ISBN:047141719XBook Description
Discussions of the basic structural, nanotechnology, and system engineering principles, as well as an introductory overview of essential concepts and methods in biotechnology, will be included. Text is presented side-by-side with extensive use of high-quality illustrations prepared using cutting edge computer graphics techniques. Includes numerous examples, such applications in genetic engineering. Represents the only available introduction and overview of this interdisciplinary field, merging the physical and biological sciences. Concludes with the authors' expert assessment of the future promise of nanotechnology, from molecular "tinkertoys" to nanomedicine. David Goodsell is author of two trade books, Machinery of Life and Our Molecular Nature, and Arthur Olson is the world's leader in molecular graphics and nano-scale representation./p>
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An engineer's perspective...
A fellow chemical engineer recommended this book to me and, I must say, the engineering parallels from the macro to nano scale really drove me through it. This is book is focused towards application as opposed to pure science and therefore may seem mundane (perhaps even elementary) to those with a speciality in biology.
I have taken but one biochemistry college course and my graduate research is pharmaceutics. This book concisely covered several promising frontiers for biological nanomachines in the pharmaceutical arena.
If you are a biologist, I do not recommend it. If you are an engineer, this is a must read.
believe the first guy - this is a cell biology book!
The author's premise is that the cell is a nano-machine, and by examining and understanding the cell, we can learn lessons for bionanotechnology. He then proceeds to provide a lovely undergraduate text, replete with wonderful illustrations, about cell biology. So if that's what's you're looking for, go ahead and buy it, but if you want to learn about bionanobiology, you should look elsewhere. Maybe the title was merely trying to capitalize on the nano-trend and current high interest.