A reference on modern biotechnology and genetic engineering with some 2,000 entries, illustrated with b&w drawings. Brief entries cover fields related to biochemical research, as well as scientists responsible for major breakthroughs. This edition is expanded with 313 new terms covering areas such as bioconversions, DNA profiling, gene therapy, microsomes, and photorespiration. Steinberg teaches biochemistry and Cosloy teaches biology at The City College of the City University of New York. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Mark L. Steinberg, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in biology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a professor of biochemistry at The City College of the City University of New York and has lectured on biotechnology and genetic engineering in the United States, China, and the Czech Republic
Sharon D. Cosloy, Ph.D., a professor of biology at The City College of the City University of New York, holds a doctorate in microbiology from New York University. She has published in scientific journals and conducted biotechnology laboratories at City College and in Europe Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Entries A to Z	p. 1
Appendixes	p. 219
Acronyms (and Other Abbreviations)	p. 220
The Chemical Elements	p. 225
The Genetic Code	p. 226
Purine and Pyrimidine Bases Found in Nucleic Acids	p. 227
Side Chains (R Groups) for Individual Amino Acids	p. 228

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