Textbook of Biotechnology

Contents: Preface. 1. An introduction to biotechnology. 2. Introduction to living system. 3. Nucleic acids and their organization. 4. The central dogma. 5. Molecular techniques. 6. Genetic engineering. 7. Applications of genetic engineering. 8. Bioinformatics. 9. Crop production through plant tissue culture-I. 10. Crop production through plant tissue culture-II. 11. Animal biotechnology. 12. Cryopreservation. 13. Fermentation biotechnology. 14. Single-cell protein. 15. Biofertilizers. 16. Biological control. 17. Microbial enzymes and biotransformations. 18. Environmental biotechnology. 19. Intellectual property rights. 20. Public concerns in biotechnology. Bibliography. Index.

"This book covers almost all recent areas of biotechnology with an in-depth knowledge and illustrated diagrams.

The contents advance logically from the basics of cell and molecular biology to that of diversified recent hot areas of biotechnology. Some of the recent developments like gene therapy, gene cloning, stem cell therapy, etc., are extensively dealt with. It also includes review questions at the end of each chapter and a detailed bibliography given at the end.

A distinctive feature of this book is the discussions on public concerns about biotechnology, intellectual property rights and cryopreservation and the future it holds good for humanity. Extensive coverage is given to microbial enzymes and biotransformations, bioinformatics, plant tissue culture methods, genetic engineering and its applications, animal biotechnology, fermentation biotechnology, biofertilisers, single cell protein, biological control and environmental biotechnology."