
Nguồn ngoài
Biotechnology in Society
Biology is the study of life and the foundation of biotechnology. From genetic testing and personalized medicine to sustainable agriculture and disease prevention, biology shapes our world every day. This book will help you understand not just what happens in living systems, but why it happens and how that knowledge is transforming society. Welcome to the remarkable science of life—and the discoveries that are shaping our future.
- Tác giả
- Pedro Morgado
- Nhà xuất bản
- MiraCosta College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 108 mục
- 01: Science and Technology
- 1.01: Nature of Science
- 1.02: Scientific Method
- 1.03: Basic and Applied Science
- 1.04: Scientific Ethics
- 1.05: Science and Technology
- 02: Chemistry of Life - Characteristics of Life
- 2.01: Properties of Life
- 2.02: Levels of Organization of Living Things
- 2.03: Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
- 2.04: Eukaryotic Cells
- 2.05: The Building Blocks of Molecules
- 2.06: Chemical Bonds
- 2.07: Water
- 2.08: Chemistry of Life (Exercises)
- 03: Properties of Biological Molecules
- 3.01: Biological Molecules - Carbon and Carbon Bonding
- 3.02: Biological Molecules - Carbohydrates
- 3.03: Biological Molecules - Lipids
- 3.04: Biological Molecules - Nucleic Acids
- 3.05: Proteins - Structure
- 3.06: Proteins - Function
- 04: How Cells Obtain Energy
- 4.01: Energy and Metabolism
- 4.02: Enzymes in Action
- 4.03: Glycolysis
- 4.04: Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- 4.05: Fermentation
- 4.06: How Cells Obtain Energy (Exercises)
- 05: How Cells Sense their Environment
- 5.01: Components of Plasma Membranes
- 5.02: Passive Transport
- 5.03: Facilitated Transport
- 5.04: Active Transport
- 5.05: Cell Communication
- 5.06: Cell Response
- 06: Introduction to Cellular Division and DNA
- 6.01: The Cell Cycle
- 6.02: The Structure of DNA
- 6.03: DNA Replication
- 07: Patterns of Inheritance
- 7.01: Mendels Experiments
- 7.02: Laws of Inheritance
- 7.03: Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
- 7.04: Patterns of Inheritance (Exercises)
- 08: Genotype to Phenotype and Mutations
- 8.01: Central Dogma - From Genes to Proteins
- 8.02: Transcription
- 8.03: Translation
- 8.04: How Gene Mutations Occur
- 8.05: Types of Mutations
- 8.06: Introduction to Genetic Disorders
- 8.07: Genetic Engineering Explained - Micropigs
- 8.08: Molecular Biology (Exercises)
- 09: Regulation of Gene Expression
- 9.01: Introduction
- 9.02: Why Gene Regulation Mattersand How It Differs Between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
- 9.03: The Basics of Gene Regulation
- 9.04: Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
- 9.05: Eukaryotic Epigenetic Gene Regulation
- 9.06: Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation
- 9.07: Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
- 9.08: Eukaryotic Post-translational Gene Regulation
- 9.09: Development
- 9.10: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
- 9.11: Cancer and Gene Regulation
- 10: Cell Cycle and Cancer
- 10.01: Cancer
- 10.02: The Cell Cycle
- 10.03: Cancer and the Cell Cycle
- 10.04: Hallmarks of Cancer
- 10.05: Cancer Treatments
- 11: Immune System
- 11.01: Overview of the Immune System
- 11.02: Cells and Organs of the Immune System
- 11.03: Innate Immunity
- 11.04: Physical Defenses
- 11.05: Chemical Defenses
- 11.06: Cellular Defenses
- 11.07: Pathogen Recognition and Phagocytosis
- 11.08: Adaptive Immunity Overview
- 11.09: Adaptive Immunity in Action
- 11.10: Vaccines
- 12: Biotechnology and DNA Manipulation
- 12.01: Introduction to Biotechnologies
- 12.02: PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
- 12.03: Principles of Mammalian Cell Culture
- 12.04: Principles of Genetic Engineering
- 12.05: Creating Recombinant DNA
- 12.06: Applications of Animal Biotechnology
- 12.07: Genetic Engineering in Animals
- 13: Development of Biotechnology
- 13.01: Biotechnology- From DNA Manipulation to Innovative Solutions
- 13.02: Navigating the Lifecycles of Biotechnological Products
- 14: Medical Biotechnology Red Biotechnology
- 14.01: Principles of Medical Biotechnology
- 14.02: Diagnostic Biotechnology
- 14.03: Therapeutic Biotechnology
- 14.04: Regenerative Medicine
- 15: Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Green and Gray Biotechnology
- 15.01: Green vs. Gray Biotechnology
- 15.02: Applications of Green Biotechnology
- 15.03: Applications of Gray Biotechnology
- 15.04: Benefits of Green Biotechnology
- 16: Industrial Biotechnology White Biotechnology
- 16.01: Applications of Industrial Biotechnology
- 16.02: Bioprocess Engineering
- 16.03: Synthetic Biology