Pharmaceutical Microbiology

W. B. Hugo (Editor), A. D. Russell (Contributor)

List Price: $116.95

Paperback: 510 pages

Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc; 6th edition (July 15, 1998)

ISBN: 063204196X

This has an excellent chapter on the production of penicillin that I use to begin all of my biotechnology courses.  The penicillin story demonstrates the how the interesting interplay between many disciplines within science and government and business came together to produce one of the most significant achievements in human history.   This same science/ government/ business interaction has been repeated with most drugs produced by biotech companies.  JdK

The New Genetics CD ROM

www.twistedladdermedia.com - $ 59.95

Dr. Sally Tobin has put together an excellent CD-ROM tutorial on genetics and the human genome project.  Highly recommended. JdK

Two multimedia CD-ROMs in an educational courseware series about genetics and genomics...

Biotechnology from A to Z
William Bains

List Price: $39.95

Paperback: 422 pages

Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (April 1998)

ISBN: 0199636931 | All Editions

This book is an extended glossary of biotechnology terms.  It is an excellent, helpful, quick, and easy reference.  It has a forward by G. Kirk Raab, the former CEO of Genentech.  It would make a good reference for students to use. JdK

Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises & Realities
Eric S. Grace

Paperback: 248 pages

Publisher: Joseph Henry Press; (August 1997)

ISBN: 0309057779 | All Editions

This is similar in level and style to Biotechnology from A to Z above.  It is written for a very general audience and might be appropriate for high school students.  JdK

Unraveling DNA: The Most Important Molecule of Life
Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii (Preface), Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii

List Price: $20.00

Paperback: 214 pages

Publisher: Perseus Publishing; Revised and Updated edition (October 1997)

ISBN: 0201155842

This is an interesting book by a structural biochemist who specializes in DNA topology, supercoiling, and unusual structures.  One question that it asks is “Is DNA really a double helix?”  The Watson and Crick B form structure was based on X ray diffraction studies of DNA fibers, but does DNA have this form in solution or in the cell?  (As it turns out, it does, but this wasn’t known until the 1990's.)  JdK

Microbiology: An Introduction, Eighth Edition

Gerard J. Tortora (Author), Berdell R. Funke (Author), Christine L. Case (Author)

List Price:   $128.00

Hardcover: 944 pages

Publisher: Benjamin/Cummings; 8th edition (May 9, 2003)

ISBN: 0805376143

A classic - the best selling micro book in history.  When we introduced this book to Genentech folks, they couldn’t believe how well written it is.  JdK

Microbiology : Principles and Explorations

Jacquelyn G. Black (Author)

List Price:  $124.00

Hardcover: 864 pages

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 5th edition (November 2001)

ISBN: 0471387290

Jim has screened many, many microbiology books.  This is the other one that is written for lower division courses that he likes. JdK

Brock Biology of Microorganisms (10th Edition)
by Michael T. Madigan (Author), John Martinko (Author), Jack Parker (Author)

List Price:   $124.00

Hardcover: 1104 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10th edition (May 9, 2002)

ISBN: 0130662712

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