Academic Press Agricultural Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for a Food Cause

Agricultural microbiotechnology and the production of GM crops have been controversial despite being practiced in both developed and developing countries, the major reason being their potential negative impact on human / animal health or environment. Also prevalent is the view that it is simply unethical to engineer different forms of life in the laboratory, especially when it comes to consuming food generated through genetic engineering. GM crops have been introduced into the agricultural landscape more than 2 decades ago which has allowed us to study their effects on economy, health and the environment. Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering is a compendium of information, practices, observations and discernible insights on agriculture, biotechnology and sustainable development. The book begins by descriptions of genetic engineering practices and strategies for producing GM crops, their importance in the food chain and advantages of GM crops over non-modified crops. Followed by chapters on the strategic genetic applications and the use of synthetics microbiology and microbial symbiosis, Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering concludes with an insight of the Future of microbiotechnology in agricultural practices. Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering fills a gap by summarizing the available literature in a wide variety of topics under one single volume, being accessible to audiences in academic, government and industry spaces. Review Provides a compendium of information, practices, observations and discernible insights on microbiotechnology, agriculture, and sustainable developments From the Back Cover <p>Agricultural microbiotechnology and the production of GM crops have been controversial despite being practiced in both developed and developing countries, the major reason being their potential negative impact on human / animal health or environment. Also prevalent is the view that it is simply unethical to engineer different forms of life in the laboratory, especially when it comes to consuming food generated through genetic engineering. GM crops have been introduced into the agricultural landscape more than 2 decades ago which has allowed us to study their effects on economy, health and the environment.</p> <p><i>Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering</i> is a compendium of information, practices, observations and discernible insights on agriculture, biotechnology and sustainable development. The book begins by descriptions of genetic engineering practices and strategies for producing GM crops, their importance in the food chain and advantages of GM crops over non-modified crops. Followed by chapters on the strategic genetic applications and the use of synthetics microbiology and microbial symbiosis, Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering concludes with an insight of the Future of microbiotechnology in agricultural practices. Agricultural Microbiotechnology: Genetic Engineering fills a gap by summarizing the available literature in a wide variety of topics under one single volume, being accessible to audiences in academic, government and industry spaces.</p> About the Author Dr. Srividhya Venkataraman has a PhD in Biochemistry and several years of Canadian Postdoctoral experience including tenures as a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fellow at the University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital & Toronto Medical Laboratories, 2005-07), Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph (2010-2012) and Research Scientist at the University of Toronto, Canada (2007-10, 2013-19). She has extensive experience in the areas of plant virology, plant pathology and plant genetic engineering. Her latest research assignments include production of plant-based vaccines against Hepatitis C Virus (in Prof. Abouhaidar’s laboratory at the University of Toronto) and the Middle East Respiratory Syn