About the Book: Dictionary of Biotechnology
Traditionally biotechnology is defined as a discipline that deals with the
production of biomolecules by using microorganisms. Biotechnology has now become
a very popular discipline with an explosion of information in the field. It
primarily deals with cloning, characterization and manipulation of genes. The
stage is now set for the commercialization of biotechnology. The revolution in
biological science has impacted academicians, scientists and industrialists
alike. As a result there is a change in the curriculum in biological sciences
and several modern discoveries have been introduced.The area of biotechnology
involves technologies that are quite recent, and the students and teachers of
sciences and engineering