Main description:

This book explores the recent advancements in cutting-edge techniques and applications of Biotechnology. It provides an overview of prospects and applications while emphasizing modern, and emerging areas of Biotechnology. The chapters are dedicated to various field of Biotechnology including, genome editing, probiotics, in-silico drug designing, nanoparticles and its applications, molecular diagnostics, tissue engineering, cryopreservation, and antioxidants. It is useful for both academicians and researchers in the various disciplines of life sciences, agricultural sciences, medicine, and Biotechnology in Universities, Research Institutions, and Biotech companies. This book provides the readers with a comprehensive knowledge of topics in Genomics, Bionanotechnology, Drug Designing, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Food and Environmental Biotechnology. The chapters have been written with special reference to the latest developments in the frontier areas of Biotechnology that impacts the Biotech industries.

Contents:

Module 1_Genomics.- Chapter 1. Prediction Expression Analysis and Target Validation of Bacterial Small RNAs.- Chapter 2. Genome Editing.- Chapter 3. Silencing Human VCAM 1 Gene.- Chapter 4. In-silico Analysis of Human AGTR1 Gene and Precision Medicine Amongst Hypertensive Population.- Module 2_Bionanotechnology and Drug Designing.- Chapter 5. In-silico Drug Designing - Transition to Modern Day Drug Discovery.- Chapter 6. Nanocarriers in Drug and Gene Delivery.- Chapter 7. Nanobased Delivery System for Nutraceuticals: The Potential Future.- Chapter 8. Chitosan Nanoparticles as Carrier for Anticancer Drugs.- Chapter 9. Metallic Nanoparticles: Potential Antimicrobial and Therapeutic Agents.- Chapter 10. Application of Nano Technology for Cancer Treatment.- Module 3_Biotechnology in Diagnostics & Therapeutic

s.- Chapter 11. Molecular Approaches for Identification of Lactobacilli from Traditional Dairy Products.- Chapter 12. New Approaches for Improvement of Diva Vaccines and Their Companion Diagnostic Tests for Foot and Mouth Disease and Blue Tongue Disease.- Chapter 13. Anthrax Bacterium: Its Etiology and Possible Therapeutics Against Cancer.- Chapter 14. Novel Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutic Tools for Livestock Diseases.- Module 4_Food and Environmental Biotechnology.- Chapter 15. Anti-proliferative Effects of Probiotics. Chapter 16. Technological and Functional Aspects of Yoghurt Cheese.- Chapter 17. Phytase-The Feed Enzyme: An Overview.- Chapter 18. Escherichia coli as a Potential Candidate Against Food-Borne Bacterial Infections.- Chapter 19. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (Ppcps) as an Emerging Environmental Pollutant: Toxicity and Risk Assessment.- Module 5_Biotechnological Techniques.- Chapter 20. Materials for Tissue Engineering.- Chapter 21. Oocyte Cryopreservation: Paradigm in Assisted Reproduction Technology.- Chapter 22. Chemiluminescence: Principle and Its Recent Analytical Applications.