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Looking at diverse aspects of microbes in biotechnology
Jagdish Chander
Advances in
Microbial Biotechnology (Prof. K. G. Mukerji Festschrift Volume)
by J. P. Tewari, T. N. Lakhanpal, Jagjit Singh, Rajni Gupta &
B. P. Chamola. APH Publishing Corporation. Pages 567. Rs. 1500
THE
field of biotechnology is now has attained an independent discipline
in the biological sciences and has gained immense importance in the
recent past. Earlier it has been described as a part of Microbiology
dealing with the study of different organisms in various domains of
living world but presently it is a full-fledged scientific field.
The advanced technology in all biological sciences is based on the
modern knowledge of biotechnology. Hence much importance is given to
this rapidly progressing field of the science in all spheres of
life. It is also of enormous significance since the Chandigarh
Administration is currently in the process to actively develop its
own Biotechnology Policy for the City Beautiful. The book under
review is a collective effort and a collaborated work written by 62
contributors in the field of botany, microbiology, mycology and
biotechnology and has been edited by five authors who specialised in
different branches of biotechnology. The contribution of Professor
K. G. Mukerji has been well described along with the detailed list
of his 37 books and 427 scientific publications in the field of
biotechnology and allied areas and mycology, in particular. The book
contains wide ranging modern topics on applied microbiology,
microbial technology and ecology. The authors have carried out
tremendous job of synthesising all available information that may be
useful for researchers and students working in the field of
biotechnology. The book has also been aimed to emphasise on diverse
applied aspects of microbes involved in biotechnology, most dear to
Prof. Mukerji. Basically, this book has been published to honour an
outstanding scientist mycologist and a nice human being, Prof. K. G.
Mukerji, for his incessant endeavour for the developments in the
field of mycology, plant pathology, microbial ecology and
biotechnology. The field of biotechnology is modern and the book
contains an up-to-date account of latest information available
through wide ranging articles on microbial biotechnology, microbial
ecology and mycology that emphasises the need for research in this
direction and use of microbes in biotechnology.
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