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The Facts On File
DICTIONARY of
BIOTECHNOLOGY
and
IC ENGINEERING
Third Edition
The Facts On File
DICTIONARY of
BIOTECHNOLOGY
and
IC
ENGINEERING
Third Edition
Mark L. Steinberg, .
Sharon D. Cosloy, .
The Facts On File Dictionary of Biotechnology and ic Engineering
Third Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, 1994 by Mark L. Steinberg, ., and Sharon Cosloy,
.
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Steinberg, Mark (Mark L.)
The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and ic engineering/
Mark L. Steinberg and Sharon D. Cosloy—Third ed.
p. cm. —(The Facts On File science library)
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8160-6351-6 ()
1. Biotechnology—Dictionaries. 2. ic engineering—Dictionaries.
I. Cosloy, Sharon D. II. Title. III. Series.
2000
′03—dc21 00-035463
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children, Michael and a, and her husband, Edward. Sharon was a
loving mother, a devoted wife, a dedicated mentor, and an plished
professor and researcher.
And above all, she was