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MolecularBiologyandBiotechnology
5thEdition
MolecularBiologyand
Biotechnology
5thEdition
Editedby
JohnMWalker
SchoolofLifeSciences,UniversityofHertfordshire,Hateld,Hertfordshire
AL109AB,UK
RalphRaply
SchoolofLifeSciences,UniversityofHertfordshire,Hateld,Hertfordshire
AL109AB,UK
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Preface
Oneoftheexcitingaspectsofbeinginvolvedintheeldofmolecular
biologyistheever-acceleratingrateofprogress,bothinthedevelop-
mentofnewmethodologiesandinthepracticalapplicationsofthese
methodologies.Indeed,suchdevelopmentsledtotheideaoftherst
editionofMolecularBiologyandBiotechnologyandsubsequentedi-
tionshavereectedthefast-movingnatureofthearea,notleastthis
latestedition,whichcontinuestoreectrecentdevelopments,with
newchaptersindevelopingareassuchasgenometechnology,nano-
biotechnology,regenerativemedicineandbiofuels.
Therstsixchaptersdealwiththetechnologyusedincurrentmole-
cularbiologyandbiotechnology.Thesedealprimarilywithcorenucleic
acidtechniquesandproteinexpressionthroughmicrobialandgenetic
detectionmethods.Furtherchaptersaddressthehugeadvancesmadein
geneandgenomeanalysisandupdatetherapidadvancesintoyeast
analysis,whichisprovidingveryexcitinginsightsintomolecularpath-
ways.Molecularbiologyalsocontinuestoaectprofoundlyprogressin
biotechnologyinareassuchasvaccinedevelopment,useandapplication
ofmonoclonalantibodies,clinicaltreatmentanddiagnosis,thepro-
ductionoftransgenicanimals,andmanyotherareasofresearchrelevant
tothepharmaceuticalindustry.Chaptersonalltheseareashavebeen
retainedandfullyupdatedinthisneweditionandnewchaptersintro-
ducedontheapplicationsofmolecularbiologyintheareasofdrug
designanddiseases,andregenerativemedicine.Inaddition,wecontinue
toensurethatbiotechnologyisnotjustconsideredatthegeneleveland
fullconsiderationcontinuestobegiventoapplicationsand
MolecularBiologyandBiotechnology,5thEdition
EditedbyJohnMWalkerandRalphRapley
r RoyalSocietyofChemistry2009
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