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An up-to-date collection of brief monographs and reviews by prominent international contributors which define and hone the blurred boundaries of biotechnology. Divided into three parts, it contains a scientific section offering branches of interest to encourage further exploration. Part two features a selection of individual topics presenting biotechnology from a practical perspective with emphasis on new methods currently of importance. Lastly, it features data on research and education in Europe including other institutions such as Dechema along with market information and profiles of European industries.

An up-to-date collection of brief monographs and reviews by prominent international contributors which define and hone the blurred boundaries of biotechnology. Divided into three parts, it contains a scientific section offering branches of interest to encourage further exploration. Part two features a selection of individual topics presenting biotechnology from a practical perspective with emphasis on new methods currently of importance. Lastly, it features data on research and education in Europe including other institutions such as Dechema along with market information and profiles of European industries.

Completing the primary genomic sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana was a major milestone, being the first plant genome and well established as the premiere model species in plant biology. Since working drafts of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genome became available (Yu et al. 2002), it has become the s- ond-best model organism in plants representing monocotyledons. Understanding how the genome sequence comprehensively encodes de- lopmental programs and environmental responses is the next major ch- lenge for all plant genome projects. This requires functional characterization of genes, including identification of regulatory sequences. Several functional genomics approaches were initiated to decode the linear sequence of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, including full-length cDNA collections, microarrays, natural variation, knockout collections, and comparative sequence analysis (Borevitz and Ecker 2004). Genomics provides the ess- tial tools to speed up the research work of the traditional molecular gene- cist, and is now a scientific discipline in its own right (Borevitz and Ecker 2004).

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology and vegetation science

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology and vegetation science

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology and vegetation science.

With one volume each year, this review series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. Starting with this volume, the sections of PROGRESS IN BOTANY have been restructured. The new sections - Genetics - Cell Biology and Physiology - Systematics and Comparative Morphology - Ecology and Vegetation Science - correspond to the subdivision of the field of botany generally used by the scientific community.