New areas of biotechnology research The Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture, and Health Sciences welcomes submissions in a range of formats, including feature articles such as concise commentaries, reviews, research articles, answers, intriguing case reports, and many others. Not only biology, agriculture, and health sciences, but also zoology and botany, biochemistry, biotechnology, and bioinformatics, ecology and environment, irrigation, marine science, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology and toxicology, pesticide science, post-harvest biology and technology, seed science research, soil research and rehabilitation, tree fruit production, veterinary sciences, agronomy, animal science, and physiology are some examples of content areas.

Research areas in Biotechnology include genomics, bioinformatics, plant and animal biotechnology, medical biotechnology, environment and biodiversity, biofuels, product and process development, bio-instrumentation, human resource development, and biosafety. Attention should be laid on aspects such as enhancing the knowledge base, generating highly skilled human resource, nurturing leads of potential utility, and bringing bio-products to the marketplace. The wide network of bioinformatics would help in sharing and exchanging information at the global level as well.

Agriculture: Transgenics of rice, wheat, cotton, potato, and vegetables. Higher productivity.

Basic research: On all aspects of molecular biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and neurosciences.

Bioengineering of crops for biofuels and bioenergy Bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides Bioinformatics: Algorithm design and development, software and tools for data mining and data warehousing applications. Strengthening infrastructure for handling complex and computationally intensive problems. Biological Data Curation, phylogenetics. Setting up dedicated network centres for developing data warehouses. Exploitation of microbial genome information. Training competent personnel.

Bioprospecting and Molecular Taxonomy: Prospecting, molecular characterisation and documentation of economically and ecologically important hotspots of biodiversity in the country. Biosafety guidelines Biotechnology for societal development: Implementing projects for massive employment generation Development of diagnostics: For major diseases, genetic disorders, cancer, tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, and neurological disorders Environment and biodiversity Human Resource Development: Training teachers, technicians, scientists, industrialists, IPR experts, and so on covering biotechnology research and commercialisation. Industry: More public-private partnerships for developing joint research and development programmes for commercially viable projects. Infrastructure and institution development Low-cost therapeutics: developing new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs and drug delivery system; to produce low-cost, small proteins and therapeutics using plants and animals as bioreactors Marine resources Medical biotechnology Medicinal and aromatic plants: introduction and marketing of herbal products Herbal drugs and nutraceuticals. Genetic engineering of medicinal plants Metabolic engineering: use of recombinant DNA technology Neurosciences: neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neuron disease, which would cover study of molecular genetics of these disorders. Neuro-AIDS, autism, and dyslexia. Neuro-informatics.

Plant tissue culture: providing tissue culture technology at the grassroots level to cover the most plant rich regions of the country which need massive afforestation and wasteland recovery. Utilisation of tissue culture for enrichment of genetic diversity. Genetic manipulation of cell culture in forestry for disease resistance and reduction of regeneration time.

Chemical Engineering: Students studying chemical engineering are primarily focused on the use of chemical methods to make new materials. These materials often include chemicals, fuels, construction materials, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, synthetic textiles and plastics. Chemical engineers are skilled in chemistry, physics and mathematics.

Chemistry: Chemistry is the study of structures, properties, composition and interactions of chemicals. Since chemicals are at the root of life, chemists study a wide range of topics such as global warming, ozone depletion, or acid rain. Some others are focused on finding cures of diseases or synthesizing new materials.

Economics: Economic students deal with the study of what individuals, institutions, and economic systems can do, and should do, to satisfy the wants of society. Economic students also are prepared to expose issues and implications for new technologies in the industry.

Electrical and Computer Engineering: This field entails research, development, design, application, management, or sales for electrical or computer-related industries. Students learn how to apply theories and technologies toward improving society’s electrical or computer devices and systems.

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Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture & Health Sciences