The present volume entitled"Biotechnology:Perspectives and Prospects"furnishes
information on recent advances in Biotechnology.Written by leading international
experts it offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on selected
topics,most sought after by researchers and students at the graduate as well as
postgraduate level.Each chapter discusses the current status.
Jeff Schahczensiki and Katherine Adam(USA) give laudable description of
transgenic crops in anew perspective.A substantial part of the chapter is
devoted to statistical fifgure dealing with every aspect of transgenic crops.It
also highlights the importance of transgenics and evaluates the risks and fears
associated with their cultivation.The chapter concludes with a discussion on the
regulatory aspects involved in commercializing their cultivation.Lining Tian
(Canada)