Integrative Approaches to Biotechnology

Biotechnology is one of the fastest emerging fields that has attracted attention of conventional biologists, biochemists, microbiologists, medical and agricultural scientists. The coming decades are likely to witness a boom in biotechnology, which is expected to surpass information technology as the new engine of global economy. Biotechnology is experiencing a revolution that will affect every facet of our lives, from crop improvement to commerce, and drugs to sustainable development. New approaches and a plethora of information available at a frantic pace demands its dissemination to the scientific community. The current book is being written with the specific objective of providing information on the recent developments in biotechnology to the readers.The proposed book presents a multidisciplinary approach to latest information and developments in biotechnology in an easy-to-read, succinct format. The book has been divided into six sections and fifteen chapters giving an in-depth analysis of the latest research and developments in the biotechnological realm. The topics have been presented in a lucid, easy-to-read methodical way with illustrations and suitable case studies to provide additional help and clarity. The authors have tried to present state-of-the-art and integrative information in a manner that familiarizes the reader with the important concepts and tools of recent biotechnological researches. Apart from biotechnological personnel, the book would also be useful for readers of diverse disciplines like bioinformatics, agriculture, environmental science, pharmaceutical sciences, biochemistry, and general biology.Features A systematic overview of the recent state-of-the-art technologies. Novel contents with maximum coherence. Extensive use of examples and case studies to illustrate how each technique has been used in practice. Incorporation of the latest updated information on the concerned topics by in-depth study of recent research papers. This book serves as a reference book and presents information in an accessible way for students, researchers and scientific investigators in biotechnology. It may also be used as a textbook for postgraduate level courses in biological sciences.

Atul Bhargava is working as Head, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India. He completed his PhD in 2005 from National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow and has over 16 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include genetic improvement of crop plants, nanobiotechnology and phytoremediation. Dr. Bhargava has published 55 research papers on these topics in international, peer-reviewed journals, as well as 5 books and numerous book chapters. He also has more than 3500 citations to his work. Dr. Atul Bhargava is also serving as an editorial board member of several international journals of repute. Dr. Shilpi Srivastava is currently working as Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Campus, Lucknow. Her research area includes nanobiotechnology, biological synthesis of nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity. She has 16 years of research and teaching experience, and has published 5 books, several book chapters and numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She has attended and presented her research work in various national and international conferences. Dr. Srivastava is a referee for a number of international journals and is also a member of the editorial boards of several international journals.