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Jatropha is a valuable multi-purpose crop to alleviate soil degradation, desertification and deforestation, which can be used for bio-energy to replace petro-diesel, for soap production and climatic protection, and hence deserves specific attention. The Planning Commission of India has nominated it as an ideal plant for biodiesel. Jatropha until recently was not cultivated as a domesticated crop. But the scenario is changing. The potential of Jatropha is being ...
The age of Biotechnology has arrived. Biotechnology is the application of biological system, organisms’ or derivatives to make or modify products or process for specific use. This book has been designed as per the UGC approved syllabus for Biotechnology B, Sc., Part I, Paper I. It covers Biochemistry, Statistics, Elementary Computers and Fermentation Technology. The Chapters have exhaustive content, illustrations and are well designed to make ...
The discovery of antibiotics and the need to develop “process fermentation†led to striking new developments in fermentation technology and to the coining of the term “Biotechnologyâ€. Biotechnology is the use of microorganisms, cells or cell components to make a product. The field of Biotechnology is growing quickly. Its tools are powerful and its impact is increasingly evident in agriculture, ...
Pharmacogenomics is the whole genome application of pharmacogenetics, which examines the single gene interactions with drugs. By doing so, pharma-cogenomics aims to develop rational means to optimize drug therapy, with respect to the patients’ genotype, to ensure maximum efficiency with minimal adverse effects. Pharmacogenomics combines traditional pharmaceutical science such as biochemistry with annotated knowledge of genes, proteins, and single nucleotide ...