About ICSU and COSTED-IBN / Preface to the Second Edition / Foreword / Acknowledgements / How to use this book / From cell biology to biotechnology - D. Balasubramanian / Interplay of macromolecules in a living cell - A. Pena / Structural and functional dynamic of the cell - G.E. Herve / Gene Structure and Expression - A.C. Robinson, L.L. Kisselev / Gene technology - Kunthala Jayaraman, M. Sritharam / Protein engineering and design - V. Pattabhi, N. Gautham / Enzyme technology - D. Thomas, J-M. Laval / Bioprocess technology: Exploitation of micro-organisms for the production of chemicals - J. Green, M. El-Mansi / Bioprocess technology: Exploitation of animal cells - A. Fiechter / Immunotechnology - G.P. Talwar, R. Raghupathy, S.K. Gupta, V. Bal / Biotechnology as a new frontier in health - M.G. Deo, R. Mulherkar / Plant biotechnology - K. Dharmalinga, K. Veluthambi / Biotechnology in livestock Production - K.C. Reed, G.A. Smith / Biotechnology in food and beverage production / Environmental biotechnology / Bio-informatics and pattern recognition in DNA and protein sequences - G.I. Bell, M. El-Mansi / Marine biotechnology - R.R. Colwell, R.T. Hill / Impact of biotechnology on the sustainability of the environment - F.W.G. Baker / Biotechnology, international competition, and economic, ethical and social implications in developing countries - D.R.J. Macer / Contributors and editors / Glossary / Index