After two centuries of almost absolute belief in technical and economic progress, human society is in a period of reconsideration and elaboration of new strategies for the ongoing new century. Progress of our civilization with an explosive rise in world population has led to an enormously increased con- sumption of resources and to an equal threat to the environment. Coping with these problems requires all intellectual abilities of our society. In this endeav- or, biotechnology is considered to play a significant role. Notably the question of responsible use of resources for food, energy, and alternative products and production processes has created various reasonable solutions following the crisis in the.
