Biotechnology for Beginners

Reinhard Renneberg received his PhD at Central Institute of Molecular Biology, Berlin, German Democratic Republic in 1979. Since 1995 Professor Renneberg has been heading the Biosensor group at the Department of Chemistry of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is an expert in biotests, biosensors and signal amplification technologies. Dr. Renneberg is also the inventor of Cardiodetect, a rapid fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) immunotest which allows diagnosis or exclusion of acute myocardial infarction within half an hour after the onset of symptom and of InfectCheck, a barcode-style lateral flow assay for semi-quantitative detection of C-reactive protein (CRP) in distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections.Dr. Renneberg is the author of several books on biotechnology, including the award-winning textbook Biotechnology for Beginners which the university includes in many of its training packages. He advises a wide range of biotechnology companies as expert content provider, pedagogical expert and top-level academic relay for biotechnology education. Vanya Loroch, PhD is a Professor in Biotech-inspired sustainable business practices at Business School Lausanne and an independent educator in biology and biotechnology serving all non-biologists working in the life science industries.

1. Beer, Bread, and Cheese: The Tasty Side of Biotechnology 2. Enzymes: Molecular Supercatalysts for Use at Home and in Industry 3. The Wonders of Gene Technology 4. White Biotechnology: Cells as Synthetic Factories 5. Viruses, Antibodies, and Vaccines 6. Environmental Biotechnology: From One-Way Streets to Traffic Circles 7. Green Biotechnology 8. Embryos, Clones, and Transgenic Animals 9. Myocardial Infarction, Cancer, and Stem Cells: Biotechnology is a Life Saver 10. Analytical Biotechnology and the Human Genome