Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Biopiracy	Vandana Shiva	"Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif…	OL1054919W
From naked ape to superspecies	David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel	From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u…	OL111002W
Cereal biotechnology	Peter C. Morris,James H. Bryce	More than 50% of the world's food comes from the three cereals: wheat, maize and rice. In order to continue to fed a growing world population the food industry must understand the potential benefits …	OL16932796W
Protein Engineering for Industrial Biotechnology	Lilia Alberghina	Protein engineering has proved to be one of the more fruitful technological approaches in biotechnology, being both very powerful and able to generate valuable intellectual property. The book aims to…	OL16958502W
Aging, biotechnology, and the future	Green, Robert C.,Michael A. Smyer	From the Publisher: This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons. In analyzing the…	OL17923663W
Pharmaceutical biotechnology	Robert D. Sindelar,D. J. A. Crommelin	This textbook on pharmaceutical biotechnology provides extensive coverage of both the basic science and the applications of biotechnology-produced pharmaceuticals, with special emphasis on their clin…	OL20832915W
Technology and innovation in the international economy	Cooper, Charles	New technologies will have an increasing effect on prospects for development and growth in the world economy. Technology and Innovation in the International Economy contains extensive and detailed as…	OL20918588W
Biosimilars	Shein-Chung Chow	"This is the first book entirely devoted to the design and analysis for assessment of biosimilarity and drug interchangeability of biosimilars, and test for comparability in manufacturing processes o…	OL23291746W
De nieuwe mens	Francis Fukuyama	Behandeling van de politieke, sociale en culturele consequenties van biotechnologie.	OL24821868W
Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone	Mark L. Winston	"With genetically modified crops we have entered uncharted territory - where visions of the triumph of biotechnology in agriculture vie with dire views of medical and environmental disaster. For two …	OL2667819W
Bionanotechnology	David S. Goodsell	Discussions of the basic structural, nanotechnology, and system engineering principles, as well as an introductory overview of essential concepts and methods in biotechnology, will be included.?? Tex…	OL2976745W
Lords of the harvest	Daniel Charles	"The food we eat is being transformed before our eyes. Biotech companies are creating designer crops with strange powers - from cholesterol-reducing soybeans to tobacco plants that act as solar-power…	OL3181929W
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology	Denis Murphy	This comprehensive survey of modern plant breeding traces its history from the earliest experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day and the exis…	OL4266142W
Prey	Michael Crichton	Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton, his thirteenth under his own name and twenty-third overall, first published in November 2002, making his first novel of the twenty-first century. The novel serves…	OL46883W
Uncertain Peril	Claire Hope Cummings	Claire Hope CummingsUncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of SeedsHow genetic engineering threatens seeds, and the story of those trying to save this most basic environmental resourceLi…	OL9591879W
Hard to Swallow	Doris Sarjeant	As its subtitle suggests, this book presents the truth about food additives - what they are, what they do, how they are approved and regulated (essentially, somebody sticks it in a food and if it doe…	OL9636264W