Biotechnology : Current Perspectives and Potential Applications
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There is no doubt that biotechnology is a technical revolution. Biotechnology is the application of biological principles, organisms, & products to practical purposes. The last twenty years or so have seen the emergence of remarkable new technologies that can produce new drugs for the treatment of disease, alter the genetic makeup of plants and animals, & produce bacteria to help clean up toxic wastes. Never in the history of the word have biological organisms been so valuable to us as commodities that can be bought & sold.
The present book “Biotechnology: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications” provides an authoritative review account of many aspects of current interest and progress in the field of biotechnology that has been made in the recent past. Major section includes articles on Plant Biotechnology. Topic covering information on Molecular markers and their application in Forest tress; Salt stress in rice & the biotechnological approaches; Plant regeneration & genetic transformation in sorghum; In vitro micropropagation of Origanum majorana; Genetically modified plant for sustainable Food security; Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated hairy roots in coleus etc. Provide information on application of biotechnology in crop improvement. Topics on microbial biotechnology includes articles on potential of rumen microbes for improved animal productivity by genetic manipulation; Lactic acid bacteria in food and pharmaceutical industry; Fungal biotechnology for enzyme, Feed & protein-enriched foods. Articles related to health care & medical biotechnology are: Biotechnology- Application in human health care; New concepts in vaccine development; Pharmacogenomics; Microbial tyrosine phenollyase & its application in development of therapeutic compound; Biotechnological production of terpenodial indole alkaloids from plant cell cultures of Catharanthus roseus. Topic covering information on Biofilsm; Biosensors; Mushroom biotechnology etc. has been specially included to project their importance in the present scenario. A comprehensive account of vegetable disease management through biotechnology approaches and Biotechnology in Plant pathology have added to the value of book.
This book will be useful to Biotechnologist, biologist, agriculture scientist, medical biotechnologist, researchers, teachers & student of science.
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| Author | P. C. Trivedi |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 81-7910-178-9 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | xiv+354 |
| Publication Year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur |