Main description:

This book examines the role of biotechnology in research and advances in agriculture, veterinary, biomedical, industrial development and environmental protection. It presents the basics of the potential for biotechnology in each of these areas in understandable language. The book aims to give students a complete understanding of the 'know-how' of biotechnology. The basic principles of diverse biotechnologies are clearly explained with the help of illustrations.

Contents:

Biotechnology: An Introduction; Section A: Biotechnology for Wider Applications - Recombinant DNA Technology; Nucleic Acid Probes Technology; Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology; DNA-Protein Interaction Technology; Genomics Technology; Proteomics Technology; Signalomics Technology; Metabolomics Technology; Bioinformatics and In Silico Technology; System Biology Technology; Microarray Technology; Anti-Sense Technology; RNA Interference Technology; Hybridoma Technology; Molecular Diagnostics Technology; Biosensor Technology; Nano-Biotechnology; Section B: Biotechnology for Crop Applications - Molecular Marker Technology in Plants; Marker Assisted Selection Technology; Plant Transgenic Technology; Bioinoculant Technology; Section C: Biotechnology for Health Applications - Molecular Marker Technology in Animal; Embryo Tranfer Technology; Stem Cell Technology; Animal Transgenic Technology; Liposome Technology; Vaccine Technolgy; Synthetic Biologicals Technology; Section D: Biotechnology for Indutrial Applications - Immobilized Biocatalyst Technology; Bioprocess Technology; Section E: Biotechnology for Environmental Applications - Metagenomics Technology; Bioremediation Technology; Index.