Biotechnology category: 1154 books
The Creative Destruction of Medicine
How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants
Mobile technology has transformed our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the availability of technologies...
The Decision Tree
How to make better choices and take control of your health
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
For all the talk about personalized medicine, our health care system remains a top-down, doctor-driven system where individuals are too often bit players in their own health decisions. In The Decision Tree, Thomas Goetz proposes a new strategy for thinking about health, one that applies cutting-edge...
Product Launch
Practical Guide to Launching Medical Device Products
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
If a new medical device is to succeed, it must deliver both superior clinical outcomes and economic advantage. A new device must be better for the patient and the physician-and its proven clinical benefits must translate into financial savings for the hospital and the healthcare system. This book,...
Lean Biomanufacturing
Creating Value through Innovative Bioprocessing Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
With decreasing profit margins, increasing cost pressures, growing regulatory compliance concerns, mounting pressure from generic drugs and increasing anxiety about the future of healthcare reimbursement, pharmaceutical manufacturers are now forced to re-examine and re-assess the way they have been...
Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies
New Genetic Technologies for Global Food Production
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1 in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100% if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic technologies of plant breeding can help...
by Bertram K.C. Chan, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Since it first appeared in 1996, the open-source programming language R has become increasingly popular as an environment for statistical analysis and graphical output. This is the first textbook to present classical biostatistical analysis for epidemiology and related public health sciences to students...
by Henry T. Greely
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Within twenty, maybe forty, years most people in developed countries will stop having sex for the purpose of reproduction. Instead, prospective parents will be told as much as they wish to know about the genetic makeup of dozens of embryos, and they will pick one or two for implantation, gestation,...
Clone
The Road To Dolly, And The Path Ahead
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
The birth of Dolly -- the world's first clone -- placed in our hands the secret of creation. Few discoveries have so altered our notion of what it means to be human, or presented such a Gordian knot of ethical, spiritual, and scientific questions. Noted science journalist Gina Kolata broke the news...
by A. D. Thibeault
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
A full executive summary of Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life by J. Craig Venter. This is not a chapter-by-chapter summary. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where necessary,...
The Cure in the Code
How 20th Century Law is Undermining 21st Century Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Never before have two revolutions with so much potential to save and prolong human life occurred simultaneously. The converging, synergistic power of the biochemical and digital revolutions now allows us to read every letter of life's code, create precisely targeted drugs to control it, and tailor...
by John R. Freeman II
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
In this short work of speculative non-fiction, the author attempts to change the way that we view cancer, transforming it from an inevitable killer of all to a conquerable enemy. His idea is simple: it has been speculated that gene therapy can help to prevent cancer by replacing 'cancer genes',...
The Neuro Revolution
How Brain Science Is Changing Our World
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
History has already progressed through an agricultural revolution, an industrial revolution, and an information revolution. The Neuro Revolution foretells a fast approaching fourth epoch, one that will radically transform how we all work, live and play.
Neurotechnology—brain imaging and other...
Innovation Strategies in the Food Industry
Tools for Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Innovation Strategies in the Food Industry: Tools for Implementation is an indispensable resource for the food industry to introduce innovations in the market, stand out from the competition and satisfy consumer demands. This reference reports the most trend advances of the food science, while providing...
The Pursuit of Perfection
The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society respond to new drugs and genetic technologies? Sheila and David Rothman address these questions with a singular blend of history and analysis,...