Kleisli: a new tool for data integration in biology.

abstract：:Porous microcarriers are new support materials with important advantages in both industrial cell-culture processes and the culture of cells of medical importance. Porous microcarriers are now commercially available with internal architecture and surface chemistry suitable for culture of both anchorage-dependent and an...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Cahn F

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry is a rapid method for the quantitative measurement of light scattering and fluorescent properties of cells. Although this technique has been widely applied to biomedical and environmental studies, its potential as a tool in ecotoxicological studies has not yet been fully exploited. This article describe...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Stauber JL,Franklin NM,Adams MS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nature's most potent molecules are produced by enzyme-catalysed reactions, coupled with the natural selection of those products that possess optimal biological activity. Combinatorial biocatalysis harnesses the natural diversity of enzymatic reactions for the iterative synthesis of organic libraries. Iterative reactio...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Michels PC,Khmelnitsky YL,Dordick JS,Clark DS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-mediated manipulation of genomic information is becoming more versatile by combining nuclease-deficient CRISPR systems with a wide variety of effectors including base-editing deaminases, transcriptional regulators, and epigenetic modifiers. The program...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mitsunobu H,Teramoto J,Nishida K,Kondo A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene is the basic building block of 0D fullerene, 1D carbon nanotubes, and 3D graphite. Graphene has a unique planar structure, as well as novel electronic properties, which have attracted great interests from scientists. This review selectively analyzes current advances in the field of graphene bioapplications. I...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wang Y,Li Z,Wang J,Li J,Lin Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The baculovirus expression system has been used extensively for the expression of recombinant proteins in insect cells. Recently, recombinant baculovirus vectors engineered to contain mammalian cell-active promoter elements, have been used successfully for transient and stable gene delivery in a broad spectrum of prim...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kost TA,Condreay JP

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enantiomerically pure cyanohydrins are important synthetic intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. They are produced by enzyme-catalysed synthesis using oxynitrilases. Sufficient quantities of enzyme are available via cheap natural sources and there have been recent advances in overexpression production o...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Griengl H,Schwab H,Fechter M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unbalanced production of atmospheric CO(2) constitutes a major challenge to global sustainability. Technologies have thus been developed for enhanced biological carbon fixation (also referred to as CO(2) mitigation), and one of the most promising capitalizes on microalgae. However, the "best bioreactor", which would b...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kumar A,Ergas S,Yuan X,Sahu A,Zhang Q,Dewulf J,Malcata FX,van Langenhove H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidic devices offer automation and high-throughput screening, and operate at low volumes of consumables. Although microfluidics has the potential to reduce turnaround times and costs for analytical devices, particularly in medical, veterinary, and environmental sciences, this enabling technology has had limited...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Volpatti LR,Yetisen AK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravital imaging enables to study dynamic tumour-stroma interactions within primary and metastatic sites, including the lung. The combination of optical windows with specific molecular probes targeting the tumour microenvironment will provide new insights into prometastatic stromal interactions and lead to novel the...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kitamura T,Pollard JW,Vendrell M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antibodies or antibody fragments for targeting tumors (either for tumor imaging or as carriers for drugs or toxins), has encountered problems of clearance, and non-specific or inefficient binding in clinical trials. A novel approach, linking two antibody variable fragments (Fvs), with a short peptide to gen...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Bird RE,Walker BW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat is one of the major staple food crops grown worldwide; however, productivity in cereal crops has not kept pace with the world population growth. A significant increase in wheat production (>40% by 2020) is needed simply to keep up with the growing demand. This increase is unlikely to be achieved by conventional ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Bhalla PL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major impact of genome projects on human health will be their contribution to the understanding of protein function. Proteins are the engines of biological systems, nearly all pharmaceuticals act on proteins and increasingly proteins themselves are used therapeutically. As biology enters the post-genomic era, resear...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Braun P,LaBaer J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centromeres are a conundrum; although many proteins associated with centomeres are conserved from yeast to humans, the underlying DNA sequence is not. A proposed solution to this problem is that an epigenetic, largely heterochromatic, state be imposed by these proteins. Recent analysis of a human neocentromere and the...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Cooke HJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrational spectroscopy using both infrared and Raman spectroscopies has been used in recent years with the aim to aid clinicians in disease diagnosis. More recently, these techniques have been applied to study stem cell differentiation and to determine stem cell presence in tissues. These studies have demonstrated t...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Sulé-Suso J,Forsyth NR,Untereiner V,Sockalingum GD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the state-of-the-art technologies that sequence DNA using miniaturized devices. The article considers the miniaturization of existing technologies for sequencing DNA and the opportunities for cost reduction that 'on-chip' devices can deliver. The ability to construct nano-scale structures and p...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ryan D,Rahimi M,Lund J,Mehta R,Parviz BA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the ultimate aim to construct a living cell, bottom-up synthetic biology strives to reconstitute cellular phenomena in vitro - disentangled from the complex environment of a cell. Recent work towards this ambitious goal has provided new insights into the mechanisms governing life. With the fast-growing library of...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Göpfrich K,Platzman I,Spatz JP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffusion of genetically modified (GM) animals has generated a demand for accurate and unique identification to assure compliance with relevant national and international legislation. Individual identification of GM animals is essential to improve safety and traceability, as well as to fulfill the present and futu...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Forabosco F,Sundström FL,Rydhmer L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review published data on cell/gamete lyophilization. Most studies have utilized the same established protocols for cryopreservation (storage in liquid nitrogen) as for cell lyophilization (dehydration of frozen samples by water sublimation). Surveying natural lyoprotectants, we suggest trehalose and late embryogene...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Loi P,Iuso D,Czernik M,Zacchini F,Ptak G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent innovations in the materials used for bioprinting have enabled transformative gains in the resolution and architecture of 3D-printed engineered tissues. We focus here on one of these innovations, reported by Lee et al., which lowers the resolution limit for printing soft biomaterials. ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Corbett DC,Olszewski E,Stevens K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal diseases are increasing the prevalence of physical disability worldwide. Within the body, musculoskeletal soft and hard tissues integrate through specific multitissue transitions, allowing for body movements. Owing to their unique compositional and structural gradients, injuries challenge the native in...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Calejo I,Costa-Almeida R,Reis RL,Gomes ME

