The Uses of Life: A History of BiotechnologyCambridge University Press, 1994 M05 27 - 299 pages This first history of biotechnology provides a readable and challenging account that will be of interest to anyone interested in this key component of modern industry. |
Contents
The origins of zymotechnology | 6 |
From zymotechnology to biotechnology | 27 |
The engineering of nature | 51 |
Institutional reality | 80 |
The chemical engineering front | 100 |
Biotechnology the green technology | 122 |
From professional to policy category | 141 |
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