Greengenetechnology(GGT), understoodasapartofmodernbiotechnology, has been on a steady, triumphal progression over the last ten years (ISAAA 2007, see thecontribution byEinsele in thisissue). This volume, jointly edited byProf. Fiechterandme, dealswithsomeactualscienti?candsocio-economic aspects with regard to genetically modi?ed plants (GMP). Worldwide more than 100 million hectares of agronomical land are covered by GMP. This - cludes some prominent industrialised Western countries like the USA and Canada, aseriesofthresholdcountrieslikeArgentina, Brazil, IndiaandChina, and a number of...

Greengenetechnology(GGT), understoodasapartofmodernbiotechnology, has been on a steady, triumphal progression over the last ten years (ISAAA 2007, see thecontribution byEinsele in thisissue). This volume, jointly edited byProf. Fiechterandme, dealswithsomeactualscienti?candsocio-economic aspects with regard to genetically modi?ed plants (GMP). Worldwide more than 100 million hectares of agronomical land are covered by GMP. This - cludes some prominent industrialised Western countries like the USA and Canada, aseriesofthresholdcountrieslikeArgentina, Brazil, IndiaandChina, and a number of...

The current state of biotechnology is visualized very effectively. The present volume reports on an American-Japanese meeting held in Moryama, Japan. The well prepared and efficiently organized event covered the major aspects of bioprocess engineering including animal and plant cell culture, biocatalysts, downstream processing, sensoring and bioprocess control, as well as genetic engineering. The broad spectrum indicates strengths and weaknesses of current efforts being made for the improvement of process technology and the search for new products. The contributions collected in this volume...

History of Modern Biotechnology, devided into two volumes (69 and 70), is devoted to the developments in different countries. N.W.F. Kossen: The Morphology of Filamentous Fungi.- H. Bockeer, W.A. Knorre: Antibiotica Research in Jena from Penicillin and Nourseothricin to Interferon.- K. Schugerl: Development of Bioreaction Engineering.- R. Katzen, G.T. Tsao: A View of the History of Biochemical Engineering.- J. M. Woodley: Selected Advances in Enzyme Technology.- H.R. Bungay: Computer Applications in Bioprocessing.- W. Beyeler, E. DaPra, K. Schneider: Automation of Industrial Bioprocesses.-"