Microbial Biotechnology - Kay Yeoman, Beatrix Fahnert, David Lea-Smith, Tom Clarke

Microbial Biotechnology

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2020
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-882281-3 (ISBN)
33,65 inkl. MwSt
Written primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer provides a concise overview of microbial biotechnology, its societal and ethical implications, the challenges that remain, and the potential and future research directions, helping students to further their understanding and make the transition to active researcher.
Written primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer will introduce students to topics at the forefront of the subject that are being applied to probe biological problems, or to address the most pressing issues facing society. These topics will include those that form the cornerstone of contemporary research, helping students to make the transition to active researcher.

Students will acquire a solid understanding of the essentials of microbial biotechnology, its applications in agriculture, diagnostics and urban and artistic conservation, as well as the potential threats genetic modification may pose to public health, the environment and intellectual property.

Professor Kay Yeoman teaches microbiology in the School of Biological Sciences at UEA. She has undertaken research in the use of agricultural waste materials in fermentation media. She has also conducted research in the Rhizobium:legume symbiosis, investigating the uptake of iron. She is keen communicator of science, leads fungal forays and is particularly interested in fungi and their use in industry. Dr Beatrix Fahnert is a microbiologist with a background in medical, industrial and applied microbiology. She has been teaching related subjects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level for more than 20 years, and is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln. Beatrix is a member of the European Federation of Biotechnology and the UK Microbiology Society, where she served as Chair-Elect of the Education Division. Dr David Lea-Smith is a lecturer in microbiology at the University of East Anglia. His research is primarily focused on investigating photosynthetic cyanobacteria, specifically understanding their biochemistry and physiology, impact on the environment and potential for biotechnology as a platform for renewable production of industrial and medical compounds. Dr Tom Clarke graduated from UCL in Biochemistry and undertook a PhD at the John Innes centre in Norwich. After a research fellowship at the University of Michigan he joined UEA biological sciences in 2003. His current research involves uncovering how bacteria generate electricity in different environments.

1: The basic principles of a biotechnology process
2: Microbial growth
3: Microbial bio-production
4: Biotechnology and food and drink production
5: Environmental biotechnology
6: Application of synthetic biology to biotechnology
7: Diagnostics
8: Microbial biotechnology and agriculture
9: Using extremophiles in biotechnology
10: Microbial biotechnology in the art and built environment
11: Ethical considerations

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Oxford Biology Primers
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 190 x 250 mm
Gewicht 568 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 0-19-882281-2 / 0198822812
ISBN-13 978-0-19-882281-3 / 9780198822813
Zustand Neuware
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