Isbn: 9788191085143 - fundamentals of biotechnology and forensic science (1 Ergebnisse)

Contents Preface 1 Genetic screening 2 Embryonic stem cells 3 Technological applications of biotechnology 4 Animal cloning 5 Therapeutic cloning 6 Recombinant DNA and biotechnology 7 Criminal justice and forensic science 8 Separation methods in forensic science 9 Pathology 10 Anthropology and odontology 11 Entomology 12 Serology and bloodstain pattern analysis 13 DNA analysis 14 Forensic toxicology Bibliography IndexBiotechnology has applications in four major industrial areas including health care medical crop production and agriculture non food industrial uses of crops and other products eg biodegradable plastics vegetable oil biofuels and environmental uses Biotechnology is also used to recycle treat waste clean up sites contaminated by industrial activities bioremediation and also to produce biological weaponsBiotechnology can be used to detect prevent and remediate the emission of pollutants into the environment in a number of ways Solid liquid and gaseous wastes can be modified either by recycling to make new products or by purifying so that the end product is less harmful to the environmentThe word forensic comes from Latin forensis - meaning before the forum and refers to something of pertaining to or used in a court of law In todays day and age it almost always refers to a method of obtaining criminal evidence for purposes of using in a court of law Forensic science is typically just referred to as forensics and is the practical application of numerous sciences to solve legal system-related questions which can include either a civil or criminal action or suit jacket 272 pp. figs (illustrator).…