, searching for new avenues and noting the impressive accomplishments to date. It has harmonious blend of facts, applications and new ideas. Fast-paced biotechnologies are broadly applied and are being continuously explored in areas like the environmental, industrial, agricultural and medical sciences. The sequencing of the human genome has opened new therapeutic opportunities and enriched the field of medical biotechnology while analysis of biomolecules using proteomics and microarray technologies along with the simultaneous discovery and development of new modes of detection are paving the way for ever-faster and more reliable diagnostic methods. Life-saving bio-pharmaceuticals are being churned out at an amazing rate, and the unraveling of biological processes has facilitated drug designing and discovery processes. Advances in regenerative medical technologies (stem cell therapy, tissue engineering, and gene therapy) look extremely promising, transcending the limitations of all existing fields and opening new dimensions for characterizing and combating diseases.
Other form:Printed edition: 9789811008733
Standard no.:10.1007/978-981-10-0875-7
10.1007/978-981-10-0