Antonio Casolari

Short biography of A. Casolari, living in exile, waiting to become a Plant-Man, the New species Bioengineered in the Nearest Future : Born Nov. 29, 1936 in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia (Italy). Degree in Biology at the University of Parma [1959]. Lib. Doc. in Food Microbiology & Food Science [1971]. Research interest: Kinetics & Mechanisms of microbial death by heat, chemicals and radiation. The most relevant published papers: 'Uncertainties upon kinetics of heat inactivation of microorganisms', 1979, [Proceedings of Food Microbiology and Technology, p. 231]; 'A Model describing Microbial Inactivation and Growth Kinetics ', 1981, [ Journal of Theoretical Biology, 88, 1-34]; 'Microbial Death ', 1988, [in Physiological Models in Microbiology, Vol. 2, pp.1-44, CRC Press Inc.,FL]; 'About basic parameters of food sterilization technology', 1994, [Food Microbiology 11, 75-84]; 'Heat Resistance of prions and Food Processing', 1998, [ Food Microbiology 15, 59-63].