Fundamentals of Biotechnology - by James Allen (Hardcover)

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About the Book Biotechnology is a vast area of biology involving the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products. On the basis of the tools and applications being utilized, it often overlaps with related scientific fields. In its early years, the main achievement of biotechnology was the ability to produce naturally occurring therapeutic molecules in larger quantities than could be derived from conventional sources such as plasma, animal organs, and human cadavers. Today, biotechnology aims to discover the root molecular causes of disease and provide interventions precisely at that level. This involves producing therapeutic proteins that supplement the body's own supplie…