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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The optogenetic catechism.

14 Oct 2009 An emerging set of methods enables an experimental dialogue with biological systems composed of many interacting cell types--in particular, with neural circuits in the brain. These methods are sometimes called "optogenetic" because they use ... Read more...

Fungal pretreatment of lignocellulose by Phanerochaete chrysosporium to produce ethanol from rice straw.

13 Oct 2009 Phanerochaete chrysosporium is a wood-rot fungus that is capable of degrading lignin via its lignolytic system. In this study, an environmentally friendly fungal pretreatment process that produces less inhibitory substances than conventional methods ... Read more...

Modification of protein crystal packing by systematic mutations of surface residues: implications on biotemplating and crystal porosity.

13 Oct 2009 Bioinspired nano-scale biotemplating for the development of novel composite materials has recently culminated in several demonstrations of nano-structured hybrid materials. Protein crystals, routinely prepared for the elucidation of protein 3D ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Biotechnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The optogenetic catechism. 14 Oct 2009
• Economic evaluation of alternative ethanol fermentation processes. Introduction. 13 Oct 2009
• Fungal pretreatment of lignocellulose by Phanerochaete chrysosporium to produce ethanol from rice straw. 13 Oct 2009
• Modification of protein crystal packing by systematic mutations of surface residues: implications on biotemplating and crystal porosity. 13 Oct 2009
• Plasmid DNA production combining antibiotic-free selection, inducible high yield fermentation, and novel autolytic purification. 13 Oct 2009
• Considerations for reducing the euthanasia procedure in toxicological studies of biopharmaceuticals using non-human primates. 29 Sep 2009
• Biotech's plans to sustain agriculture. 29 Sep 2009
• Technical aspects of separation using aqueous two-phase systems in enzyme isolation processes. 1978. 29 Sep 2009
• Ultra scale-down prediction using microwell technology of the industrial scale clarification characteristics by centrifugation of mammalian cell broths. 29 Sep 2009
• Biomanufacturing process analytical technology (PAT) application for downstream processing: Using dissolved oxygen as an indicator of product quality for a protein refolding reaction. 29 Sep 2009
• Biotechnology. Researcher, two universities sued over validity of prostate cancer test. 16 Sep 2009
• Rational design of improved pharmabiotics. 8 Sep 2009
• Eyeing the underdog. 8 Sep 2009
• Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir (1916-2009). Sep 2009
• GM crops: Battlefield. Sep 2009
• Keeping genes out of terrorists' hands. Sep 2009
• Charitable care and scarce medical technology. 30 Aug 2009
• Of plants and people. Why do we care about dignity? 30 Aug 2009
• GMO assessment in Norway: societal utility and sustainable development. 30 Aug 2009
• Outlining ethical issues in nanotechnologies. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Biotechnology'

Definition: Body of knowledge related to the use of organisms, cells or cell-derived constituents for the purpose of developing products which are technically, scientifically and clinically useful. Alteration of biologic function at the molecular level (i.e., GENETIC ENGINEERING) is a central focus; laboratory methods used include TRANSFECTION and CLONING technologies, sequence and structure analysis algorithms, computer DATABASES, and gene and protein structure function analysis and prediction.

Descriptor UI: D001709

Alternative terms: Biotechnology; Biotechnologies;

Related Mesh Headings: Genetic Engineering; Recombinant Proteins;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.158.550; J01.897.120;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: BIOTECHNOL