A brief overview is given on different definitions and topics related
with bioelectronics and nanotechnologies. Reference is given to differ
ent aspects of bioelectronics as they were presented for the first tim
e at the Congress ''Biosensors 96'' in Bangkok. Conceptional similarit
ies and differences between man-made and biological nanostructures are
mentioned briefly with particular emphasis on natural and artificial
senses and the example of bio-electronic noses. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scie
nce S.A. All rights reserved.