Applications of flow cytometry to ecotoxicity testing using microalgae.

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：:Although there is still some skepticism in the biological community regarding the value and significance of quantitative computational modeling, important steps are continually being taken to enhance its accessibility and predictive power. We view these developments as essential components of an emerging 'respectful m...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Tsigkinopoulou A,Baker SM,Breitling R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular microarrays are powerful experimental tools for high-throughput screening of large numbers of test samples. Miniaturization increases assay throughput while reducing reagent consumption and the number of cells required, making these systems attractive for a wide range of assays in drug discovery, toxicology, ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Fernandes TG,Diogo MM,Clark DS,Dordick JS,Cabral JM

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Microbial exopolysaccharides such as xanthan and dextran have been commercial products for many years; the search for new gelling agents has yielded gellan. Exopolysaccharides have many other novel properties to offer, and the discovery of immune modulation and tumouristasis by beta-D-glucans, and the use of bacterial...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Sutherland IW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle has been used for decades in the microbial production of chemicals such as citrate, L-glutamate, and succinate. Maximizing yield is key for cost-competitive production. However, for most TCA cycle products, the maximum pathway yield is lower than the theoretical maximum yield (Y(E))....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Vuoristo KS,Mars AE,Sanders JPM,Eggink G,Weusthuis RA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascularisation is key to developing large transplantable tissue constructs capable of providing therapeutic benefits. The vascularised tissue engineering chamber originates from surgical concepts in tissue prefabrication and microsurgery. It serves as an in vivo bioreactor in the form of a closed, protected space sur...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Yap KK,Yeoh GC,Morrison WA,Mitchell GM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overall, the meeting was timely and worthwhile. It is evident that there is a need for comparative studies to establish a firm foundation for future work. This is particularly important since it appears that the responses observed are influenced by the particular strain used for attenuation, the means of attenuation, ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Curtiss R 3rd

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life science in the 21st century is developing rapidly through the structural analysis of biomolecules, the completion of the human genome sequence and the analysis of transcriptomes. The mouse transcriptome has been comprehensively analyzed using a gene discovery approach to collect full-length cDNA (FL-cDNA) clones....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Hayashizaki Y,Kanamori M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breath-based metabolomics (breathomics) is an exciting developing area of biotechnology that centers on the capture, identification, and quantification of volatile organic compound (VOC) patterns in human breath and their utilization as tools in the diagnosis of a broad spectrum of medical problems. With the age of pe...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Rattray NJ,Hamrang Z,Trivedi DK,Goodacre R,Fowler SJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome engineering is crucial for answering fundamental questions about, and exploring practical applications of, microorganisms. Various microbial genome-engineering tools, including CRISPR/Cas-enhanced homologous recombination (HR), have been developed, with ever-improving simplicity, efficiency, and applicability. ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wang Y,Liu Y,Zheng P,Sun J,Wang M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro antibody generation technologies have now been available for two decades. Research reagents prepared via phage display are becoming available and several recent studies have demonstrated that these technologies are now sufficiently advanced to facilitate generation of a comprehensive renewable resource of ant...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dübel S,Stoevesandt O,Taussig MJ,Hust M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are prepared by creating a three-dimensional polymeric matrix around a template molecule. After the matrix is removed, complementary cavities with respect to shape and functional groups remain. MIPs have been produced for applications in in vitro diagnostics, therapeutics and sepa...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Poma A,Turner AP,Piletsky SA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tremendous advances in our understanding of the human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) have been made through the use of animal models. However, there are limitations inherent in many of the current models that use either nonhuman primates, or viruses other than HIV-1. Researchers continue to search for improved models...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lewis AD,Johnson PR

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of implantable immunoisolation devices, in which the tissue is protected from immune rejection by enclosure within a semipermeable membrane or encapsulant, is one approach in the development of cell therapies. However, further research is required in the areas of: tissue supply from primary or cell-culture sou...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Cotton CK

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial contamination of polymer surfaces has become a significant challenge in domestic, industrial, and biomedical applications. Recent progress in our understanding of how topographical features of different length scales can be used to effectively and selectively control the attachment and proliferation of diffe...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Nguyen DHK,Bazaka O,Bazaka K,Crawford RJ,Ivanova EP

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mapping of the human genome was completed earlier this year and efforts are underway to understand the role of gene products (i.e. proteins) in biological pathways and human disease and to exploit their functional roles to derive protein therapeutics and protein-based drugs. A key component to the next revolution ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Maggio ET,Ramnarayan K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bacteria and fungi produce natural products that are toxic to other microorganisms and have a variety of physiological effects in animals. Recent studies have revealed that, in several cases, the targets of these agents are components of conserved signal-transduction cascades. This article looks at the mechanisms...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Cardenas ME,Sanfridson A,Cutler NS,Heitman J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of regenerative medicine has blossomed in recent decades. However, the ultimate goal of tissue regeneration - replacing damaged or aged cells with healthy functioning cells - still faces a number of challenges. In particular, better understanding of the role of the cellular niche in shaping stem cell phenoty...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Del Sol A,Okawa S,Ravichandran S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic plants that express foreign proteins with industrial or pharmaceutical value represent an economical alternative to fermentation-based production systems. Specific vaccines have been produced in plants as a result of the transient or stable expression of foreign genes. It has recently been shown that genes ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mason HS,Arntzen CJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of mutations that improve enzyme properties reveals that in many, but not all, cases closer mutations are more effective than distant ones. For enantioselectivity, substrate selectivity and new catalytic activity (catalytic promiscuity) closer mutations improved enzymes more effectively than distant ones. Howeve...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Morley KL,Kazlauskas RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Neurodegenerative diseases are of major socioeconomic importance and represent an enormous challenge for the scientific and medical communities. Advances in molecular genetics during the past decade have begun to provide approaches for the establishment of animal models for these disorders using transgenic technology....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Theuring F,Thunecke M,Kosciessa U,Turner JD

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher fungi with greater than 70000 species are regarded as a rich source of various natural compounds including terpenoids, the production of which represents a wide range of interest in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This review summarizes the current knowledge of terpenoids synthesized by higher fungi, ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Xiao H,Zhong JJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：: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：:The existence of a medicinal 'biotech revolution' has been widely accepted and promoted by academics, consultants, industry and government. This has generated expectations about significant improvements in the drug discovery process, healthcare and economic development that influence a considerable amount of policy-ma...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Nightingale P,Martin P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ 3D printing is an emerging technique designed for patient-specific needs and performed directly in the patient's tissues in the operating room. While this technology has progressed rapidly, several improvements are needed to push it forward for widespread utility, including ink formulations and optimization fo...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Agostinacchio F,Mu X,Dirè S,Motta A,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption in stable expanded beds enables proteins to be recovered directly from particulate-containing feedstocks, such as fermentation broths and preparations of disrupted cells, without the need for prior removal of the suspended solids, which would normally result in the blockage of packed beds. The adoption of t...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Chase HA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Europe has led many aspects of gene research and yet it has been unable to translate these discoveries into a globally dominant industrial sector. There are valid societal, political and financial reasons for its reluctance to deploy agricultural biotechnology but this reluctance might have unintended consequences. It...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Enriquez J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00