Brian Robert Shmaefsky is a professor of biology at Kingwood College in Texas. He was an industrial chemist in the biotechnology industry before becoming a college professor who teaches biology and biotechnology. Dr. Shmaefsky studied at Brooklyn College in New York and did his graduate work at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois. He continues to consult in the biotechnology industry and trains teachers to perform biotechnology in their classrooms.

"Shmaefsky addresses basic principles along with techniques, applications, and tools used in the science of biotechnology. He provides a historical overview of the origins of biotechnology and innovations used relating to agriculture, commercial manufacturing, consumer products, and medicine. Included is a selective but extensive listing of a diverse group of scientists, with each one's brief biography and role in contributing to the principles and development of biotechnology. Also provided is a glossary of terms, an annotated bibliography of print resources for books and references to articles, and Web sites on or relating to biotechnology. This book will interest those in all areas of the sciences, as well as engineering, legal, health, and medical professions. Biotechnology 101 is a volume in the series Science 101, which provides a concise but easy understanding of the concepts of scientific research. Recommended. All levels." - Choice

• Series ForewordPreface1. The Definition of BiotechnologyIntroductionContemporary Definitions of BiotechnologyCategories of Biotechnology2. Basic Science of BiotechnologyChemistry and Physics of BiotechnologyBasic Biology of Biotechnology3. The Tools of BiotechnologyIntroductionThe ToolsAmino Acid AnalyzersAmino Acid SequencersBalanceBioreactorBlotting ApparatusCentrifugeChromatographyChromatogram Scanner/DensitometerCryopreservation EquipmentCytometerDNA SequencerElectrophoresisElectroporation InstrumentFiltration ApparatusGel ReaderGene GunIncubatorIsoelectric Focusing ApparatusLIMSLyophilizerMicroarray TechnologyMicroplate ReaderMicroscopeMicrotomeMixerNanotechnologyNuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging InstrumentParticle SizerpH MeterPipettePolarimeterRheometerSpectrophotometerThermocyclerThermometer ProbesWater BathWater Titrator4. Biotechnology InnovationsThe Creation of InnovationsHistory of Biotechnology InnovationsBiotechnology InnovationsGenomic Analysis TechniquesGenomic Expression TechniquesProteomics TechniquesMetabolomicsProduction of Genetically Modified OrganismsCloning5. Principal People of BiotechnologyIntroductionContributors to BiotechnologyAl-KindiW. French AndersonWerner ArberOswald T. AveryDavid BaltimoreGeorge W. BeadleWilliam James BealPaul BergHerbert BoyerSydney BrennerPat BrownGeorge Washington CarverErwin ChargaffMartha ChaseStanley CohenStanley N. CohenFrancis S. CollinsGerty and Carl CoriFrancis CrickCharles DarwinFélix d'HerelleMax DelbrückHugo de VriesRenato DulbeccoPaul EhrlichAlexander FlemingRosalind FranklinGalenArchibald GarrodWalter GilbertFrederick GriffithHenry HarrisAlfred HersheyDavid HoLeroy HoodRobert HookeJohn HunterFrançois JacobZacharias JanssenAlec JeffreysEdward JennerErnest Everett JustHar Gobind KhoranaShibasaburo KitasatoRobert KochArthur KornbergPhilip LederJoshua LederbergAntony van LeeuwenhoekRita Levi-MontalciniSalvador LuriaAndré LwoffBarbara McClintockIlya MechnikovGregor MendelJohann Friedrich MiescherCésar MilsteinJacques MonodThomas MorganHermann MullerKary MullisDaniel NathansMarshall NirenbergSevero OchoaReiji and Tsuneko OkazakiRichard PalmiterLouis PasteurLinus PaulingMax PerutzStanley PrusinerSteven RosenbergPierre Paul Emile RouxRobert RushmerFrederick SangerMatthias SchleidenTheodor SchwannMaxine SingerLazzaro SpallanzaniHermann StaudingerNettie StevensAlfred Henry SturtevantWalter SuttonWaclaw SzybalskiHoward TeminArne TiseliusAlexander ToddHarold VarmusCraig VenterRudolf VirchowJames WatsonMaurice WilkinsIan WilmutGlossaryReferences and ResourcesPrintWebIndex