Publisher's Synopsis
Genetic engineering provides a precise and directed method of modifying genetic material and the possibility of controlling the processes of genetic expression and regulation.;Coupled with cellular genetic manipulation, genetic engineering has become a very potent tool of generating technologies which have a far-reaching relevance to a diversity of objectives in many sectors. For the proper understanding of genetic engineering and biotechnological methods, however, an introduction to, and appreciation of, numerous biochemical and biophysical techniques is necessary. Equally important are the concepts on which these techniques and their applications are based.;This books aims to provide information for beginners on the philosophy, techniques and methodologies of genetic engineering and biotechnology and their application to the two important areas of medicine and crop improvement. There are seven papers, written by international experts and the treatment bears the seal of authenticity. The book will be of help to students, researchers and all those interested in the principles and practice of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
