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Summary
Summary
Expanded and updated! A single easy-to-use reference of specialized terms in the various areas of biotechnology, including agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, and environmental chemistry. Arranged in dictionary format for easy look-up, entries include short definitions as well as expanded definitions that explain the usage of each word with examples. If you're a scientist involved in any area of biotechnology, you'll find this book a must-have reference.
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This addition to the biotechnology reference literature concentrates more on the technology than the biology. It updates the previous dictionaries on the same topic but does not replace them. When compared to the J. Coombs Dictionary of Biotechnology (1986), it has fewer definitions from the discipline of biology but many more and more complete definitions of the machinery and engineering processes that constitute biotechnology. It is part of a new American Chemical Society series called "ACS Professional Reference Books." Many of the other titles in the series are aimed at the practicing chemist; undergraduate libraries should be very selective. However, this volume is a necessity for any biotechnology or complete biology collection. N. J. Bird Massachusetts Institute of Technology
