The book "Principles of Advanced Genetic Engineering" authored by Dr. Masoud Tohidfar and Dr. Abbas Saidi, faculty members of the Faculty of Biological Sciences and Technologies, and Abbas Karimifard, a PhD student of this university, has been published recently by SBU Press in 288 pages.
Advanced genetic engineering is a part of biotechnology, which discusses modern methods of genetic engineering such as genome editing, enzyme engineering, creation of new cells and organisms, production of drugs and recombinant proteins, and intelligentization of genetic engineering methods. The trade of biotechnology and genetic engineering products in the world reaches more than 32%, which shows the importance of this issue.
The present book is written in nineteen chapters with the aim of expanding this practical science as much as possible. By reading the book, the reader will get acquainted with the basic concepts of molecular genetics, genetic engineering methods, promoters and gene homology methods, protein and enzyme engineering, protein interaction detection methods, various genome editing methods, and for the first time, with gene drives. In writing this book, an effort has been made to use the latest articles and books related to the subject. Simplicity in the topic design, being up-to-date and having appropriate figures for easy understanding of the contents are among the features of this book, which can be a suitable resource for master's and PhD students in the fields of biology and biotechnology.
To buy this book, students and interested parties can go to the sales office of Shahid Beheshti University Scientific Works Publishing Center, located in the Information Technology (IT) building, ground floor, or order online through the center's website. It is also possible to buy the electronic file of the book from “Fidibo”, “Booket” and “Taaghche” websites.