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Biotechnology and Pharmacy was written to help students in pharmacy and other health sciences gain an understanding for the principles of the new biotechnology, the strategies it offers for design of therapeutic and diagnostic products, and how these products will affect the practice of pharmacy. The first section of the book describes recombinant DNA, monoclonal antibody technology, and other basic elements of biotechnology; the second section describes applications of biotechnology, for example in diagnosing genetic disease, human genome mapping, and drug discovery and development; and the third relates biotechnology products to the practice of pharmacy. The book assumes a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry and is intended as a text suitable for students in pharmacy and other health sciences. It also provides a guide to research strategy for students and professionals in biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, and pharmaceutical sciences. This book should be of interest to students in pharmacy and health sciences, health professionals, students and researchers in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and medicinal chemistry.

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Preparations, analytical methods, and current and possible applications for the products are presented well, along with accompanying references for further study. The book is remarkably free of the jargon that one finds in the specialists' literature.' Chemical Monographs Review

'Preparations, analytical methods, and current and possible applications for the products are presented well, along with accompanying references for further study. The book is remarkably free of the jargon that one finds in the specialists' literature.' Chemical Monographs Review

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