SPECIAL ISSUE: BIOTECHNOLOGY

Authors: Hou, Ching

Submitted to: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/15/1998
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Technical Abstract: Biotechnology includes traditional fermentation, biocatalysis, and gene manipulation. Recent progress in gene manipulation has made many things possible including: improve biocatalysts; alter lipid composition of oil crops; and create new microorganisms, plants, and animals which have better characteristic in producing useful products or more tolerance to harsh environments.