Biotechnology

The noted inventor and futurist's successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come....

How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology....

Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity. This is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care. The person making that bold claim is one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Eric Topol.

For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best....

A gripping journey of discovery, The Catalyst moves from the early experiments that first hinted at RNA's spectacular powers, to Cech's own paradigm-shifting finding that it can catalyze cellular reactions, to the cutting-edge biotechnologies poised to reshape our health.

The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....

De animales a dioses, augura un mundo no tan lejano en el cual nos veremos enfrentados a una nueva serie de retos....

Leading futurist and OneShared.World founder Jamie Metzl explores how genome sequencing, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are not only changing our lives, but catalyzing each other in radical and accelerating ways.

Award-winning science writer Sally Adee takes listeners through the thrilling history of bioelectricity and into the future....

In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock offering....

This is the most comprehensive and authoritative exploration of DNA's impact - practical, social, and ethical - on our society and our world....

A lo largo del último siglo, la humanidad ha logrado lo imposible frenando la hambruna, la peste y la guerra....

The first audiobook of its kind, The Kaggle Book assembles in one place the techniques and skills you'll need for success in competitions, data science projects, and beyond....

Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes....

Beginning in the 1970s, several scientific breakthroughs promised to transform the creation of new medicines. As investors sought to capitalize on these Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, the biotech industry grew to thousands of small companies around the world....

Part history, part cutting-edge science, part philosophy, Life’s Ratchet takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life....

The first audiobook of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications....

This concise book is broadly divided into 3 parts. The first part introduces the standard ISO 13485 and Quality management systems. Part two then ...

Combination products allow the integration of drugs, devices, and/or biological components that provide new and innovative therapeutic approaches ...

Hay una revolución en marcha, una tecnología prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos más sanos. A su cabeza está la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson....

The pharmaceutical drug discovery and development cycle is long and complex. This audiobook provides a concise overview of the whole process and offers insights into working in the pharmaceutical industry....

For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences.

The authoritative account of the race to produce the vaccines that are saving us all, from the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Man Who Solved the Market....

Once, we humans could only observe evolution. Suddenly, we had conquered it. And yet, in Life as We Made It, evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro argues that - despite how amazing our new technologies are - our ability to alter the course of evolution isn’t new....

Patenting Life provides insights into legal fights over patented microbes, virus-resistant crops, ownership of body parts, and the patents they engendered.

Unlock the secrets of dissolution testing with Pharmaceutical Dissolution Testing 2025: Modern Methods, Compliance, and Innovation in Drug Release Analysis by James Carter—a must-have resource for anyone in pharmaceuticals, from QC analysts and formulators to regulatory experts and students. In an era where drug development races ahead with complex dosage forms and cutting-edge technologies, this book delivers everything you need to master dissolution testing, a cornerstone of drug quality and performance. Dive into ten expertly crafted chapters that blend foundational knowledge with the ...

Launch your career in pharmaceutical quality control with Pharma Quality Control: A Complete Guide to Careers in QC by Julian Henshaw—a comprehensive, 100-page masterclass designed to equip you with everything you need to secure any QC role, from analyst to manager. Authored by a 20-year industry veteran who’s tested batches, faced audits, and shaped global standards in his acclaimed Good Distribution Practices in 2025, this guide delivers the full spectrum of QC knowledge: mastering HPLC and sterility tests, navigating GMP compliance, acing interviews, and climbing the career ladder. ...

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Dive into the definitive guide to Good Distribution Practices (GDP) with this essential 2025 eBook by Dr. Julian Henshaw. From mRNA vaccines to gene therapies, discover how GDP ensures biopharmaceutical safety and compliance in a world of global supply chains, climate challenges, and digital innovation. Explore eight comprehensive chapters covering regulations (EU, FDA, WHO), core principles, quality assurance (with deviations and CAPAs), risk management, best practices, transportation (distributors, 3PLs, shipping lanes), and a forward-looking summary. Packed with 2025 insights—AI ...

CGMP, Current Good Manufacturing Practices has legal and practical implications for manufacturers of medicinal products and medical devices. The requirements to meet CGMP is legal requirement but it also ensures the patient receives products that are safe, effective and of consistent quality. The FDA, WHO, ICH, PIC/s AND Eudralex provide extensive guidance and regulations on many topics related to the manufacture of medicinal and drug products. A large body of reference materials is available to manufacturers and engineering professionals. This book brings together the key requirements of ...