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

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.I. Introduction.- 1 ? Introduction.- II. Microbial GMOs.- 2 ? Genetically Modified Microorganisms: Development and Applications.- 3 ? Producing Proteins Derived From Genetically Modified Organisms for Toxicology and Environmental Fate Assessment of Biopesticides.- 4 ? Genetically Modified Microorganisms: Biosafety and Ethical Issues.- III. Mammalian GMOs.- 5 ? Large-Scale Exogenous Protein Production in Higher Animal Cells.- 6 ? Biosafety, Ethics, and Regulation of Transgenic Animals.- 7 ? Transgenic Aquatic Animals.- IV. Plant GMOs.- 8 ? Development of Genetically Modified Agronomic Crops.- 9 ? Gene Silencing in Plants: Natures Defense.- 10 ? Value Creation and Capture With Transgenic Plants.- 11 ? Biosafety Issues, Assessment, and Regulation of Genetically Modified Food Plants.- 12 ? Conclusion and Future Directions. ...succeeds in providing scientists and advancecd science and engineering students with a starting point for understanding biotechnology...should be on the shelves of most public and private research libraries around the world. -American EntomologistToday genetically modified organ