InTech, 2013. — 137 p. ISBN: 9535110996 9789535110996The book, while having only five chapters, covers a wide range of topics in genetic engineering of microorganisms, plants and animals. Specifically it covers both the natural and social sciences.In the natural sciences topics ranging from the genetic engineering of microorganisms to produce antibiotics, the gene targeting and transformation in plants, the generation of marker-free plants in response to biosafety concerns, as well as the generation of transgenic animals and those derived through cloning are covered.
Contents:
Preface
Genetic Engineering in Microbes
Genetic Engineering of Acremonium chrysogenum, the Cephalosporin C Producer
Gene Targeting in Plants
Strategies for Generating Marker-Free Transgenic Plants
Gene Targeting and Genetic Transformation of Plants
Genetic Engineering and Cloning in Animals
Genetic Engineering and Cloning: Focus on Animal Biotechnology
Ethics and the Role of Media in Reporting Controversial Issues in Biotechnology
The Presentation of Dolly the Sheep and Human Cloning in the Mass Media
