Description:- Biotechnology is the application of biological agents in either manufacturing industry or service operation. The essence of biotechnology is its multi-disciplinary nature requiring a wide range of science and engineering inputs. The ultimate success of biotechnology is dependent upon advances in and support for the fundamental sciences which form its substratum. The growth of biotechnology in recent years has been so fast and dramatic that the general public understanding of biotechnology and its implications has failed to keep pace with its progress. Only, rarely, in the history of science has an area of investigation moved so rapidly from basic research to application as has biotechnology. In this book, some important features of microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, and engineering which have a significant bearing on the education and development of biotechnology are highlighted. This book may stimulate the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents in the service of the most urgent human needs.