The GMO Handbook : Genetically Modified Animals, Microbes, and Plants in Biotechnology

This work is a comprehensive and accessible survey of the best current accomplishments of GMO research in all their complexity and ramifications.

The authors introduce the fundamentals of biotechnology as a scientific discipline, show how GMO research is conducted today, discuss the problems that have arisen from genetic technology and the tools needed to resolve them, and describes how GMO-derived technology may impact our lives in the future.

On the technical side, the authors examine a wide range of current technologies employed for constructing GMOs, and describe approaches to novel research, appropriate protocols, and the process of constructing and screening a GMO.

The discussion of plant and animal cells covers new strategies employed and the large-scale expression and purification of recombinant products in cultured cells.

Social political, and legal issues are also discussed.