BC 126/1/2003;Hardcover 505 pages,
17*25 cm, English, Illustrated,2001.
US $ 30.00

CONTENTS:

•  IAS Declaration;
•  Opening Statements;
• Contemporary Issues In Information Technology;
• Biotechnology in the Developing World
• Biotechnology in the Islamic World: Challenges and Opportunities
• Biotechnology for Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities
• Biotechnology: The Discovery of Disease Causing Genes and the Treatment of Inherited Diseases in Man
• Technical Aspects of Genetic Engineering: Current and Future Trends
• New Opportunities for Novel Drugs and Vaccines against HIV/AIDS based on the Structure and Functions of the HIV Accessory Proteins Nef and Vpr
• Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Tumours: A Perspective
• The Candidate Genes of Cardiovascular Diseases: Study of the Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein and of the Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism
• Advances in Cancer Gene Therapy
• Biotechnology in the Palm Oil Industry: The Experience of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
• Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools for Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture
• Application of RT-RCR Technology for Detection of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses
• Biotechnology Research and Development in Tunisia
• Development of the Biotechnology Sector: The Iraq Perspective
• Present Status and Future Prospects of Biotechnology in Sudan with Special Reference to Veterinary Medicine
• Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water in Bangladesh
• Common Characteristics of the Required Strategy in Biotechnology in Islamic Countries: Educational, Scientific and Economic Aspects
• Genetic Engineering and the Ecobalance
• Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources: An Issue for the Developing World
• Some Educational Activites in Biotechnology in Iraq
• Islam and Biology
• The Twenty First Century is a Century of Biology: Prospects and Challenges
• Ethical Issues of Genetic Engineering: An Islamic Perspective
• Convergence and Divergence between Religious Thought and Rational/Scientific Thought in Islam: A Preliminary Survey
• Biotechnology and Health

BC 2003/1/125;Hardcover 467 pages,
17*25 cm, English, Illustrated,2002.
US $ 30.00

CONTENTS:

• IAS Declaration;
• Opening Statements;
• Contemporary Issues In Energy Development;
• Signal Transduction with Nitric Oxide, Guanylyl Cyclase and Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate;
• Science and the Future of Humanity;
• Wind Energy for the Future;
• Energy Strategies for the Muslim Ummah;
• Energy Policy Implications: The Turkish Experience;
• Natural Gas: A Commodity That Is Changing The Face Of Qatar;
• Energy Research for Development: Petroleum Exploration in the Senegal Basin;
• Nuclear Energy for the Future;
• Nuclear Power and the Environment: Prospects and Challenges;
• Small and Medium Sized Reactors in Developing Countries;
• Towards New Energy for Sustainability: The Strategy in Iceland;
• Sustainable Use of Biomass Energy in Turkey;
• Contemporary Problems and Achievements in Desulphurisation of Oil, Gas, Petroleum Products and Waste Waters;
• Ecology, Sustainability, and Stewardship;
• Sustainable Forest Management: An Update;
• Medicine and the Future of Mankind;
• A Proposal on the Establishment of an International Islamic Centre for Life Sciences and Biotechnology in Malaysia;
• Harnessing Science and Technology for Development in the K-Economy; A Sketch;
• Capacity Building in Science and Technology in the Arab Region; A Sketch;
• Science Education to Bridge Cultures;
• Science, Technology and Mathematics Education for Sustainable Human Development;
• Science for the Future of the Islamic World and Humanity;
• Ground rules for Gainful Interaction between Science and (Revealed) Religion for the Future of Humanity;
• Future Science Needs: A More Comprehensive Framework;
• Science and Technology Scene in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia;
• Nobel Laureates’Interaction with the Young Hopefuls: A Unique Annual Event in Lindau;
• Nematodes as Limiting Factors in Agricultural Productivity;