TY - BOOK AU - R.C. Sobti TI - Essentials of Biotechnology SN - 9788180521607 U1 - 660.6 SOB-E PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi PB - Ane Books Pvt. Ltd KW - Biotechnology -- Textbooks. Biotechnology. N1 - 1. Biotechnology -- 2. Basic Methodologies & Tools in Biotechnology -- 3. Specialized Tools in Biotechnology-I: Cell Culture Technologies -- 4. Specialized Techniques in Biotechnology-II: Nucleic Acid Based Technologies -- 5. Specialized Tools in Biotechnology-III: Protein Based Technologies -- 6. Immunological and Molecular Diagnostic Techniques -- 7. Applications of Biotechnology in Health -- 8. Biotechnology in Agriculture -- 9. Biotechnology in Environment -- 10. Biotechnology & Aquaculture -- 11. Biotechnology of Food -- 12. Biotechnology in Developing Countries (Including Biotechnology in India) -- 13. The Ethical & Social Implications of Genetic Engineering -- 14. Intellectual Property Right and Patenting N2 - "A comprehensive treatise on biotechnology, this volume starts with an overall review of early applications that scientists employed long before the field was defined. It then moves on to examine the emergence of current methods and specialized tools in the field, as well as cell culture and nucleic acid based technologies. It devotes individual chapters to biotechnology in the areas of health, agriculture, environment, aquaculture, and food. These are followed by chapters on the status of biotechnology in developing countries with special reference to India. It also discusses debated ethical considerations and explores ongoing issues regarding intellectual property rights and patents."--Publisher's website ER -