Biotechnology and its Applications: Using Cells to Change the World, Edition 3
Sep 2025 · Academic Press
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Biotechnology and its Applications: Using Cells to Change the World, Third Edition introduces students to the world of biotechnology in a way that runs deeper than a mere survey. Sections cover basic science, introduce cells, explain how they behave, what they are made of, demonstrate the biotechnological application of scientific principles in the laboratory, and present biotechnologies "in the real world. Examples include recombinant proteins available to millions of patients, plants that have been engineered to produce food for people around the world, and regenerative medicine that may someday allow patients to receive organs that have been grown from their own cells. The updated edition has been expanded with the most current information available, with a new chapter on vaccines, and expanded coverage of gene editing, bioremediation, and immunotherapy, and processing and manufacturing, thus resulting in a modern, robust, yet highly readable applications-oriented introduction to biotechnology. - Takes an integrated approach from first principles, integrating cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and health science - Presents side topics of interest throughout ("gee whiz topics) to give students quick mental breaks while extending their knowledge in a practical sense - Features new chapter on vaccines, and new or expanded coverage of bioremediation, immunotherapy, processing and manufacturing - Includes new case studies, and more end-of-chapter problems and practical examples
About the author
W. T. Godbey is the Paul H. and Donna D. Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering at Tulane University. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University in 1988. After a successful period that involved starting his own software design and development company in Dallas, Texas, he joined the fields of science and engineering and earned his PhD as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow from the Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering at Rice University in 2000. From 2000-2003 he was a postdoctoral fellow at Childrens Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School. He joined the Tulane University faculty in 2003.
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