Insect Biotechnology. 2010. (Biologically- Inspired Systems, 2). 250 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Due October 2010.-The book provides an overview about current developments in appliedentomology that are powered by molecular biology and that can be summarized under a novel term: insect biotechnology. By analogywith the application of powerful molecular biological tools in medicineand plant protection, industrial processing and industrial processing,insect biotechnology provides novel tools and strategies for humanwelfare and nutrition. Insect biotechnology has emerged as a prosperingdiscipline with considerable economic potential, and encompasses the useof insect model organisms and insect derived molecules in medicalresearch as well as in modern plant protection measures.