Introduction to Biotechnology (2nd Edition)
Thoroughly updated with practical information on the latest developments in the biotechnology field, this popular book provides the tools, practice, and basic knowledge for success in the biotech workforce.
The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce, An Introduction to Genes and Genomes, History of Genetic Manipulation: Recombinant DNA Technology, Proteins as Products, Microbial Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis, Bioremediation, Aquatic Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Regulatory Biotechnology, Ethics and Biotechnology
Market Description: Intended for readers interested in learning the basics of biotechnology.
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“A tour-de-force for anyone who is interested in the biotech industry. I applaud the enormous achievement of Cynthia Robbins-Roth.”-Frederick Frank, Senior Managing Director & Vice Chair, Lehman Brothers”From Alchemy to IPO tells the dramatic story of this revolutionary industry as only an insider can.”-George Rathmann, President and CEO, ICOS Corporation, Chairman Emeritus, AmgenWritten by a well-known industry insider, From Alchemy to IPO addresses the coming-of-age of biotech products and companies and traces the history of biotechnology from its early inception in the seventies to today’s heyday of new solutions and breakthrough treatments. It describes the amazing entrepreneurial trail of product development, novel business models, and critical trials that eventually pave the way to market. This is the first book to accurately record the inner workings of an industry-biotechnology-that’s on the verge of living up to its monumental promise to change the world as we know it.
Despite unnerving swings in individual stock valuations–or perhaps because of them–many knowledgeable observers still believe the 21st century will ultimately earn its stripes as the Age of Biotech. Cynthia Robbins-Roth, named by
Forbes magazine as one of the industry’s top insiders, certainly is among them. And in
From Alchemy to IPO, she persuasively argues investors better take heed because they ain’t seen nothin’ yet. “Most of us think of biotech as medicine or genetically engineered crops,” writes Robbins-Roth. But in the very near future, she continues, it also “may make it possible for humans to reach the stars and to change the environment on other planets.” Think that’s far-fetched? She says developments like this are already in early stages and, in a deliberately proselytizing manner, traces their roots to the current business nitty-gritty, finally focusing on the long-term moneymaking potential. “The biotech world will never be an easy place for investors,” she cautions, but with hundreds of ongoing projects “poised to power into the marketplace,” there will be plenty of “opportunities for investors and employees alike.” Recommended for readers seeking an informed tutorial on this field of the future. –
Howard Rothman
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good textbook for teaching both nonmajors and majors in biology,
As a profesor, I use this book in my nonmajors Biology and Society class where it functions well to introduce nonscientist to interesting aspects of biotechnology and the important issues surrounding the science. I also use it in my upper-level genetics class where it works as a nice introduction to biotechnology (and review, in some cases) allowing us to delve deeper into the science and issues using assigned papers. I like it a lot, as do my students; and compared with most textbooks it doesn’t cost much. I wish it had more color photographs.
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|How to find a job and make money in biotechnology,
The focus of this book is what kinds of jobs and products can be found in the area of applied biology. The science and technology part is found in most of the modern biology texts, but what is lacking is a sense of how to apply that understanding to create new products and solve human problems.
This book is a little pricey and if you are only interested in the science and technology aspect you will be better served by buying a paperback edition of one of the better introductory biology texts. The price of several of the paperback intros to biology are less than this book, have many color plates and in depth coverage more three times the length of this book.
It’s that focus on jobs and products that provides the justification for publishing this book. Hopefully it will provoke the authors of the major intro to biology texts to provide more material on where their students can later go for employment and how they can, by giving examples, go on to create products that improve the human condition.
If the reader emerges from their encounter with this book by thinking with an employment and products mindset towards the science and technology of biology than it will have fulfilled (in my mind) what appears to be it purpose.
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|Amazon Purchase of Biotechnology Book,
I recently purchased a book (Introduction to Biotechnology) through Amazon. The experience was great. There were no problems and my book was in “new” condition as advertised. In addition to saving a lot of money, I appreciate the fast delivery which is allowing me time to study before class begins this fall. Thank you!
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|From Alchemy to IPO –the REAL biotech story revealed!,
This is flat out the best book I’ve read on the biotechnology industry. I found it a riveting journey through both the science and the business of biotechnology, as well as a fascinating introduction to some of the outsize personalities who have invented the industry. The author, Cynthia Robbins-Roth, has a knack for translating complicated science and business issues into language that is both entertaining and, most importantly, understandable (thank you!). This book would make a great movie!
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|Great Overview/Explanation of the Biotech Industry!,
I have stayed away from investing in drugs and biotechs for over 5 years. That is not my area of expertise. This book is great in being a teacher of biotech history and technology. It ties in biotech implications very well with drug development, agriculture, and other roles it will have in society. If you want to learn biotech for the fun of it or because you want to start investing in biotech/genomics, this is a must read. I have to warn you though, after reading this book, I have come to the conclusion that I will be buying a biotech fund instead of buying biotech companies. The book makes things seem to complex and unpredicatbale for picking individual companies for the long term investment prospects. They are just too many and their success is largely reliant on chance and luck. Even if you are a daytrader or swingtrader, by improving your knowledge of the biotech industry, you will improve your chances of making money when you know what the press releases are talking about.
Let me finish with why I did not rate this book a 5. The wording that the author chooses is sometimes unclear and downright annoying. There were at least 5 spots where I had to stop and ask myself. Am I just stupid for not understanding what the author is trying to say, or is this written in caveman English. I came to the conclusion that the unclear sentences were the fault of the author. I have read many business/investing books where the author writes concise and flowing text. This book was annoying to read at times because of Robbins-Roth’s wordings.
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|making sense out of chaos,
dr. robbins-roth’s book is the best example i’ve seen of a text which makes sense of the short yet tangled history of the biotech business. from it’s beginning, the biotech business has attracted the dreamers, the -don’t-know-how-we’ll-get- there-but-we-must-get-there types, and the scientific whiz-kids. this book not only charts the progress of the companies and the products, it also delves into the science and personalities behind the scene. this book is written at a level accessible to the layman, but is complex enough that professionals in the biological sciences will not find it too pedestrian. this is one of the most interesting, hardest-to-put-down science books i’ve read in many years.
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