This article covers some of the basic biology that students entering an introductory biochemical engineering course would be expected to know, and some of the ways chemical and biochemical engineers use this information in real-word engineering. It covers the central concepts of cellular and molecular biology, and discusses how this knowledge has been applied for genetic engineering and metabolic engineering. It emphasizes the chemical engineering aspects, particularly the tradeoffs encountered in typical biochemical processes, and touches on a few relevant clinical applications.
Date
July, 2013