Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basics of biotechnology -- DNA, RNA, and protein -- Recombinant DNA technology -- DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro -- RNA-based technologies -- Immune technology -- Nanobiotechnology -- Genomics and gene expression -- Proteomics -- Recombinant proteins -- Protein engineering -- Environmental biotechnology -- Pathway engineering -- Transgenic plants and plant biotechnology -- Transgenic animals -- Inherited defects -- Gene therapy -- Molecular biology of cancer -- Noninfectious diseases -- Aging and apoptosis -- Bacterial infections -- Viral and prion infections -- Biowarfare and bioterrorism -- Forensic molecular biology -- Bioethics in biotechnology.