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobic charge induction chromatography using 4-mercapto-ethyl-pyridine as the ligand is an effective method for the separation of antibodies from a variety of feedstocks. Antibodies are adsorbed in physiological conditions without preliminary concentration. Desorption occurs when the pH is lowered, thus inducing ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Boschetti E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanomaterials have been developed for many biomedical applications, including medical imaging, drug delivery, and antimicrobial coatings. Intriguingly, nanoparticles can display 'enzyme-like' activity and have been explored as alternatives to natural enzymes in several industrial and energy-related applications. Recen...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Cormode DP,Gao L,Koo H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutasynthesis couples the power of chemical synthesis with molecular biology to generate derivatives of medicinally valuable, natural products. Recently, this technique has been exploited by Cambridge-based biotech company Biotica Technology Ltd, and their collaborators, to generate promising new variants of the polyk...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Weissman KJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques to enable direct communication between the brain and computers/machines, such as the brain-computer interface (BCI) or the brain-machine interface (BMI), are gaining momentum in the neuroscientific realm, with potential applications ranging from medicine to general consumer electronics. Noninvasive BCI tech...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Min BK,Marzelli MJ,Yoo SS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of public distrust regarding biotechnology, it has been suggested that the debate should be moved "upstream", whereby the public help to set research priorities. Although many scientists see this as an illogical reaction to a loss of faith in science, we argue that the boundaries between science and its te...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Davies KG,Wolf-Phillips J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the current status of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment is reviewed. Fundamental facets of the MBR process and membrane and process configurations are outlined and the advantages and disadvantages over conventional suspended growth-based biotreatment are briefly identified....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Judd S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for companion diagnostics, point-of-care testing (POCT) and high-throughput screening in clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine has pushed the need for more biological information from a single sample at extremely low concentrations and volumes. Optical biosensors based on semiconductor quantum dots (...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jin Z,Hildebrandt N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Building robust manufacturing processes from biological components is a task that is highly complex and requires sophisticated tools to describe processes, inputs, and measurements and administrate management of knowledge, data, and materials. We argue that for bioengineering to fully access biological potential, it w...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Sadowski MI,Grant C,Fell TS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low production cost is a key factor driving the development of plants and plant tissue cultures for the synthesis of therapeutic and other foreign proteins. Because product yield and concentration exert a major influence on process economics, improving foreign protein accumulation is crucial for enhancing the commerci...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Doran PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00