An Introduction to Biotechnology

An Introduction to Biotechnology

is a biotechnology textbook aimed at undergraduates.

It covers the basics of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and introduces laboratory techniques specific to the technologies addressed in the book; it addresses specific biotechnologies at both the theoretical and application levels.

Biotechnology is a field that encompasses both basic science and engineering.

There are currently few, if any, biotechnology textbooks that adequately address both areas.

Engineering books are equation-heavy and are written in a manner that is very difficult for the non-engineer to understand.

Numerous other attempts to present biotechnology are written in a flowery manner with little substance.

The author holds one of the first PhDs granted in both biosciences and bioengineering.

He is more than an author enamoured with the wow-factor associated with biotechnology; he is a practicing researcher in gene therapy, cell/tissue engineering, and other areas and has been involved with emerging technologies for over a decade.

Having made the assertion that there is no acceptable text for teaching a course to introduce biotechnology to both scientists and engineers, the author committed himself to resolving the issue by writing his own.