PENGANTAR BIOTEKNOLOGI: Dari Gen ke Masa Depan

Indah Oktaviani; Erma Suryanti; Okta Yulia Sari; Mentari Pratami

Penulis

Indah Oktaviani, M.Si.

Institut Teknologi Sumatera

Erma Suryanti

Okta Yulia Sari, S. Hut., M.Si.

Mentari Pratami S.Si., M.Si.

Kata Kunci:

PENGANTAR BIOTEKNOLOGI

Sinopsis

Buku ini memberikan tinjauan komprehensif mengenai Bioteknologi dalam berbagai sektor penting, mulai dari pertanian dan kesehatan hingga lingkungan, industri, dan forensik, ditutup dengan pembahasan tentang etika dan masa depan teknologi ini. Di bidang pertanian, dibahas teknik perbanyakan masal seperti Kultur Jaringan dan rekayasa genetik untuk menghasilkan tanaman transgenik (GMO) yang tahan hama atau bernutrisi tinggi. Selanjutnya, di sektor kesehatan, buku ini merinci sejarah bioteknologi medis—dari penisilin hingga produksi Insulin Rekombinan—serta menjelaskan teknologi modern seperti berbagai jenis Vaksin, produksi Antibodi Monoklonal melalui teknik hibridoma, dan potensi Sel Punca untuk pengobatan regeneratif.

Buku ini juga membahas peran bioteknologi sebagai solusi ramah lingkungan melalui Bioremediasi dengan agen mikroorganime dan tanaman yang digunakan untuk mendegradasi polutan toksik, dan pengembangan Bioenergi (Bioetanol) lintas generasi untuk mengurangi ketergantungan pada bahan bakar fosil. Bahasan menarik lainnya mencakup aplikasi bioteknologi forensik menggunakan analisis DNA Fingerprint dan peran krusial Bioinformatika dalam pengelolaan serta analisis data genetik yang masif. Sebagai penutup, buku ini meninjau masa depan bioteknologi melalui teknologi revolusioner CRISPR-Cas9 (gene editing), dan secara kritis membahas isu bioetika yang menyertainya, seperti kekhawatiran ekologis dan etika pengeditan garis keturunan manusia (germline editing).

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KATA PENGANTAR
DAFTAR ISI
DAFTAR GAMBAR
DAFTAR TABEL
Bab 1 Pengantar Bioteknologi: Sejarah dan Ruang Lingkup
Bab 2 Biologi Sel dan Molekuler: Fondasi Esensial
Bab 3 Teknologi DNA Rekombinan: Alat Dasar Bioteknologi
Bab 4 Bioteknologi Mikroba
Bab 5 Bioteknologi Pertanian: Peningkatan Kualitas Pangan
Bab 6 Biologi Medis: Diagnosa dan Pengobatan
Bab 7 Bioteknologi Lingkungan dan Industri: Solusi Ramah Lingkungan
Bab 8 Bioteknologi Forensik dan Bioinformatika: Analisis Lanjutan
Bab 9 Bioteknologi di Masa Depan dan Isu Etika: Tinjauan Akhir
DAFTAR PUSTAKA
BIODATA PENULIS

Biografi Penulis

Indah Oktaviani, M.Si., Institut Teknologi Sumatera

Indah Oktaviani, M.Si. lulus pendidikan sarjana di Program Studi Biologi, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) pada tahun 2012 dan lulus S2 di Program Studi Magister Biologi, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) pada tahun 2016. Penulis berprofesi sebagai dosen tetap Program Studi Biologi, dengan konsentrasi biomolekuler dan bioteknologi tumbuhan, di Institut Teknologi Sumatera (Itera), Lampung Selatan. Saat ini penulis sedang menempuh pendidikan S3 di Program Studi Doktor Biologi, SITH-ITB dengan topik penelitian pascapanen buah fungsional dengan pendekatan omik.

Erma Suryanti

Erma Suryanti lahir di Magetan, 25 Juli 1992. Erma adalah anak pertama dari 3 bersaudara dari pasangan Widji dan Misinem. Erma menyelesaikan studi S1 dari Departeman Biologi, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) pada tahun 2014. Pada tahun 2015-2019, penulis mendapatkan kesempatan melanjutkan studi S2-S3 Mikrobiologi di IPB melalui beasiswa PMDSU dari Kemenristek-DIKTI. Sejak tahun 2020, penulis bergabung menjadi dosen di Program Studi Biologi, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Lampung.

Okta Yulia Sari, S. Hut., M.Si.

Okta Yulia Sari, S. Hut., M.Si. lahir di Pekalongan, 7 Oktober 1993. Penulis menyelesaikan kuliah sarjana di Departemen Silvikultur, Fakultas Kehutanan, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) pada tahun 2017. Penulis kemudian melanjutkan kuliah pascasarjana di Program Studi Mikrobiologi, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, IPB pada tahun 2021 dan lulus pada tahun 2024. Bidang kajian yang didalami berkaitan dengan cendawan patogen dan aktivitas senyawa antimikroba dari cendawan. Saat ini penulis aktif menjadi pengajar dan peneliti di bidang mikrobiologi dengan bidang keahlian mikologi di Program Studi Biologi, Fakultas Sains, Institut Teknologi Sumatera. Penulis menjadi anggota Kelompok Keilmuan Bioprospeksi dan Bioteknologi Sumber Daya Hayati di Program Studi Biologi Itera.

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