A biochemist with a deep interest in evolution and environmental questions and how we can use what we learn to enhance biotechnological and applicable process. Some of my current research projects: * Harsh environment bacteria as a source for enzymes * Biofuels - Agriculture waste pretreatment - Novel fermenting yeasts * Natural products and ecology - Glucosinolates and myrosenase from O. Baccatus, a desert plant * UV disinfection - from the bacterial point of view * Bacterial attachment