The Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (The Facts on File Science Dictionary Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816042756 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Not recommended.Mary Chitty, Cambridge Healthtech, Waltham, Mass.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Abbreviations in a separate section could have been more usefully incorporated into the main text. 2d ed.), and the definitions provided seem generally briefer and less informative. Brief biographical notes on 20 scientists should have either been expanded and increased in number or dropped altogether. The current selection is too fragmentary to be useful. The current information explosion and the latest advancements in molecular biology and cutting-edge technology have created a new vocabulary that places heavy demands on editors and require frequent revisions and updates of dictionaries. It includes only about half the number of terms in James Coombs's Dictionary of Biotechnology (Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. But this publication just isn't in the running. Biotech dictionaries have room for im
"Great!" according to Carl Schmid. Great!
Defines more than 1900 terms, and serves the research needs of both the student and the advanced researcher.