In the recent past, biotechnology has emerged as an important tool especially in the economic sectors of human health care and pharmaceutical industries. As a result, many universities now offer various programmes in biotechnology and related fields. The present volume is intended as a student and teacher friendly text book aimed at providing undergraduate and post graduate students with a strong base in this emerging and highly promising interdisciplinary source. It strikes a balance between two important aspect of the science?the biotechnology and the computer science. The main feature of this book is its coverage of a wide range of techniques in biotechnology. Each technique is described conceptually, followed by a detailed experimental procedures.