1 The Development of Molecular Biotechnology 1
2 Fundamental Technologies 11
3 Production of Recombinant Proteins 93
4 Molecular Diagnostics 177
5 Protein Therapeutics 229
6 Nucleic Acids as Therapeutic Agents 297
7 Vaccines 343
8 Industrial and Environmental Uses of Recombinant Microorganisms 403
9 Large-Scale Production of Proteins from Recombinant Microorganisms 475
10 Genetic Engineering of Plants: Methodology 515
11 Transgenic Plants 551
12 Transgenic Animals 625
13 Molecular Biotechnology and Society 679
Amino Acids of Proteins and Their Designations 725
Index 727