Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basics of biotechnology -- DNA, RNA and protein -- Recombinant DNA technology -- DNA synthesis in vivo and in vitro -- RNA-based technologies -- Immune technology -- Nanobiotechnology -- Genomics and gene expression -- Proteomics -- Recombinant proteins -- Protein engineering -- Transgenic plants and plant -- Transgenic animals -- Inherited defects -- Gene therapy -- Molecular biology of cancer -- Noninfectious diseases -- Aging and apoptosis -- Bacterial infections -- Biowarfare and bioterrorism -- Forensic molecular biology -- Bioethics in biotechnology.