Biochemists, molecular biologists, chemical engineers, and other contributors survey some of the most striking and successful approaches to producing biogenic nanodevices. They consider not only living organisms as manufacturers, but also applying the processes for the in vitro self-assembly of isolated biomolecules. Among the topics are the self-assembly and application of cellulosomal components, the protein-aided mineralization of inorganic nanostructures, bio-inspired biomolecular supramolecular self-assemblies and their applications, virus-like particles, restoring vision using microbial rhodopsins, and magnetosomes. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
