One of the exciting aspects of being involved in the field of molecular biology is the ever-accelerating rate of progress, both in the development of new methodologies and the practical applications of these methodologies. This popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to provide a comprehensive overview and to reflect key developments in this rapidly expanding area.

Chapters on the impact of molecular biology in the development of biotechnology have been fully updated and include the applications of molecular biology in the areas of diagnostics, biosensors and biomarkers, therapeutics, agricultural biotechnology and vaccines. The first six chapters deal with the technology used in current molecular biology and biotechnology. These primarily deal with core nucleic acid techniques, genomics, proteomics and recombinant protein production. Further chapters address major advances in the applications of molecular biotechnology. By presenting information in an easily assimilated form, this book makes an ideal undergraduate text. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 6th Edition will be of particular interest to students of biology and chemistry, as well as to postgraduates and other scientific workers who need a sound introduction to this ever rapidly advancing and expanding area.

Molecular Biology Techniques and Bioinformatics; Genes and Genomes; Protein Expression; Proteins and Proteomics; Transgenesis; Molecular Engineering of Antibodies; Protein Engineering; Biosensors; Human and Animal Cell Culture; The Biotechnology and Molecular Biology of Yeast; Molecular Diagnostics; Molecular Microbial Diagnostics; Molecular Biomarkers: Overview, Technologies, and Strategies; Next-generation Molecular Markers: Challenges, Applications, and Future Perspectives; Tissue Engineering Design and Application of Synthetic Biology Systems for Therapy; Agricultural Biotechnology; Vaccine Design Strategies: Pathogens to Genomes; Subject Index