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ECB6 — Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology Florence, Italy, June 13–17, 1993
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Plant Science 106 (1995) 233-235
Book reviews
ECB6 - Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology Florence, Italy, June 13-17, 1993, Progress in Biotechnology Volume 9, edited by L. Alberghina, L. Frontali, P. Sensi, 1341 pp. Dfl. 650.00, US%371.50 The Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB6) contain the text of most of the general and symposia lectures presented at the congress held in Florence from June 13 to June 17, 1993. The 234 papers published in the two volumes reflect the state of the art of biotechnology as focused upon at the Florence congress. The contents are subdivided into four main parts: general lectures, basic biotechnology, applied biotechnology and special symposia. The comprehensive scope of this book can most readily be appreciated from a list of some of the topics covered: chaperonins and protein folding; secretion and glycosilation of heterologous proteins; antibody engineering; analysis of different genomes of biotechnological interest; lactic acid bacteria; taxonomical aspects in biotechnology; expression of proteins in transgenic animals; biotechnology of blood coagulation and librinolytic factors; biosensor design; bioinformatics for biotechnology; new developments in genetic diagnosis; modelling of bioprocesses; dynamics in bioreactors; transgenic plants and crop productivity; antigen presentation and processing; education and training in biotechnology. It is an explicit aim of the book to provide a balanced view of modem biotechnology - strongly influenced today by immunology, bioinformatics, genetic engineering, among other areas by emphasizing the way in which more traditional aspects are integrated with recent developments.
Each paper is written by knowledgeable authors and, as one would expect in such a wide-ranging text, while topics are covered in fairly general terms, there is sufficient detail, provided by many references to further reading. The Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology are certainly an essential purchase for university libraries and would provide an excellent basis for lecturers devising courses. This book should be recommended as a core text for biotechnology students. Yves Lemoine (Ecole Sup&ieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Universite Louis Pasteur, France) SSDI
0168-9452(95)04056-Z
Studies in Plant Science, 4. Advances in Plant Biotechnology, edited by D.D.Y. Ryu, S. Furusaki. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 373 pp., US$228.50 Advances in Plant Biotechnology is a compilation of contemporary results organized into three sections, gene expression, cell physiology/metabolism, and bioreactors, containing seventeen chapters in total with an emphasis on plant cell cultures and secondary metabolism. The topics covered range from expression of peroxidases in Arabidopsis roots and transgenic tobacco roots to the secretion of cr-amylases by rice cell cultures to genetic engineering of Atropa belladonna for an improved alkaloid composition. From expression of DAHP synthase in parsley in response to elicitor to the effect of light on purine alkaloid production
Plant Science 106 (1995) 233-235
Book reviews
ECB6 - Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology Florence, Italy, June 13-17, 1993, Progress in Biotechnology Volume 9, edited by L. Alberghina, L. Frontali, P. Sensi, 1341 pp. Dfl. 650.00, US%371.50 The Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB6) contain the text of most of the general and symposia lectures presented at the congress held in Florence from June 13 to June 17, 1993. The 234 papers published in the two volumes reflect the state of the art of biotechnology as focused upon at the Florence congress. The contents are subdivided into four main parts: general lectures, basic biotechnology, applied biotechnology and special symposia. The comprehensive scope of this book can most readily be appreciated from a list of some of the topics covered: chaperonins and protein folding; secretion and glycosilation of heterologous proteins; antibody engineering; analysis of different genomes of biotechnological interest; lactic acid bacteria; taxonomical aspects in biotechnology; expression of proteins in transgenic animals; biotechnology of blood coagulation and librinolytic factors; biosensor design; bioinformatics for biotechnology; new developments in genetic diagnosis; modelling of bioprocesses; dynamics in bioreactors; transgenic plants and crop productivity; antigen presentation and processing; education and training in biotechnology. It is an explicit aim of the book to provide a balanced view of modem biotechnology - strongly influenced today by immunology, bioinformatics, genetic engineering, among other areas by emphasizing the way in which more traditional aspects are integrated with recent developments.
Each paper is written by knowledgeable authors and, as one would expect in such a wide-ranging text, while topics are covered in fairly general terms, there is sufficient detail, provided by many references to further reading. The Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Biotechnology are certainly an essential purchase for university libraries and would provide an excellent basis for lecturers devising courses. This book should be recommended as a core text for biotechnology students. Yves Lemoine (Ecole Sup&ieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Universite Louis Pasteur, France) SSDI
0168-9452(95)04056-Z
Studies in Plant Science, 4. Advances in Plant Biotechnology, edited by D.D.Y. Ryu, S. Furusaki. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 373 pp., US$228.50 Advances in Plant Biotechnology is a compilation of contemporary results organized into three sections, gene expression, cell physiology/metabolism, and bioreactors, containing seventeen chapters in total with an emphasis on plant cell cultures and secondary metabolism. The topics covered range from expression of peroxidases in Arabidopsis roots and transgenic tobacco roots to the secretion of cr-amylases by rice cell cultures to genetic engineering of Atropa belladonna for an improved alkaloid composition. From expression of DAHP synthase in parsley in response to elicitor to the effect of light on purine alkaloid production