The book is focused on Bio Products derived from renewable resources processed by conventional catalytic thermochemical processes and or emerging bioprocessing techniques including fermentation and synthetic biology. It highlights some of these developments—from discovery, lab feasibility, scale up and eventual commercialization of interest and value in all the major sectors of the economy.
ISBN10 : 9783110791488 , ISBN13 : 311079148X
Page Number : 433
When COVID-19 erupted from Wuhan, China under mysterious circumstances, the Communist Party of China covered up its existence for as long as possible. It is now apparent that there is more to COVID than what the authorities wish for us to know. Biohacked: China’s Race to Control Life details the decades-long pursuit by the Chinese Communists to dominate the biotechnology industry—to control the very building blocks of life on Earth—to further their political control at home and their supremacy abroad. More appalling than the egregious cover-up that China’s rulers engaged in with COVID-19 is the fact that Western scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and research labs have contributed to China’s rapid (and dangerous) growth in the biotech industry—so much so that China, not the United States, may become the seat of the biotechnology industry. The Chinese leadership believes that biotechnology is a critical industry for the Communist Party to achieve its “China Dream” of becoming the world’s dominant superpower by 2049. In China’s biotech sector, truly macabre practices are being developed, from ambitious cloning programs to the creation of potential pathogens that China’s military plans to use in “specific genetic attacks” against Beijing’s growing list of political enemies. To stop the threat, author Brandon J. Weichert proposes the world’s nations create a comprehensive set of treaties for regulating biotechnology research and development. Further, Weichert calls for Washington to slow the transfer of advanced biotechnology knowledge and funding from the United States to China using means like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Unless an all-of-government (and society) approach is taken to curbing irresponsible biotech development in China, then another—deadlier—COVID-19-like pandemic could be at hand.
ISBN10 : 9781641773232 , ISBN13 : 1641773235
Page Number : 133
Discover the positive and helpful contributions made by microorganisms to various areas of human health, food preservation and production, biotechnology, industry, environmental clean up and sustainable agriculture. In Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and eye-opening look at the positive side of bacteria and other microbes. The book explores the important and positive roles played by microorganisms. Divided into five sections, Good Microbes examines the use of microorganisms and the microbiome in human health, food production, industrial use, bioremediation, and sustainable agriculture. Coverage spans from food allergies, skin disorders, microbial food preservation and fermentation of various beverages and food products, also from an ethnical point of view to beneficial use of microbes in biotechnology, industry, bioeconomy, environmental remediation such as resource recovery, microbial-based environmental clean-up, plant-microbe interactions in biorestauration, biological control of plant diseases, and biological nitrogen fixation. Provides basic knowledge on bacterial biology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics of beneficial microbes Includes practical discussions of microbial biotechnology, including the contribution of microbial biotechnology to sustainable development goals Features a comprehensive introduction and extensive index to facilitate the search for key terms. Perfect for scientists, researchers and anyone with an interest in beneficial microbes, Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture is also an indispensable resource for microbiology graduate students, applied microbiologists and policy makers.
ISBN10 : 9781119762461 , ISBN13 : 1119762464
Page Number : 596
The past decade has brought to the fore the critical need to constantly envision and consider various scenarios where ongoing trends and sudden changes could together alter the provision of healthcare and the direction of medical research. This book brings together scholars whose areas of expertise represent different themes that are essential to understanding how healthcare might change and evolve over the next decade. What lessons can one take away from current and past developments? The themes explored by the book rest on four pillars. The first is the rapid pace and ubiquity of technological advances in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, additive manufacturing and wearable electronics. The second pillar concerns healthy aging, longevity and the management of chronic diseases. The third is the imperative to remain cognizant of the ethical dimensions of medical decisions, adapting bioethics to ongoing changes in healthcare provision. Finally, the fourth pillar relates to how uncertainty in different domains of medical knowledge can be mitigated and translated into clinical practice. For example, how should uncertainty with the results of clinical trials for a new treatment be dealt with? What cost-benefit analyses would be most appropriate for the situation? Chapter authors identify respective challenges and promising opportunities, discussing how these could contribute to envisioning the future scope of healthcare when it comes to providing medical, economic and ethical values to human societies. Chapters 1, 4, 12, and 20 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
ISBN10 : 9783030998387 , ISBN13 : 303099838X
Page Number : 411
Von Praktikern für Praktiker geschrieben, erläutert das vorliegende Werk die prozesstechnische Behandlung von Flüssigkeits- und Gasgemischen zur Reinigung, Auftrennung und Aufkonzentrierung der einzelnen Komponenten durch den Einsatz selektiver Trenntechniken: - Absorption - Rektifikation - Verdampfung - Kondensation - Extraktion - Adsorption - Chromatographie - Membrantechnik - Schmelzkristallisation - Trenntechnik mit überkritischen Fluiden Alle zum Verständnis der Unit-Operations notwendigen Grundlagen aus den Bereichen Thermodynamik, Wärme- und Stoffübertragung, Strömungslehre sowie zu Grenzflächenvorgängen sind in dem Buch enthalten. Neu ist die umfassende Darstellung der Synthese fluidverfahrenstechnischer Prozesse von der Idee bis zur praktischen Anwendung. In diesem Zusammenhang werden Aspekte wie Miniplanttechnologie, Prozesssynthese und -simulation erläutert. Auch so wichtige Probleme wie Einbauten, Scale-up und Fouling werden angesprochen. Um all diesen Anforderungen dem aktuellen Stand der Technik entsprechend gerecht zu werden, haben bei dem Buch namhafte Autoren aus Industrie und Wissenschaft zusammengearbeitet. Aufgrund der breit gefächerten Thematik wendet sich das Buch gleichermaßen an Planungs- und Betriebsingenieure wie an Neueinsteiger und Hochschulabgänger, die Grundlagenwissen in die Praxis umsetzen wollen.
ISBN10 : 9783527623648 , ISBN13 : 3527623647
Page Number : 1249
ISBN10 : UGA:32108059365349 , ISBN13 :
Page Number : 126
Computer werden leistungsfähiger und können komplizierte Probleme immer schneller lösen. Gleichzeitig stehen, dank Internet und Smartphones, grosse Mengen an Daten zur Verfügung. Beides fördert die Entwicklung von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI). Anspruchsvolle Aufgaben, an denen bisherige Computerprogramme gescheitert sind, löst künstliche Intelligenz scheinbar mühelos. Bekannte Beispiele sind KI-Systeme, die Sprachen übersetzen oder menschliche Gegner in Spielen aller Art bezwingen. Stetig wird die künstliche Intelligenz verbessert und übernimmt Tätigkeiten, die bisher Menschen vorbehalten waren, etwa Steuerbetrug identifizieren oder Krankheiten diagnostizieren. Künstliche Intelligenz gilt daher als wichtiger Treiber des digitalen Wandels. Die Studie von TA-SWISS beschäftigt sich eingehend mit den Chancen und Risiken dieser Technologie in den Anwendungsbereichen Arbeit, Bildung und Forschung, Konsum, Medien und Verwaltung. Zur Sprache kommen insbesondere auch allgemeine ethische und rechtliche Aspekte. Das Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf Anwendungen, bei denen KI Entscheidungsprozesse unterstützt – Prozesse, die zu Entscheidungen mit direkten Auswirkungen auf Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie auf unsere Gesellschaft als Ganzes führen.
ISBN10 : 9783728140012 , ISBN13 : 3728140015
Page Number : 360