The Evolution of Biotechnology From Natufians to Nanotechnology /

• Main Authors: Newell-McGloughlin, Martina (Author), Re, Edward (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant Sciences.

The book traces the evolution of biotechnology in the broadest sense from prehistoric organismal manipulation by our first settled ancestors through to speculation about future directions for the technology as it increasingly intersects with other high technologies such as IT and Nanotech. The traje...

Table of Contents:

• Early History: Cultivation and Civilization
• Early Technology: Evolution of the tools
• The dawning of the age of Biotechnology 1970–1990
• The flowering of the age of Biotechnology 1990–2000
• To Infinity and Beyond 2000–?.