**Meet the editor**

Dr. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez graduated from the University of Granada, Spain in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1998), and Biological Sciences (2001). He completed a Masters degree in Agricultural Sciences (2004) in a collaboration between the University of Granada and the High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). He was awarded a PhD degree in 2008 by CSIC. Soon after, he

moved to Purdue University (USA) to start with his postdoctoral research in Plant Biology, and continued in this field at Rutgers University (USA) at the beginning of 2012. Dr. Jimenez-Lopez has co-authored more than 20 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and 10 book chapters. He has presented his research accomplishments in 45 international conferences, and currently is an active member of seven international scientific societies, serving as a referee for different international journals, and also as a scientific editor for such prestigious book editorials as those published by InTech - Open Access Publisher.

### Contents

#### **Preface XI**


	- **Part 2 Genetic Modified Organisms in Today's Agriculture 53**
	- **Part 3 Protection and Health Benefits 83**

#### X Contents


### Preface

Nowadays, biochemical detection and quantification methods are necessary to study many aspects of food sciences, agricultural, and applied environmental microbiology. These areas are diverse in scope, with a focus on understanding the functional interactions between microorganisms and their environment, at levels ranging from molecules to biomes.

Setting up and improving new biochemical tools in order to study these major research areas will significantly contribute to the progress of genetics and molecular biology, enzymology and protein engineering, biotechnology, public health microbiology, environmental, and genomic microbiology, among others.

The aim of this publication is to provide up-to-date information about the recent developments in biochemical methodologies and strategies for microbial isolation and identification in the environment, general concerns about and health benefits of natural products, food preservation and safety, as well as genetically modified crops in agriculture.

I hope this book will be a compendium of ideas which many people will use in the field of agricultural, environmental, and food science.

> **Dr. José C. Jiménez-López** Purdue University, USA
