Metabolic and cellular engineering, as presented in this book, is a powerful alliance of two technologies: genetics -- molecular biology and fermentation technology. Both are driven by continuous refinement of the basic understanding of metabolism, physiology and cellular biology (growth, division, differentiation), as well as the development of new mathematical modeling techniques. The authors' approach is original in that it integrates several disciplines into a coordinated scheme, i.e. microbial physiology and bioenergetics, thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics, biomathematics and...

Dynamic Biological Organization is a fascinating account of the living organisms as dynamic systems, based on the concept that the spatio-temporal coherence of events within a living system result from the intrinsic dynamics of the processes taking place within that sysem. The authors of this important work, Miguel Aon and Sonia Cortassa have travelled widely to work in some of the leading research laboratories to accumulate a large information base on which to assemble this book. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the authors draw on work at the interface of biochemistry, genetics,...

Metabolic and Cellular Engineering (MCE) is more than a scientific enterprise. It has become the cornerstone for coping with the challenges ahead of mankind. This book reflects and addresses the changes while providing the essential conceptual and analytical tools needed to understand and work in the MCE research field.

Dynamic Biological Organization is a fascinating account of the living organisms as dynamic systems, based on the concept that the spatio-temporal coherence of events within a living system result from the intrinsic dynamics of the processes taking place within that sysem. The authors of this important work, Miguel Aon and Sonia Cortassa have travelled widely to work in some of the leading research laboratories to accumulate a large information base on which to assemble this book. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the authors draw on work at the interface of biochemistry, genetics,...

Metabolic and cellular engineering, as presented in this book, is an alliance of two technologies: genetics-molecular biology and fermentation technology. Both are driven by continuous refinement of the basic understanding of metabolism, physiology and cellular biology (growth, division, differentiation), as well as the development of new mathematical modelling techniques. The authors' approach integrates several disciplines into a co-ordinated scheme: microbial physiology and bioenergetics; thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics; biomathematics and biochemistry; genetics and molecular biology....