Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to enhance products, our lives and our environment. It is a broad and complex discipline that encompasses many specialised areas. The promise that biotechnology holds for developing countries is well recognised and it is an important tool that can be applied to diverse economic sectors with a focus on the production of food crops, livestock management, human health care, the chemical industry and environmental management. This book covers applications of biotechnology in selected areas such as health care, agriculture, microbial systems, "in silico" analysis for drug designing and drug discovery and the environment.

Welcome to Current Topics in Biotechnology and Microbiology. This book provides the basics as well as new ideas in Biotechnology and Microbiology in a narrative and lucid style. The modern techniques employed in Nano-biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology and Microbiology are discussed in a comprehensive manner which will update the readers of Biotechnology and Microbiology field. This book is aimed to develop scientific and research skill along with the basic knowledge in the undergraduate and postgraduate students.