Abstract:
:Obtaining an abundant supply of human cells with specific differentiated properties is a key issue in many research studies and biotechnology applications. Recent advances in this area include the finding that forced expression of the enzyme telomerase can greatly increase the proliferative potential of at least some types of human cells, and also the development of methods for culturing human stem cells.
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Curr Opin Biotechnoljournal_title
Current opinion in biotechnologyauthors
Yeager TR,Reddel RRdoi
10.1016/s0958-1669(99)00011-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-10-01 00:00:00pages
465-9issue
5eissn
0958-1669issn
1879-0429pii
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10pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(03)00060-0
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2008.02.016
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2017.02.017
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
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更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00224-x
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2019.03.016
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2021.01.002
更新日期:2021-01-18 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2004.02.007
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(95)80035-2
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0958-1669(95)80069-7
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2016.10.011
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2016.08.005
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2020.12.014
更新日期:2021-01-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00302-6
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00155-5
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.04.022
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2013.08.018
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2017.03.016
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journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(99)00044-0
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Studies of biological systems in which there is a direct link between the challenges faced by marine organisms and biotechnologies enable us to rationally search for active natural compounds and other novel biotechnologies. This approach is proving successful in developing new methods for the prevention of marine biof...
journal_title:Current opinion in biotechnology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00311-7
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00