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Critic's
Choice - Biotech Books and Videos
Books
 At
the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator - Barker,
K., CSHL Press, Plainview, New York. 1998
Good, practical information about all aspects of working
in a lab
DNA
Science - Bloom, M., Freyer, G. and Micklos,
D., CSHLPress, Plainview, New York.
Still a classic for basic information and historical
perspective
Laboratory
DNA Science -Bloom, M., Freyer, G. and Micklos,
D., Benjamin Cummings Pub Co., Menlo Park, CA
Advanced labs with great protocols and a supply list
for Carolina Biological
Molecular
Biology Made Simple and Fun, 2nd Ed. Clark,
D. and Russell, L., Cache River Press 2000
A humorous, and somewhat irreverent review of molecular
biology, more appropriate for the instructor
Exploring
the Biomedical Revolution: A Look at the Work of Frontline Scientists
and How They Are Changing Medicine - Howard
Hughes Medical Institute. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore Maryland,
2000
Stunning collection of articles about medical applications
of biotechnology
Biotechnology
Unzipped: Promises and Reality - Grace, E.,
John Henry Press, Washington, D.C. 1997
Molecular biology in layman’s terms
Recombinant
DNA and Biotechnology, 2nd ed. - Kreuzer, H.,&
Massey, A, ASM Press, Washington, DC 2001
Student readings, “paper” and real lab activities
A
Sourcebook of Biotechnology Activities - Rasmussen,
A. and Matheson, R, NABT and North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Reston,
Virginia,1990
Good collection of labs for an introduction to biotech
Videos
NOVA:
- Cracking the Code
- Rape, Murder and DNA
- Anastasia: Dead or Alive?
- Harvest of Fear (with Frontline)
- The Lost Tribe
Scientific
American Frontiers:
BBC:
- Race for the Double Helix
Secret
of Life Series by David Suzuki:
- The Mouse that Laid the Golden Egg
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