An Engineering Introduction to Biotechnology

✍ Scribed by J. Patrick Fitch

Publisher: SPIE Publications
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Leaves: 144
Series: SPIE Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering Vol. TT55
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This tutorial will help technical professionals in optics determine whether their technologies have potential application in the life sciences. It also is useful as a ''prep class'' for more detailed books on biology and biotechnology, filling the gap between fundamental and high-level approaches.

Contents

- Preface
- Basic Biology
- Nucleic Acids as the Blueprint
- Manipulating Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- An Integrated Approach for Biological Discovery
- DNA Sequencing
- Detecting Nucleic Acids
- Protein Structure
- Appendix A: Units and Measures
- Appendix B: Nonscientific Issues
- Recommended Reading
- Index

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