Table of Contents

• 1. The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
• 2. An Introduction to Genes and Genomes
• 3. Recombinant DNA Technology and Genomics
• 4. Proteins as Products
• 5. Microbial Biotechnology
• 6. Plant Biotechnology
• 7. Animal Biotechnology
• 8. DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis
• 9. Bioremediation
• 10. Aquatic Biotechnology
• 11. Medical Biotechnology
• 12. Ethics and Biotechnology
• Appendix I: Answers to Questions
• Appendix II: The 20 Amino Acids of Proteins
• Index