Numerous textbooks treat various aspects of food chemistry and engineering, yet little information is available on the process of industrial food research and development. Currently, no textbooks of academic courses cover the broad area of product development. This void keeps even the most qualified person from reaching an informed decision about a career in this field. This book is intended to introduce the food industry novice to the diverse facets of the profession and to serve as a useful monograph for the expert by portraying the wide scope of R&D in an industry that is market-driven and highly vulnerable to demographic fluctuations. Food industry experts from diverse disciplines provide a broad overview of the numerous aspects of suc cessful food research and development, from consumer trend analysis to com mercialization. The book also highlights some of the activities and skill requirements that are unique to an industrial food research career. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all of the book's contributors, who have made its publication possible."

Das Buch behandelt Themen der pharmazeutischen Biologie, die durch die Approbationsordnung fur Apotheker vorgegeben sind. Neben den Inhalten der konventionellen Pharmakognosie bringt das Buch in sich geschlossene Teilabschnitte zu Antibiotika, Gentechnologie, Immunologie, Impfstoffen, Blutbestandteilen und Blutersatzmitteln. Erstmalig werden die besonderen Therapierichtungen Homoopathie, Anthroposophie und Phytotherapie ausfuhrlich dargestellt. Ausser zum wiederholten eingehenden Studium eignet sich das Buch auch zur Prufungsvorbereitung fur das zweite Staatsexamen. Die fur den Pharmazeuten unentbehrlichen warenkundlichen Informationen sind in Form von "Kasten" herausgestellt. Der Student kann sich die Stammpflanzen anhand der farbigen Abbildungen in ihrem Habitus vergegenwartigen."

In everyone's life, they run across one event that defines who they are. It sets us on a course that governs every aspect of our solitary existence. Though surrounded by people, most of the time, we go though life alone, never quite being able to reach past our limited minds and bodies. But, there are times, very brief to be sure, that we have a chance to touch something outside our fragile shells. The signs are all around us, but we don't recognize them. Our past creates the framework for our future. More often than not, we go through life completely oblivious to the little things, that create the biggest joys, and pains, in our lives. We spin out of control, and don't even realize it. Very few people get a chance to ever touch The Singularity. Hopefully we can open your eyes to the wonder of what lies just beyond our isolated existences.