Physics and Chemistry Basis of Biotechnology, Volume 07.pdf

FOCUS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 7
Series Editors
MARCEL HOFMAN
Centre for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research, Tervuren, Belgium
JOZEF ANNÉ
Rega Institute, University of Leuven, Belgium
Volume Editors
MARCEL DE CUYPER
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven
Interdisciplinaire Research Center, Kortrijk, Belgium
JEFF . BULTE
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, .
COLOPHON
Focus on Biotechnology is an open-ended series of reference volumes produced by
Kluwer Academic Publishers BV in co-operation with the Branche Belge de la Société
de Chimie Industrielle .
The initiative has been taken in conjunction with the Ninth European Congress on
Biotechnology. ECB9 has been supported by mission of the European
Communities, the General Directorate for Technology, Research and Energy of the
Wallonia Region, Belgium and J. Chabert, Minister for Economy of the Brussels Capital
Region.
Physics and Chemistry
Basis of Biotechnology
Volume 7
Edited by
MARCEL DE CUYPER
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Interdisciplinaire Research Center, Kortrijk, Belgium
and
JEFF . BULTE
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, .
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EDITORS PREFACE
At the end of the 20th century, a tremendous progress was made in biotechnology in its
widest sense. This progress was largely possible as a result of joint efforts of top
academic researche