Biotechnology: Progress and Applications
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Biotechnology: Progress and Applications

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Biotechnology: Progress and Applications

About this book

The book "Biotechnology: Progress and Applications" aims to dwell broadly on various topics pertaining to the advancements and current researches in the field of biotechnology. We are entering a new and exciting era of biotechnology and its applications. New horizons are coming up with the advances due to interdisciplinary researches in different biological sciences. Recent developments in the newly established disciplines of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics together with extensive cooperation between academic and industrial firms have brought about an integration of basic and applied biotechnology as never before. This compilation is the cumulative effort of many stalwarts and the eminent veterans from diverse areas of biotechnology.The chapters are presented in a manner to update and provide comprehensive knowledge to the teachers, UG/PG students and research scholars and also shall serve some interest for the public. The recent explosion in novel biotechnology applications is accelerating the pace of research and development in all discipline such as Stem cells, Nanobiotechnology, Infectious Diseases, Microbial technology, Pharmaceutics, Environmental biotechnology. The book is structured to include the recent advancements of the ongoing research in the field of biotechnology. Thus aim and scope of this book is to clearly illustrate ideas on diverse applications of biotechnology which include concise summaries of cutting-edge research and current prospective applications across a wide subject spectrum.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. The Editors
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyrights Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. List of Contributors
  11. Section I: Genomics and Proteomics
  12. 1. Proteomic Approaches in Microalgal Research: Challenges and Opportunities
  13. 2. Retrieval of Xylanase Genes from EnvironmentalMetagenomes by Metagenomic Approaches
  14. 3. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens: Advances in the Post Genomic Era
  15. Section II: Virology
  16. 4. In silico RNA Interference: A Powerful Weapon againstVirus Defense in Plants
  17. 5. Biotechnology Approaches to HIV and AIDS
  18. 6. Engineering Pathogen Derived Resistance against Plant Viruses:Current Scenario and Future Prospect
  19. Section III: Plant Biotechnology
  20. 7. Biological Control of Critical Fungal Phytopathogens of Cereal Crops
  21. 8. Crop Improvement Methods: A Walk Through
  22. 9. Trichoderma: Biotechnological Applications
  23. Section IV: Microbial Technology
  24. 10. Optimization of Bioprocess Parameters for FermentationProcess from Laboratory to Industry
  25. 11. Thermozymes: Biology and Technology at High Temperature
  26. Section V: Environmental Biotechnology
  27. 12. Detoxification Mechanism and Reme diation of Heavy Metals byUse of Plant and Microorganisms
  28. 13. Bioenergy–A Future Fuel: Prospects and Constraints
  29. 14. Scope of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics towards Rare and Endangered Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.
  30. Section VI: Infectious Diseases
  31. 15. Glyoxylate Cycle: A Promising Antimicrobial Drug Target
  32. 16. Infectious Microbes and their Biotechnological Applications
  33. Section VII: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
  34. 17. Biological Significance of Coumarin Derivatives
  35. 18. Biotechnlogical Interventions for the Production of BioactiveCompounds in Medicinal Plants
  36. Section VIII: Cancer
  37. 19. Role of FOXO Gene Family in Breast Cancer
  38. 20. Genetic Polymorphisms in Xenobiotic Metabolizing Enzymes:Clinical and Pharmacogenetic Aspects in Head and NeckSquamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
  39. Section IX: Stem Cells and Nanotechnology
  40. 21. Stem Cells of Skin and Hair Follicle and their Clinical Application
  41. 22. Nanotechnology: Size DOES Matter