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Biotechnology

Changing Life Through Science

Biotechnology

Changing Life Through Science

Volume 1

Medicine

K. Lee Lerner and

Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Editors

Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science

K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Editors

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Contents

Introduction ........................................xi

Timeline . . . ........................................xv

Words to Know . ...................................xxv

VOLUME 1: MEDICINE

Antibiotics, Biosynthesized . ............................ 1

Anti-Rejection Drugs . . ................................ 5

Arthritis Drugs . . .................................... 10

Aspirin ............................................ 15

Biochip ............................................ 19

Bioethics . . . ........................................ 24

Bioinformatics . . .................................... 28

Blood Transfusions................................... 33

Blood-Clotting Factors . ............................... 37

Bone Marrow Transplant . . . ........................... 42

Bone Substitutes . .................................... 47

Botox . ............................................ 52

Cancer Drugs . . . .................................... 56

Chemotherapy Drugs . . ............................... 61

Cloning, Human. .................................... 65

Collagen Replacement . ............................... 70

Corticosteroids . . .................................... 74

C-Reactive Protein ................................... 79

Cryonics . . . ........................................ 83

Cystic Fibrosis Drugs . . ............................... 87

Designer Genes. . .................................... 92

Dialysis ............................................ 96

DNA Fingerprinting . . . .............................. 100

DNA Sequencing ................................... 106

DNA Vaccines . . ................................... 111

Enzyme Replacement Therapy. . . ...................... 116

Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science

CONTENTS

Forensic DNA Testing . .............................. 121

Frozen Egg Technology .............................. 125

GenBank .......................................... 129

Gene Banks. . ...................................... 134

Gene Therapy...................................... 139

Genetic Testing, Medical . . . .......................... 144

Genetic Discrimination .............................. 148

Genetically Modified Foods . .......................... 152

Genomics . . . ...................................... 157

Germline Gene Therapy.............................. 161

HapMap Project . . .................................. 164

Heart Disease Drugs . . . .............................. 168

HIV/AIDS Drugs . . .................................. 172

Human Genome Project.............................. 176

Human Growth Hormone . . .......................... 180

Insulin, Recombinant Human ......................... 185

In-Vitro Fertilization . . .............................. 180

Metabolic Engineering . .............................. 195

Multiple Sclerosis Drugs . . . .......................... 200

Nuclear Transfer . .................................. 205

Organ Transplants .................................. 209

Painkillers. . . ...................................... 214

Paternity Testing . .................................. 219

Penicillins . . . ...................................... 223

Pharmacogenetics . .................................. 227

Protein Therapies . .................................. 232

Skin Substitutes . . .................................. 236

Somatic Cell Therapy. . .............................. 241

Stem Cell Lines . . .................................. 247

Stem Cells, Adult . .................................. 252

Stem Cells, Embryonic. .............................. 257

Synthetic Biology . .................................. 262

Therapeutic Cloning . . .............................. 267

Tissue Banks. ...................................... 271

Tissue Engineering .................................. 276

Vaccines .......................................... 281

Xenotransplantation . . . .............................. 285

VOLUME 2: AGRICULTURE

Agriculture . . ...................................... 291

Alfalfa, Genetically Engineered . . . ..................... 298

Animal Cloning . . .................................. 302

Apiculture (Beekeeping) . . . .......................... 308

Aquaculture . ...................................... 313

Beer-Making . ...................................... 318

Biofuels, Liquid . . .................................. 323

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