Short description:

High-throughput molecular technologies ("omics") can help to decipher the contributions of different physiological systems and identify candidate molecules that are representative of different physiological pathways thereby allowing to discover biomarkers.

Long description:

High-throughput molecular technologies ("omics") can help to decipher the contributions of different physiological systems and identify candidate molecules that are representative of different physiological pathways thereby allowing the discovery of biomarkers. Notably, the omics technologies along with and computational methods, bioprospecting, and artificial intelligence will continue to lead to better understanding of biological mechanisms that are responsible for physical attributes, or phenotypes. Research breakthroughs obtained through these technologies can be used to enhance productivity of food animals, meet the increasing demand for animal-sourced foods, enhance high-quality nutrient availability, ensure nutrient safety, mitigate the effects of climate variability, and result in new technologies that provide continued improvement in food security worldwide. Such breakthroughs are an urgent necessity because over the past 50 years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the world?s population, which will reach ten billion by the year 2050. Innovative and technological advancements that enhance all aspects of food production will arise from basic, fundamental research. Besides food, animal by-products have found many applications in the fields of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and household and industrial products. Hence, the need to ameliorate the productivity, reproductivity, growth performance, and disease resistance in animals has created a worldwide interest in gaining a deeper understanding of animal biology, biotechnology and genomics, and proteomics.

The present volume thoroughly discusses the omics studies in domestic and non-domestic animals and their role in mitigation of various challenges ahead.

The volume thus focuses on

i. Omics (genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolonomics) technologies in identifying, characterizing biodiversity

ii. Role of molecular techniques for improvement of domestic and non-domestic organisms

iii. Animal and alternative model systems (using stem cells, tissue engineering, cell free systems, 3D platforms etc.) for studying life phenomena

iv. Genetically modified organisms as factories for the products

Table of Contents:

1 GENOMICS, TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND PROTEOMICS FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

2 GENOMICS: THE RISE OF SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY

3 ROLE OF OMICS TECHNOLOGIES IN FAUNAL STUDIES

4 ANALYSIS OF GENE EXPRESSION AT mRNA LEVEL: TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION

5 CONCEPT OF CRE-LOX RECOMBINATION SYSTEM

6 APPLICATIONS OF TAG-SNPS IN QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL) IDENTIFICATION

7 FLOW CYTOMETRY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

8 CRISPR/CAS GENE EDITING SYSTEM IN THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX MORI

9 METAGENOMIC APPROACHES FOR HARNESSING MICROBIAL ENZYMES AND BIOACTIVE MOLECULES

10 METAGENOMIC INSIGHTS OF HUMAN ORAL MICROBIOME

11 ROLE AND APPLICATION OF CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM IN GENETIC DISORDERS

12 PROSPECTS OF GENOMICS TOOLS IN CONSERVATION OF FARM ANIMAL BREEDS

13 GENOMIC EVALUATION OF DAIRY SIRES ? THE PROCESS, CHALLENGES, AND PROSPECTS

14 ADVANCEMENT IN REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES IN LIVESTOCK

15 PROTEOMICS BASED ADVANCEMENTS IN RESEARCH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION FROM DAIRY LIVESTOCK

16 BUFFALO CLONING: MULTIPLYING INDIA'S BLACK GOLD

17 APPLICATIONS BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS IN MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

18 ANTI-BIOFOULING OF HETEROGENEOUS SURFACES: A GREEN APPROACH USING MICROBIAL ENZYMES

19 BIOFERTILIZERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

20 MICROBIOFUELS: THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE FUTURE

21 QUEST FOR FUNGAL ENZYMES OF BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS USING BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLSAPPLICATIONS OF OMICS TECHNOLOGIES ON FUNGI FOR ENZYMES