Comprehensive Biotechnology

3 ed
ISBN: 978-0-444-64046-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 4870 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 3320 g

Comprehensive Biotechnology, Third Edition, Six Volume Set unifies, in a single source, a huge amount of information in this growing field. The book covers scientific fundamentals, along with engineering considerations and applications in industry, agriculture, medicine, the environment and socio-economics, including the related government regulatory overviews. This new edition builds on the solid basis provided by previous editions, incorporating all recent advances in the field since the second edition was published in 2011.

Zielgruppe

<p>Graduate students and researchers in biological sciences, microbiology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, environmental and food science. Other stakeholders in industry and government who need to acknowledge the importance of biotechnology in commerce and society.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Moo-Young, Murray

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Scientific Fundamentals of Biotechnology Engineering Fundamentals of Biotechnology Industrial Biotechnology and Commodity Products Agricultural and Related Biotechnologies Medical Biotechnology and Healthcare Environmental Biotechnology and Safety

Über Autor(innen)

Moo-Young, Murray
Murray Moo-Young is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Before academia, he worked in England for the British Ministry of Industry. A Jamaican-Chinese Canadian, Murray received his degrees from the University of London (BSc Chemistry, PhD Biochemical Engineering) and University of Toronto (MASc Chemical Engineering) followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Edinburgh. He has been a visiting professor at top universities worldwide including MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford, Federal Polytechnic Institute Lausanne, University of Karlsruhe, Dalian University of Science and Technology and Osaka University. To date, his research has produced 13 books, nine patents and over 355 papers. He is an international consultant to industry and government and the executive editor of the journal Biotechnology Advances (Impact Factor 8.250). Dr. Moo-Young's honors include the top awards of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and the American Chemical Society, Biochemical Technology Division. As an elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIMBE) and the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), "the highest accolade for an academic in Canada", Dr. Moo-Young has come to be known as a leader in the field of biotechnology.