The BIOTOL team This series of books has been developed through a collaboration between the Open universiteit of the OPEN UNIVERSITEIT, THE NETHERLANDS Netherlands and University of Green wich (formerly Thames Polytechnic)to provide a whole Prof M C E. van Dam-Mieras library of advanced level fle rof w. H. de jeu exible learning Prof ]. de vries
Preface The BIOTOL series of texts are designed to provide a self-study resource concerning the principles, practices and applications of biotechnology. This text is designed to explain how biotechnology may be applied to solve problems encountered in the production and use of organic chemicals in a wide range of business sectors
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