Commercial potential of biotechnology is immense since the scope of its activities covers the entire spectrum of human life and since it draws on the capabilities and ersourcefulness of the entire biological world and even beyond (for examples, modification of existing genes like, crystal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis to enhance the level of its expression and to combat the problem of gene silencing in transgenic plants). Biotechnology is visualized, with lot of apparent justification, by many scientists an the technology of the twenty-first century.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M P Singh
Dr. M.P. Singh, Head of the Department of Forest Sciences, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Jharkhand) earned his mater's degree in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and after his PH.D degree in Floristic from Patna University and Diploma in Forestry from Forest Research Institute, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. He is a fellow in Life Sciences of Mendelian Society of India, Patna. Besides teaching Dr. Singh has been engaged with independent research in Project of Government of India as Principal investigator. He is noted Taxonomist of the country and have about twenty one years of long experiences. He is an advisor to the Government of India for whole Eastern Region on Horistic research and member of FLORA INDIA. He is the Editor of Journal "New Botanist" for forestry sector. He has published eight books in Botany, Forestry and on Environmental Sciences and also published eighty five research papers in National/International Journals. He has also guided a number of Scholar for award of Ph. D. degree in Botany as well as in Forestry. He is one of the member of Botanical Survey of India in a Research Selection Committee. He has extensively travelled in India and abroad in conection to floristic studies.
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