Contents

1.    Biotechnology in Environment

Introduction

1.    Generation of Plant Origin Alternative Fuels

2.    Biotransformation of Recalcitrant Metabolites (With Examples)

3.    Ecological Impact of Microbes

4.    Green Technology

2.    Biotechnology in Human Welfare

1.    Application to Forensic Science

1.1   Principle of DNA Finger Printing

1.2   Application of DNA Profiling in Forensic Medicine for Solving Crimes Paternity Disputes

2.    Genetically Modified (GM) Crops and Foods: Health Concerns

2.1   Potential Risks of GM Foods

3.    Human Genome Project – Its Implications in Health and Diseases

4.    GUaRDIAN

5.    Rice 3K Project

3.    Systems and Synthetic Biology in Biotechnology

1.    Introduction to Systems Biology

2.    Principle of Systems Biology

2.1   Modelling in System Biology

2.2   Applications of Systems Biology in Biotechnology

3.    Introduction to Synthetic Biology

4.    Principle and Application of Synthetic Biology

4.1   Synthetic Biology for the Production of Bioactive Metabolites

4.    Stem Cell Technology

1.    Introduction

2.    What is Stem Cell? Types

2.1   Classification of Stem Cells on the basis of Potency

2.2   Classification of Stem Cells on the basis of their Sources

3.    Therapeutic Applications of Stem Cells in Human Degenerative Diseases (Examples)

4.    Stem Cell Policy and Ethics in India

5.    Cord Blood Banking and Long Term Storage of Stem Cells