Biotechnology
(Martina Newell McGloughlin)
This book focuses on the applications of biotechnology, describes the technologies involved, explains the progress made to-date and outlines the future of the technology for each application. The main areas covered include crop production, animal biotechnology, the environment, industrial biotechnology and animal and human health. Considerable attention is devoted to developments in new platform technologies including genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics along with the implications of high throughput analytical techniques including microarrays. New developments in imaging and optical biology are dealt with in detail, while the impact of biosensors, bioelectronics and bionetworks are discussed. Investment in applied biology includes the promise of new approaches to the genetic improvement of plants, particularly for disease resistance, pest resistance, better nutrient content and reduced risk of pesticide residues. The authors highlight the key factors which make biotechnology particularly relevant to the Agri-Food sector. They also discuss the major contribution biotechnology can make on medicine and health care, for humans and animals, in providing improved approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The emergence of Biotechnology has raised many questions of enormous public interest, including the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, and the effects of GMOs on the environment. These are discussed. This book highlight the many promising avenues of research and technological development offered by biotechnology and pinpoints where investments in research can make major contributions to economic growth in Ireland in the 21st century.
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