Plant Biotechnology: New Products and Applications. Reprint 2009. figs. tabs. XII, 196 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

This volume reviews the latest research on using genetically engineeredplants and plant viruses to produce new products for medicine and industry. Individual chapters cover the three main technologies forengineering plants: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation; particlebombardment transformation; and plant viral vectors. Additional chaptersreview strategies for producing medically important products such asvaccines, human enzymes, monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic proteins in plants. In addition to presenting up to date reviews ofcurrent research efforts, this book also contains some thoughtfuldiscussions on the potential benefits and risk involved in producingpharmaceuticals in plants and the challenges of bringing such productsto market.