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S Chand & Co Ltd Advanced Biotechnology by R. C. Dubey
About the Book: Advanced BiotechnologyDuring the last couple of decades, biotechnology has emerged as a fascinating interdisciplinary subject. It has been included in the syllabi of almost all Indian universities. This book discusses the principles and applications of biotechnology in various fields in an easy-to-understand language.FeaturesThe book embodies 22 chapters covering various important disciplines of biotechnology, such as cell biology, molecular biology, molecular genetics, biophysical methods, genomics and proteomics, metagenomics, enzyme technology, immune-technology, transgenic plants and animals, industrial microbiology and environmental biotechnology.The book is illustrative. It is written in a simple language so that the students can easily grasp the matter.Possible questions have been written at the end of each chapter so that the matter can be thoroughly understood.Glossary of some important technical terms has been incorporated.Subject index has been given at the end of the book so that the students may search the related topics with complete case.ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Cell BiologyChapter 3: Molecular BiologyChapter 4: Molecular GeneticsChapter 5: Biophysical Methods (= Biophysics)Chapter 6: DNA Modifying Enzymes and Restriction EndonucleasesChapter 7: Cloning VectorsChapter 8: Methods of Gene ManipulationChapter 9: Gene TherapyChapter 10: DNA ProfilingChapter 11: Proteins: Structure, Engineering and DesignChapter 12: BioinformaticsChapter 13: Genomics and ProteomicsChapter 14: MetagenomicsChapter 15: Enzyme TechnologyChapter 16: ImmunologyChapter 17: ImmunotechnologyChapter 18: Plant BiotechnologyChapter 19: Transgenic PlantsChapter 20: Transgenic Animals (= Animal Biotechnology)Chapter 21: Industrial MicrobiologyChapter 22: Environmental BiotechnologyGlossaryIndex