Biotechnology & genetic engineering reviews Volume 5

Potato protoplasts and tissue culture in crop improvement/ Cell and tissue culture technology for the genetic manipulation of temperate fruit trees/ The introduction and expression of foreign genes in plants/ Bacterial ice nucleation : molecular biology and applications/ Bacterial culture collections : their importance to biotechnology and microbiology/ Genetics and potential biotechnological applications of thermophilic and extremely thermophilic micro-organisms/ Effects of temperature on lipid unsaturation/ Yeast ß-glucosidases/ Semisynthetic enzymes : design of flavin-dependent oxidoreductases/ Biocatalysis with immobilized cells/ Safety testing of novel food products generated by biotechnology and genetic manipulation.