"Science has changed the life style of people across the globe and India is no exception. With increasing relevances and applicability of genetics to human affairs, it is within the realm of possibility that genetics will become the most important of applied sciences. However, biotechnology has affected all the major domains of human activity and welfare ranging from agriculture to medicine and environment. It has developed into an important force in the creation of employment, production and trade and affects natural economy and the quality of human life throughout the world. Application of biotechnology is ever expanding because the biotech activities has become highly vulnerable for commercialisation. Sensing this demand. "Emerging Trends in Biotechnology" has been compiled to cater to the immediate needs of the students, researchers, faculty members and the pharmaceutical industries in India and abroad." (jacket)