Description

Comprehensive Biotechnology 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. The integration of the latest relevant science and industry practice with fundamental biotechnology concepts is presented with entries from internationally recognized world leaders in their given fields. The very comprehensive coverage of biotechnology provided by this book can provide the means for the improvement of existing industrial processes and can provide the starting points for new industries, for the manufacture of novel products and for improved processes for management of the environment.