Bücher von Farrukh Jamal

Intrepid Souls is the story of millions of minorities who live in India, struggle for equal rights, humane treatment, and survival. The hatred projected by the Hindu majority, especially towards Muslims, is immense, uncontrolled, and often supported by those in charge of maintaining law and order. This book provides an understanding of the inglorious and dangerous idealism of the Hindu nationalism which will eventually lead to instability and insecurity in the nation. A nation must support its minorities and in turn, the minorities must support the nation for its survival. This is not the India where Farrukh Jamal grew up; nor where her ancestors lived. They loved this land and worked hard to make it a wonderful place as the Muslim minority of today is doing. However, the sense of belonging inherited by them via their ancestors is now being obliterated through violence and coercive efforts of the majority to remove Muslims from the fabric of Indian society. She grew up not just facing discrimination but also fearful of unprovoked occurrences of riot and violence. Intermittent wars with Pakistan also jeopardized the lives of the Muslims in India because they were perceived as enemies. What protected her was the profound love of her parents, their emphasis on education, the kind and impartial treatment of the nuns in her English Catholic school and the support of friends regardless of religion.

This collection presents various interesting aspects of genetic engineering. Many thought-provoking queries like "Is gene revolution an answer to the world hunger? Do GM crops with more complex transformation contribute to the enrichment of multinationals? Why the US increases food aids?" have been analyzed. Transformation protocols and retrieval of recombinants are essential to the success of genetic engineering. The book throws light on new transformation strategies which can be used to increase the transformation efficiency in most plant species. Genetic engineering offers potentially viable solution to look for alternatives beyond Bt toxins with similar pattern of toxicity. An interesting chapter is dedicated to in vitro fig regeneration and transformation systems. To address the long juvenile phase of fruit trees, the book includes a chapter on plant breeding technique that can significantly shorten the breeding periods. The book dwells on aspects of genome editing which will enable researchers to produce transgenic plants in a more convenient and safer way to genetic modification of stem cells holding significant therapeutic promise to treat complications of diabetes and obesity. I hope this book will serve as a seed for further investigations and novel innovations in the area of genetic engineering.

Mammalian spermatozoon is a dynamic entity bereft of synthesizing proteins. Its transformation from an immature cell to a competent fertilizing cell is the outcome of a complex set of events which is well orchestrated and synchronized during the journey through the epididymis. This book unfolds the interaction of mammalian spermatozoa with the epididymal luminal fluid, where interchange, exchange, masking and unmasking of glycocomponents on sperm cell surface takes place. The sperm-ovum fusion is a carbohydrate mediated event and consequently exploring epididymal fluid glycoproteins seems to be an innovative and interesting approach in identifying sperm antigens with immunocontraceptive potential. The content of this book is lucid and findings interesting for general and specific reading. The author delves upon characterizing epididymal fluid glycoproteins in rhesus monkey by various techniques and goes ahead to see the significance and role of some heavily glycosylated glycoprotein in sperm maturation and fertility. Can a post-testicular male immunocontraceptive be explored with success? To answer this, the search must go on!