Innovations in Biotechnology

Food Biotechnology by Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

This book explains the following topics: Microorganisms in food production, Food Biotechnology, Antioxidants, Colouring Agents Used In Food Products, Food Sweetener, Food borne diseases, Food Allergens, Fermented Milk And Other Products, Food Preservation.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

170 Pages

Future Perspective of Environmental Biotechnology

Biotechnology is the broad area of biology involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products. Environmental Biotechnology is a rapidly developing, increasingly important branch of science that has implications for both the prevention and clean-up of pollution in different strata of the environment. The contents of this notes include : Preface – Importance of the Training program, Basics of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Applications of Biotechnology to Control Environmental Pollution, Addressing Pesticide Pollution through Bioremediation Technology, Solid Waste management, Cutting edge technologies for the sustainable management of wastewater The New Faces of Diatoms: Source for new age nanotechnology application, Oilzapper and Oilivorous-S, Biofuels – Importance, Potential and Present Status.

Author(s): Sutapa Dutta, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Punarbasu Chaudhury, Shouvik Mahanty, Md. Azizur Rahman, Subhasis Das, Dheeban K Chakravarthi, Suvendu Manna

144 Pages

Plant Biotechnology By Dr. T. Sabesan

This note covers the following topics: History Of Plant Tissue Culture, Development Of Biotechnology In India, Nutritional Requirements Of Tissue Culture, Techniques In Plant Tissue Culture, Maintenance Of Asepsis, Micropropagation.

Author(s): Sabesan

150 Pages

Advances in Applied Biotechnology

This is a scientific book containing recent advances of selected research works that are ongoing in certain biotechnological applications. Fourteen chapters divided in four sections related to the newest biotechnological achievements in environmental protection, medicine and health care, biopharmaceutical producing, molecular genetics, and tissue engineering are presented.

Author(s): Marian Petre

NA Pages

Introduction to Biotechnology Laboratory Manual

This course note will emphasize its laboratory component to reflect the importance of your training in biotechnology skills. This lecture will provide background and relevant information about the solutions, procedure and related techniques.

Author(s): Austin Community College

256 Pages

Actinobacteria Basics and Biotechnological Applications

This book presents an introductory overview of Actinobacteria with three main divisions: taxonomic principles, bioprospecting, and agriculture and industrial utility, which covers isolation, cultivation methods, and identification of Actinobacteria and production and biotechnological potential of antibacterial compounds and enzymes from Actinobacteria. This book will be beneficial for the graduate students, teachers, researchers, biotechnologists, and other professionals, who are interested to fortify and expand their knowledge about Actinobacteria in the field of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Science, Plant Science, Agriculture, Plant pathology, Environmental Science, etc.

Author(s): Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran and Yi Jiang

398 Pages

Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods

The purpose of this report is to create greater awareness of the opportunities to reduce hunger and improve nutrition in developing countries through the application of biotechnology to widely practiced methods of food preparation and preservation.

Author(s): Panel on the Applications of Biotechnology to Traditional Fermented Foods, National Research Council

207 Pages

Innovations in Biotechnology

In an era of interdisciplinary collaboration, the book serves an excellent indepth text for a broad range of readers ranging from social scientists to students, researchers and policy makers. Every topic weaves back to the same bottom line: how does this discovery impact society in a positive way?

Author(s): Eddy C. Agbo

474 Pages

Animal Biotechnology Science based Concerns

New procedures involving direct gene insertion and manipulation allow for much more rapid selection of desirable traits than older procedures. These new procedures will be described (Chapter 2) and discussed with reference to possible concerns related to the production of medical products (Chapter 3), food safety (Chapter 4), environmental issues (Chapter 5), and animal welfare (Chapter 6).

Author(s): The National Academies Press, Washington, D.c

200 Pages

Biotechnology Recombinant DNA Technology (PDF 82P)

This note covers the following topics:principles of recombinant DNA technology, applications of recombinant DNA technology, Extraction of Genomic DNA from buccal cells and amplification of D1S80 loci using polymerase chain reaction, Heat- shock transformation of DNA vectors into bacterial cells, Analysis of the PCR products by agarose-gel electrophoresis.

Author(s): S K Kong

82 Pages