Introduction to Biotechnology presents the latest information needed to understand the science and business of biotechnology. Biotechnology is the use of an organism, or a component of an organism or other biological system, to make a product or process. The text emphasizes the future of biotechnology with balanced coverage of basic cell and molecular biology, fundamental techniques, historical accounts and hands-on applications. An Introduction to Biotechnology is a biotechnology textbook aimed at undergraduates. It covers the basics of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and introduces laboratory techniques specific to the technologies addressed in the book; it addresses specific biotechnologies at both the theoretical and application levels. Biotechnology is a field that encompasses both basic science and engineering.