An Integrated Approach to Biotechnology

Biotechnology is a broad area of biology that involves the use of organisms and living systems to make or develop products for a specific use. Biotechnology branches out into green biotechnology, blue biotechnology, bioinformatics, red biotechnology, white biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, etc. The modern-day biotechnology includes new and diverse sciences such as applied immunology, genomics, development of pharmaceutical therapies and recombinant genes. Its applications are prominent in four major industries - crop production and agriculture, non-food uses of crops and other products, health care, and environmental uses. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. As this discipline is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of it will help the readers understand the modern concepts and applications of the subject. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to biotechnology.