Biotechnology


This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Biotechnology is the scientific manipulation of living organisms or components of living organisms at the molecular level to improve human health, industrial efficiency and food production. Areas covered by the term biotechnology include recombinant DNA, genes, immunology, molecular biology, mammalian cell culture, plant tissue culture and fermentation.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks
More books
/ Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts
 / Selected journal articlesMore reference sources
Specialized sources
/ Selected electronic sources


Guides

Morange, Michel. A history of molecular biology.
         
QH 506 M672 1998

Fiechter, A. (ed.). History of modern biotechnology.
          TP 248.3 H477 2000

Kreuzer, Helen and Adrianne Massey. Recombinant DNA and biotechnology:  a guide for students., 2nd ed.
         QH 442 K748 2001

Khoury, Muin J., et al (eds.). Genetics and public health in the 21st century:  using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease.
          WA 105 G463 2000

Dennis, Carina and Richard Gallagher (eds). The Human Genome .
          QH 447 H853 2001


Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Steinberg, Mark. The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and genetic engineering.
          TP 248.16 S744 2001

Wiley encyclopedia of molecular medicine.
          QH 506 W443 2002

Creighton, Thomas E .(ed.).  Encyclopedia of molecular biology.
          REF QH 506 E556 1999

Smith, A.D., et al. (eds.) Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology. Rev. ed.
          REF QU 113 O936 2000

Murray, Thomas H. and Maxwell J. Mehlman (eds.)  Encyclopedia of ethical, legal, and policy issues in biotechnology.,
          TP 248.16 E629 2000

Witherly, Jeffre L. An A to Z of DNA science: what scientists mean when they talk about genes and genomes.
          QH 427 W473 2001

Chadwick, Ruth (ed.). The concise encyclopedia of the ethics of new technologies.
          W 50 C664 2001


Selected textbooks

Cantor, Charles R. and Cassandra L. Smith.  Genomics:  the science and technology behind the Human Genome Project.
          QU 58.5 C267 1999

Freitag, Ruth (ed.) Synthetic polymers for biotechnology and medicine.
          QT 37.5 .P7 S8 2003

Malacinski, George M. Essentials of molecular biology. 4th ed.
          QH 506 M141 2003

Ratledge, Colin and Bjorn Kristiansen (eds.) .Basic biotechnology, 2nd ed.
          TP 248.2 B274 2001

Watson, James D and Andrew Berry. DNA: the secret of life.
          QU 11.1 W277 2003

Lvov, Yuri and Helmuth Mohwald (eds.). Protein architecture:  interfacing molecular assemblies and immobilization biotechnology.
          QU 55 P762 2000

Nicholl, Desmond S.T. An introduction to genetic engineering.2nd ed.
          QH 442 N523 2002

Thomas, John A and Roy L. Fuchs (eds.). Biotechnology and safety assessment.
          TP 248.2 B469 2002


More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings: Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
Cell Culture
Tissue Culture
DNA
Genetic Techniques
Human Genome Project

Selected journals

Biotechnology and bioengineering (e-journal)
Current opinion in biotechnology
Current opinion in genetics and development
Gene therapy
Genome research
(e-journal)
Human gene therapy (e-journal)
Journal of biotechnology
(e-journal)
Molecular biotechnology
(e-journal)
Nature biotechnology
(e-journal)
Nature medicine
(e-journal)


More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings: Biotechnology - Periodicals
DNA - Periodicals
Molecular Biology - Periodicals
Genetic - Periodicals
Gene - Periodicals
Tissue Culture - Periodicals
Genetics - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE Database  On-Campus  / Off-Campus

Suggested subject headings: Biotechnology
DNA, Recombinant
Genetic Engineering
Molecular Biology
Human Genome Project
DNA Replication
Recombinant Proteins

 

Academic Search Elite  On-Campus / Off-Campus

Search using keywords: Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Recombinant DNA
Genetic Engineering
Human Genome Project
DNA Replication
Biotechnological
Biotechnical
Transgenic

Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings

Search using keywords: Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering
DNA Replication
Recombinant DNA
Human Genome Project
Recombinant Proteins

Selected journal articles

Caulfield T, et al. Human dignity: a guide to policy making in the biotechnology era? Nat Rev Genet. 2006 Jan; 7(1):72-6.

Golyshin PN. Chemical biotechnology: what's new, what's next? Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2005 Dec; 16(6):585-7.

Shermer M. Hope springs eternal. Can nutritional supplements, biotechnology and nanotechnology help us live forever? Sci Am. 2005 Jul; 293(1):28.

Fontanarosa PB, et al. Medical applications of biotechnology. JAMA. 2005 Feb 16; 293(7):866-7.

Roses AD. Applying technologies towards safe and effective medicines. Biotechniques. 2005 Oct; 39(4): 563-4.

Crowell KH. Nurturing biotechnology's future. Chem Biol. 2005 Jan; 12(1): 1-3.

Lawrence S. Biotech drug market steadily expands. Nat Biotechnol. 2005 Dec; 23(12):1466  


More reference sources

Thomas, John A. and Roy L Fuchs (eds.). Biotechnology and safety assessment. 3rd ed.
          TP 248.2 B469 2002

Biotechnology directory 2002:
          REF QT 22.1 B562 2002

Brown, Sheldon S. Opportunities in biotechnology careers.
        TP 248.2 B768 2001


Specialized sources

Van Dyke, Knox, et al (eds.). Luminescence biotechnology.
          TP 248.25 .L85 L82 2002

Methods in molecular biology. Check Rowland Medical Library Catalog for call numbers.

Department of Biochemistry 601-984-1518.
          University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
          Steven T. Case ,PhD stcase@biochem.umsmed.edu

Department of Microbiology 601-984-1719
          University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
          Norman W. Miller, PhD nmiller@microbio.umsmed.edu


Selected electronic sources

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biotechnology
http://www.cato.com/biotech/

National Center for Biotechnology Information
http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

National Biotech Register
http://www.biotech-register.com

National Human Genome Research Institute
http:www.nhgri.nih.gov/


Author: Ardis Haaland
Copyright 1999, Rev. 2001, 2003, 2006 Gongchao Yang, Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson