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Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations

Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations Berlin 1985, March 24–29

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. S. Silver

    1. Biology Dept., Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Report (DAHLEM, volume 35)

Part of the book sub series: Life Sciences Research Report (DAHLEM LIFE)

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • S. Silver
    Pages 1-4

  3. Technical Approaches

    • M. Smith, W. M. Barnes, M. van Montagu, H. Blöcker, P. Weglenski, U. Krawinkel et al.
    Pages 5-18

  4. Cloning and Expressing Genes for Clinically Useful Proteins

    • R. M. Kay, R. Kaufman, P. Schendel, K. Turner, R. Kamen
    Pages 19-40

  5. Synthetic Genes

    • H. Blöcker, R. Frank
    Pages 41-54

  6. Protein Engineering

    • G. Winter, P. Carter, H. Bedouelle, D. Lowe, R. J. Leatherbarrow, A. R. Fersht
    Pages 55-70

  7. Microbiology and Industrial Products

    • M.-R. Kula, Y. Aharonowitz, O. M. Neijssel, J. D. Bu’lock, H. Sahm, A. M. Chakrabarty et al.
    Pages 71-81

  8. Fermentation Products: Physiological and Bioenergetic Considerations

    • O. M. Neijssel, D. W. Tempest
    Pages 83-97

  9. Bioactive Microbial Secondary Metabolites

    • Y. Aharonowitz, G. Cohen
    Pages 99-112

  10. Technological Processes for Biotechnological Utilization of Microorganisms

    • B. Mattiasson
    Pages 113-126

  11. Animals and Medicines

    • J. Collins, H. Betz, D. J. Rowlands, J. E. Davies, H. Schaller, W. Fiers et al.
    Pages 127-138

  12. Vaccines - the Synthetic Antigen Approach

    • D. J. Rowlands
    Pages 139-154

  13. A Modern Approach to Live Vaccines: Recombinant Poxviruses

    • E. Paoletti, M. E. Perkus, A. Piccini, B. R. Lipinskas, S. R. Mercer
    Pages 155-164

  14. The Future Role in Medicine of Proteins Made by Genetic Engineering

    • W. Fiers
    Pages 165-177

  15. Some Applications of Modern Immunological Techniques

    • U. Krawinkel
    Pages 179-183

  16. Gene Transfer into Mouse Stem Cells

    • E. F. Wagner, U. Ruether, C. L. Stewart
    Pages 185-198

  17. Plants and Agriculture

    • R. B. Flavell, W. Barz, W. J. Peacock, J. E. Beringer, H. Saedler, P. Broda et al.
    Pages 199-221

  18. Plant Gene Engineering and Plant Agriculture

    • W. J. Peacock, E. S. Dennis
    Pages 223-239

  19. Secondary Products

    • K. Hahlbrock
    Pages 241-257

  20. Plant-Microbe Interactions

    • J. E. Beringer
    Pages 259-273
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hurdle will be in the latter area. The technological hurdles will be formi­ dable but will not limit what happens: once the basic ideas are available, the technology will be developed. The unique part of biotechnology will be to imagine what the possibilities are. There was a discussion in several of the groups on the problems of intro­ ducing a novel science into a social and economic context. What biotech­ nologists are learning on this matter is not novel, although that does not make it any less important or difficult. People in the development of elec­ tronics and computers, in the pharmaceutical industry, and in many other types of industry that have grown from university research have had to face these problems in the past. It is the old situation of having to reinvent the wheel again and again. There is one aspect on which biotechnology seems to have handled this inherent difficulty better than some of our predecessor technologies: the people in the biotechnology companies by and large take a rather academic approach to free communication with one another at meetings such as this and open publication of many of their basic findings in the literature. This seems unique and certainly is different from the experience of the recent Silicone Valley Industry, which in other ways tries to emulate an academic environment, but not in open and free publication.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biology Dept., Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    S. Silver

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations

  • Book Subtitle: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Biotechnology: Potentials and Limitations Berlin 1985, March 24–29

  • Editors: S. Silver

  • Series Title: Dahlem Workshop Report

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70535-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr. S. Bernhard, Dahlem Konferenzen, Berlin 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-70537-3Published: 06 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-70535-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 312

  • Topics: Biotechnology, Neurosciences

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