The book Techniques in Life Sciences consists of 18 chapters which can broadly be distributed into three principles sections A Cell and Tissue Staining Techniques consist of following six chapters Introduction Elements of microtomy In situ and histological techniques Cytological and microbial techniques Histochemical techniques Microscopy B Physiological and Biochemical Techniques consist of following eight chapters Haematological techniques Biochemical methods Detection of carbohydrates Detection of lipids Detection of famino acids and proteins Detection of enzymes Detection of excretory substances and Detection of vitamins C Recent Trends in Biotechniques consist of following four chapters Nucleic acid techniques Immunological techniques Radioimmunoassay techniques and Cell and tissue culture techniques It can be confidently asserted that book is fully competent to cater to the long waiting necessity of the students teachers researches and techniques working in the laboratories of Zoology Botany Biochemistry Microbiology and Biotechnology as well as applied sciences like Medical Veterinary and Fisheries etc