Applied Biotechnology

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The applications of biotechnology are so broad and the advantages so compelling that virtually every industry is using this technology. Developments are underway in areas as diverse as pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, textiles, forestry, chemicals, household products, environmental clean-up, food processing and forensics, to name but a few. Biotechnology is enabling these industries to make new or better products, often with greater speed, efficiency and flexibility. Biotechnology must continue to be carefully regulated so that the maximum benefits are received with least risk. This book explains the fundamental aspects that underpin all biotechnology and provides examples of how these principles are put into operation from starting substrate to final product. It is therefore essential reading for all students and teachers of biotechnology, applied microbiology as well as researchers in biotechnology industries.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.K. Naidu

Dr. C.K. Naidu was awarded a gold medal in M.Sc. (Botany) for securing the highest number of marks in Bharthiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Later, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Madras, Chennai and worked as post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. He has present research papers in national and international symposia and at international conferences in the U.S.A., Japan and Denmark. He has visited a number of research laboratories in different countries and is a member of the editorial and advisory boards of many reputed journals. He is the author of two books-Biotechnology and Plant Growth and Development-both of which were well researched and gained a wide popularity. After teaching graduate and post-graduate students for more than 25 years, he is presently Director of the Centre for Development of Applied Science, (CDAS), Kolkata.