Laboratory Protocols in Applied Life Sciences - Rilegato

Bisen, Prakash Singh

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ISBN 10: 1466553146 ISBN 13: 9781466553149

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2014

Riassunto

 

As applied life science progresses, becoming fully integrated into the biological, chemical, and engineering sciences, there is a growing need for expanding life sciences research techniques. Anticipating the demands of various life science disciplines, Laboratory Protocols in Applied Life Sciences explores this development.

This book covers a wide spectrum of areas in the interdisciplinary fields of life sciences, pharmacy, medical and paramedical sciences, and biotechnology. It examines the principles, concepts, and every aspect of applicable techniques in these areas. Covering elementary concepts to advanced research techniques, the text analyzes data through experimentation and explains the theory behind each exercise. It presents each experiment with an introduction to the topic, concise objectives, and a list of necessary materials and reagents, and introduces step-by-step, readily feasible laboratory protocols.

Focusing on the chemical characteristics of enzymes, metabolic processes, product and raw materials, and on the basic mechanisms and analytical techniques involved in life science technological transformations, this text provides information on the biological characteristics of living cells of different origin and the development of new life forms by genetic engineering techniques. It also examines product development using biological systems, including pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industries.

Laboratory Protocols in Applied Life Sciences presents a nonmathematical account of the underlying principles of a variety of experimental techniques in disciplines, including:

• Biotechnology
• Analytical biochemistry
• Clinical biochemistry
• Biophysics
• Molecular biology
• Genetic engineering
• Bioprocess technology
• Industrial processes
• Animal
• Plant
• Microbial biology
• Computational biology
• Biosensors

Each chapter is self-contained and written in a style that helps students progress from basic to advanced techniques, and eventually design and execute their own experiments in a given field of biology.

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"This 1,700-plus page book is true to its title―it is a comprehensive book of laboratory protocols used in all applied life sciences. ... The purpose is to provide an integrated laboratory protocols book, ‘arranged and presented in a way comprehensible’ to students of interdisciplinary fields (e.g., life sciences, biotechnology, etc.). The book meets these worthy objectives. ... While the book is intended for undergraduate or graduate students in interdisciplinary life sciences, it would be useful to a much wider audience―extending to junior and high school science teachers, as well as postgraduate (including practicing) practitioners in all life sciences fields. ... Wow―this book is unbelievable. For those of you who remember encyclopedias, this is the encyclopedia of laboratory protocols. It is overwhelming in the sheer breadth of the material it covers. ... Each section has a concise description of the technology, followed by a list of suggested readings and useful links. I started with the microscopy chapter. It was one of the most succinct, concise, and clear discussions I've ever encountered. The illustrations are self-explanatory. I feel confident I can now perform Kohler illumination successfully. ... Many of these protocols are being taught today in junior high and high schools, so this would be a great reference for these science teachers. The chapters and protocols covering conventional clinical laboratory protocols (bacteriology, virology, hematology, blood banking, etc.) are too simplistic for the typical clinical laboratory, but would serve as excellent introductory educational materials. Finally, the color inserts are simply fabulous. ... If you really want a single book containing pretty much all of the laboratory protocols for every aspect of the life sciences, get this one. ... Weighted numerical score: 91 - 4 stars."
―Valerie L. Ng, Ph.D, MD, Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, USA, from Doody’s Book ReviewsTM

L'autore:

Prakash S. Bisen received his PhD in 1972 and his DSc in 1981. He is currently pursuing his research in the field of medical biotechnology as emeritus scientist at Defense Research Development Establishment, Defense Research Development Organization, Ministry of Defense, Government of India, Gwalior, India. He has also been elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, for his enormous contributions to the field of biology. Bisen is the external scientific advisor to a Barcelona-based multinational company, Biokit, which is involved in the manufacturing of diagnostic kits. He has to his credit 200 publications in indexed international journals of repute, six international patents, as well as six international books on contemporary issues in biological sciences.

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• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1466553146
• ISBN 13: 9781466553149
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 1826