High-PressureBioscienceandBiotechnology

AspartoftheAnnalsoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesseries,thisvolumefeaturesmanuscriptsthatexaminepressureinfluencesonbiologicalprocessesindifferentwaysinthehopeofcreatingasynergythatisgreaterthanthesumofitsparts.Topicscoveredincludepressurepasteurization,foodprocessing,foodchemistry,thethermodynamicinfluencesofpressureonproteins,lipids,nucleicacidsandothermolecules,andhighpressure(HP)lifeindeep-seaanddeep-subsurfaceenvironments.AlsofeaturedwithinthisvolumearetheproceedingsoftheFifthInternationalHigh-PressureBioscienceandBiotechnologyConference,heldonSept.15-19,2008inLaJolla,California.Thisbookisidealforresearchersinchemistry,engineering,andbiotechnology.NOTE:Annalsvolumesareavailableforsaleasindividualbooksorasajournal.Forinformationoninstitutionaljournalsubscriptions,pleasevisitwww.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMYMEMBERS:PleasecontacttheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesdirectlytoplaceyourorder(www.nyas.org).MembersoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencereceivefull-textaccesstotheAnnalsonlineanddiscountsonprintvolumes.Pleasevisithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspxformoreinformationaboutbecomingamember.