Introduction to biotechnology. Overview ; Fundamentals of biochemical engineering ; Biotechnology and society -- Biomolecules. Building blocks of biomolecules: structure and dynamics ; Structure and function of macromolecules ; Biochemical techniques -- The cell and development. The basic unit of life ; Cell growth and development ; Cellular techniques -- Genetics and molecular biology. The principles of genetics ; Genome function ; Gene expression ; Genetic techniques -- Protein and gene manipulations. Protein structure and engineering ; Recombinant DNA technology ; Genomics ; Bioinformatics -- Cell culture technology. Microbial culture and applications ; Plant cell culture and applications ; Animal-cell culture and applications ; Applications of biotechnology (summary).