Biotechnology is the leading edge of scientific research and careers.  Now, with Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology, your students can become familiar with the basic concepts, techniques and issues.

Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology contains twenty lessons:

1. Making Yogurt
2. Invasive Species
3. Making Kimchi
4. GMO Pro, GMO Con
5. Yeast Fermentation
6. Bt, Borers, and Butterflies
7. Antibiotics from Nature
8. Do You Know What You’re Eating?
9. Gel Electrophoresis
10. Building People
11. Running a Gel
12. To Clone, or Not to Clone?
13. Was It Alive?
14. The Community and Genetically Modified Foods
15. Oil Cleanup with Bacteria
16. Where Will the Money Go?
17. Enzymes
18. Forensics
19. Extracting DNA
20. Biotechnology Careers

Each lesson is an experiment designed to help students understand biotechnology's applications in agriculture, environmental protection, medicine, and manufacturing. Throughout the book, they'll explore how biotechnology is as venerable a process as the making of cheese, and as new a technique as extracting DNA from living tissue.  They'll also investigate bioethics and examine possible careers in the field.

• Use Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology as a complete introductory program, as a replacement unit, or as an enrichment experience. 
• Each activity includes teacher notes, materials lists, and assessments. 
• Hands-On Science: Introduction to Biotechnology correlates to National Science Education standards.

This title is part of the Hands-On Life Science series.

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