Basic laboratory methods for biotechnology textbook and laboratory reference Lisa A. Seidman, Cynthia J. Moore

By:

Seidman, Lisa A

Contributor(s):

Moore, Cynthia J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Prentice Hall London Prentice Hall-International c2000Description: vi, 751 p. ill.(some col.) 28 cm. spiralISBN:

0137955359

Subject(s):

Biotechnology -- Laboratory manuals

DDC classification:

660.6078 SEI

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	660.6078 SEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		39002000277070

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A primary text for courses that focus on basic laboratory methods in biotechnology, and an ancillary text for any biology course that includes a laboratory component that want to focus on biotechnology. It provides an introduction to basic laboratory methods from the perspective of everyday work in the labs of biotechnology/bioscience industry.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

I Introduction to the Biotechnology Workplace
1 Biotechnology and the Workplace
2 Introduction to a Safe Workplace
3 Biotechnology and the Regulation of Medical and Food Products
II Product Quality and Biotechnology
4 Introduction to Product Quality Systems
5 Documentation: The Foundation of Quality
6 Quality Systems in the Laboratory
7 Quality Systems in the Production Facility
III Math in the Biotechnology Laboratory: An Overview
8 Basic Math Techniques
9 Proportional Relationships
10 Relationships and Graphing
IV Data in the Laboratory
11 Descriptions of Data
12 The Collection of Meaningful Data
Avoiding Errors in the Laboratory
V Laboratory Measurements
13 Introduction to Quality Laboratory Measurements, Tests, and Assays
14 Introduction to Instrumental Methods and Electricity
15 The Measurement of Weight
16 The Measurement of Volume
17 The Measurement of Temperature
18 The Measurement of pH, Selected Ions, and Conductivity
19 Measurements Involving Light A: Basic Principles and Instrumentation
20 Measurements Involving Light B: Applications and Methods
VI Laboratory Solutions
21 Preparation of Laboratory Solutions A: Concentration Expressions and Calculations
22 Preparation of Laboratory Solutions B: Basic Procedures and Practical Information
23 Laboratory Solutions to Support the Activity of Biological Macromolecules and Intact Cells
24 Solutions: Associated Procedures and Information
VII Basic Separation Methods
25 Introduction to Filtration
26 Introduction to Centrifugation
27 Introduction to Bioseparations
VIII Safety in the Laboratory
28 Working Safely in the Laboratory: General Considerations and Physical Hazards
29 Working Safely with Chemicals
30 Working Safely with Biological Materials
IX Computers in the Laboratory
31 Computers: An Overview
32 Data Handling with Computers
33 Telecommunications and the Internet

Author notes provided by Syndetics

LISA SEIDMAN received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and has taught for over twelve years in the Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Program at Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin.

CYNTHIA MOORE received her doctoral degree from Temple University School of Medicine and has a career both in research and as a science educator. She is currently a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

The authors welcome comments and feedback from readers. You can e-mail Lisa Seidman at lseidman@madison.tec.wi.us and Cynthia Moore at cjmoor1@ilstu.edu.