The Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
All aspects of biotechnology and genetic engineering are presented in accurate, easy-to-understand terms. Over 1,600 entries explore the most up-to-date research in the field-from gene cloning, to the creation of genetically engineered plants and animals, to the ability to derive genetic fingerprints from microscopic samples of tissue. A helpful glossary of over 1,800 scientific terms is provided. \ New entries cover: Agriculture \ Biochemistry \ Gene cloning \ Medical advances \ DNA...
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All aspects of biotechnology and genetic engineering are presented in accurate, easy-to-understand terms. Over 1,600 entries explore the most up-to-date research in the field-from gene cloning, to the creation of genetically engineered plants and animals, to the ability to derive genetic fingerprints from microscopic samples of tissue. A helpful glossary of over 1,800 scientific terms is provided. New entries cover: Agriculture Biochemistry Gene cloning Medical advances DNA testing and much more. Praise for the previous edition: "The definitions are concise and up-to-date; the illustrations are easy to understand. Recommended..." Mark L. is Professor of Biochemistry at City College of the CUNY. He has lectured widely on biotechnology and genetic engineering in the United Sates, Europe, and China, and has published many scientific papers, a book on recombinant DNA technology, and the original edition of this Facts On File dictionary. He lives in Englewood, NJ. Library Journal Biotechnology dictionaries are a combination of medical, chemical, and engineering dictionaries. The current information explosion and the latest advancements in molecular biology and cutting-edge technology have created a new vocabulary that places heavy demands on editors and require frequent revisions and updates of dictionaries. But this publication just isn't in the running. It includes only about half the number of terms in James Coombs's Dictionary of Biotechnology (Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. 2d ed.), and the definitions provided seem generally briefer and less informative. Abbreviations in a separate section could have been more usefully incorporated into the main text. Brief biographical notes on 20 scientists should have either been expanded and increased in number or dropped altogether. The current selection is too fragmentary to be useful. Biotech dictionaries have room for improvement, but this title isn't one that provides it. Not recommended.-Mary Chitty, Cambridge Healthtech, Waltham, Mass.
PrefaceixAcknowledgmentsxiEntries A to Z1Appendixes219Acronyms (and Other Abbreviations)220The Chemical Elements225The Genetic Code226Purine and Pyrimidine Bases Found in Nucleic Acids227Side Chains (R Groups) for Individual Amino Acids228
\ Library JournalBiotechnology dictionaries are a combination of medical, chemical, and engineering dictionaries. The current information explosion and the latest advancements in molecular biology and cutting-edge technology have created a new vocabulary that places heavy demands on editors and require frequent revisions and updates of dictionaries. But this publication just isn't in the running. It includes only about half the number of terms in James Coombs's Dictionary of Biotechnology (Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. 2d ed.), and the definitions provided seem generally briefer and less informative. Abbreviations in a separate section could have been more usefully incorporated into the main text. Brief biographical notes on 20 scientists should have either been expanded and increased in number or dropped altogether. The current selection is too fragmentary to be useful. Biotech dictionaries have room for improvement, but this title isn't one that provides it. Not recommended.-Mary Chitty, Cambridge Healthtech, Waltham, Mass.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA reference on modern biotechnology and genetic engineering with some 2,000 entries, illustrated with b&w drawings. Brief entries cover fields related to biochemical research, as well as scientists responsible for major breakthroughs. This edition is expanded with 313 new terms covering areas such as bioconversions, DNA profiling, gene therapy, microsomes, and photorespiration. Steinberg teaches biochemistry and Cosloy teaches biology at The City College of the City University of New York. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
