Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium, First Edition, Revised - Hardcover Textbook

Includes new and improved sections, projects, and lab activities that address current scientific methods and developments in the biotechnology industry!

Features updated statistics, figures, and photos

The revised edition of Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium is the perfect textbook and lab manual combination program for your classroom! Designed for introductory courses, this complete program teaches the concepts and hands-on lab procedures required for entry-level careers in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry. The textbook and lab manual can be used together or separately, depending on the desired course format.

What You'll Find Inside:

Textbook:

• Thorough coverage of the concepts and processes of biotechnology research and manufacturing in the areas of pharmaceuticals, agriculture, industrial products, and instrumentation.
• Extensive discussion of genomics, bioinformatics, microarrays, and proteomics.
• Exciting information on biotechnological advances in drug discovery, gene therapy, plant-based pharmaceuticals, forensics, and horticulture.
• Thought-provoking sidebars on bioethics, current events, regulations, emergent trends, recent advances, and research techniques.
• Substantial presentation of the business side of biotechnology, including opportunities and careers in academic, industrial, and regulatory biotechnology.

Laboratory Manual:

• Teaches the tools and techniques of working independently or as a team member in a biotechnology facility.
• Provides comprehensive treatment of volume and mass measurements, solution and media preparation, cell culture, DNA isolation and analysis, protein isolation and analysis, assay development, recombinant DNA and transformations, scale-up, protein purification, quality control, DNA synthesis, PCR, and DNA sequencing .
• Focuses on the process, methods, and applications of biotechnology, including the math, biology, and chemistry needed to develop proficiency in designing experiments and in collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and applying the resulting data.
• Emphasizes the scientific method and laboratory safety procedures, including the responsibilities of recognizing and understanding hazardous materials, complex equipment, and the specific conditions of a facility in an effort to reduce the safety risks to zero.
• Emphasizes on-the-job thinking and problem solving through scenario activities that require students to summarize the results of experiments and trouble-shoot errors that may have led to variations in results or fallacious data.

Ellyn Daugherty, founder of the San Mateo Biotechnology Career Pathway (SMBCP) and recipient of The Biotechnology Institute’s first National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Award, has been teaching from the Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium in her SMBCP courses for ten years. Teachers throughout the country have used her model program to launch Biotechnology programs in their schools.

Components:

• Text (hardcover) with Encore CD offering
  • Flash animations of key biotechnology concepts
  • Videos demonstrating lab procedures using the scientific method
  • Quizzes in two modes: practice and scores-reported
  • Full glossary with pronunciations
• Lab Manual with activities and experiments for every chapter
• Textbook with Encore CD and Lab Manual Package
• Lab Notebook
• Text with Encore CD, Lab Manual, and Lab Notebook Package
• Instructor’s Guide (printed) and CD Package
  • Includes model answers, evaluation guides, teaching hints, course planning tools, PowerPoint presentations
• EXAMVIEW^®Assessment Suite
  • Create your own tests or use predefined, ready-to-activate tests
  • Use any combination of hundreds of multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and short-answer items
  • Deliver tests on print, LAN, or WAN platforms
  • Create a Web site for your class to manage their testing
• Course Planner: Comprehensive Lesson Plans
  • Guidelines for structuring an introductory biotechnology course
  • Pedagogical resources needed to teach a successful course
  • A complete lesson plan for every section of every chapter in the textbook and lab manual
  • Lesson plan models presented in case you want to design your own lesson structure
• Internet Resource Center:
  • Student resources include self-quizzes with reportable results for teachers, study aids, Web links, PowerPoint presentations
  • Instructor resources include syllabus suggestions, tests and assessments, answer keys, PowerPoint presentations, course objectives, and Web links
• Class Connections (WebCT and Blackboard)
  • Includes course syllabi, assignments, quizzes, tests, Web links, and projects

EMC Publishing & Sargent-Welch
Partners in Biotechnology Education

EMC Publishing & Sargent-Welch have joined forces to offer a turnkey solution to your biotechnology course needs. EMC Publishing provides you with a textbook and lab manual program, written by one of the leading biotechnology educators in the country, and Sargent-Welch customizes your biotechnology lab equipment to suit your individual course needs.

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4. Teacher support and assistance - providing on-site assistance and technical help from our local representatives, creating customized lab equipment lists, identifying funding opportunities, and tapping into our pilot-site network.