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abstract：:Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease resulting from the destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells that most frequently occurs in genetically predisposed children. Recent observations illustrating the regenerative capability of the endocrine pancreas in addition to advances in stem cell and gene ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Pasquali L,Fan Y,Trucco M,Ringquist S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins found in nature have traditionally been the most frequently used biocatalysts to produce numerous natural products ranging from commodity chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Protein engineering has emerged as a powerful biotechnological toolbox in the development of metabolic engineering, particularly for the biosy...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Li C,Zhang R,Wang J,Wilson LM,Yan Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Bacterial genomics has provided a plethora of potential targets for antibacterial drug discovery, however, success in the hunt for new antibiotics will hinge on selecting targets with the highest potential. A recent paper by Liu and coworkers describes a new approach to target selection that uncovers strategies used b...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Brown ED

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioelectrochemical power-to-gas (BEP2G) is considered a potentially convenient way of storing renewable surplus electricity in the form of methane. In methane-producing bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), carbon dioxide and electrical energy are converted into methane, using electrodes that supply either electrons or h...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Geppert F,Liu D,van Eerten-Jansen M,Weidner E,Buisman C,Ter Heijne A

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:In 2006, the group of Dr C.M. Lieber pioneered the field of nanowire sensors by fabricating devices for the ultra-sensitive label-free detection of biological macromolecules. Since then, nanowire sensors have demonstrated their ability to detect cancer-associated analytes in peripheral blood, tumor tissue, and the exh...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Doucey MA,Carrara S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies are able to both bind antigens and trigger the responses that eliminate them from circulation. All antibodies are glycosylated at conserved positions in their constant regions, and the presence of carbohydrate can be critical for antigen clearance functions such as complement activation. The structure of th...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wright A,Morrison SL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small molecules are defined as low molecular weight organic compounds (typically <1000 Da), which could be either natural or artificial. Because established imaging methods are not able to selectively detect the positions, concentrations and structures of small molecules in biological samples, new methods have been de...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Svatos A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infrared spectroscopy and microscopy have heralded a period of rapid advances in tissue and cellular characterization during the past decade. However, vibrational spectroscopy is still an analytical tool that is neither familiar nor understood in the medical environment. For many years this field has been mainly drive...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dumas P,Sockalingum GD,Sulé-Suso J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research infrastructures are essential for top-level academic and industrial research activities. Throughout the successive framework programmes (FPs) of the EU, actions have been gradually developed to support researchers in accessing top-level European research infrastructures located outside their own country and a...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Péro H,Faure JE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell differentiation is regulated by the complex interplay of multiple parameters, including adhesive intercellular interactions, cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix remodeling, and gradients of agonists and antagonists that individually and collectively vary as a function of spatial locale and temporal stages ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kinney MA,McDevitt TC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium lining blood vessels expresses molecules that are restricted in their expression to a particular tissue or organ. These molecules are attractive targets for therapy and diagnosis because they allow agents to be delivered specifically to the blood vessels supplying the desired tissue. However, it is dif...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： George AJ,Lee L,Pitzalis C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rice is the staple diet of more than three billion people. Yields must double over the next 40 years if we are to sustain the nutritional needs of the ever-expanding global population. Between 10% and 30% of the annual rice harvest is lost due to infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Evaluation of gen...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Skamnioti P,Gurr SJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of studying dynamic three-dimensional samples has a long history in biological research. Recent advances in hardware and software have made it easier to visualise and record interior detail from multiple focal planes of three-dimensional samples as they change over time (four-dimensional imaging). Once cap...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Thomas CF,White JG

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:Modern biocatalysis is developing new and precise tools to improve a wide range of production processes, which reduce energy and raw material consumption and generate less waste and toxic side-products. Biocatalysis is also achieving new advances in environmental fields, from enzymatic bioremediation to the synthesis ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Alcalde M,Ferrer M,Plou FJ,Ballesteros A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is possible to improve the sensitivity of immunoassays by several orders of magnitude by exploiting nanoenvironmental effects. This approach can detect trace amounts of compounds and will better illuminate the presence of signal substances in biological systems. Here we describe a method for ultrasensitive immunoas...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mattiasson B,Teeparuksapun K,Lebogang L,Hedström M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creating a magic bullet that can selectively kill cancer cells while sparing nearby healthy cells remains one of the most ambitious objectives in pharmacology. Nanomedicine, which relies on the use of nanotechnologies to fight disease, was envisaged to fulfill this coveted goal. Despite substantial progress, the struc...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lussier F,Staufer O,Platzman I,Spatz JP

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals exploit soft structures to move effectively in complex natural environments. These capabilities have inspired robotic engineers to incorporate soft technologies into their designs. The goal is to endow robots with new, bioinspired capabilities that permit adaptive, flexible interactions with unpredictable envi...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kim S,Laschi C,Trimmer B

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) account for 25% of global biotechnology patents. To understand the current and future landscape of the domain, it is important to better understand the capacity of these contributors. Here, we consider the thematic priorities, strategies, and key players...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Streltsova E,Linton JD

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promising recognition characteristics exhibited by biomolecules have caused significant interest in biomolecule-based sensor strategies. Here we review several emerging biosensor designs that use modulated electron or energy transfer to a bio-specific ligand as the signaling mechanism. The efficiencies of both ele...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Fan C,Plaxco KW,Heeger AJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in our capacity to design and use novel strategies for achieving inducible gene expression will improve our ability to define gene function. An extremely efficient system designed by nature -- that of the regulatable phytochrome system in plants -- has provided the basis for developing a novel inducible gene ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Keyes WM,Mills AA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recognized potential of viral vectors for gene therapy, growing biological concerns are prompting the exploration of safer, non-viral vectors to deliver therapeutic nucleic acids. In this context, recombinant proteins can be bioproduced on a large scale, without the need for further in vitro modifications,...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Arís A,Villaverde A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of genetically engineered (GE) foods has been raising several concerns and controversies that divide not only the general public but also the scientific community. The fear and importance of the new technology, as well as commercial interests, have supported many of the ongoing discussions. The recent i...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Batista R,Oliveira MM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes synthetic chromosome construction in plants and speculates on how they might be applied to various uses in the future, as well as the possible impact for synthetic biology. The procedures to construct foundational platforms for synthetic chromosomes in plants are described, together with some ch...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Birchler JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hand-held gene gun provides a rapid and efficient method of incorporating fluorescent dyes into cells, a technique that is becoming known as diolistics. Transporting fluorescent dyes into cells has, in the past, used predominantly injection or chemical methods. The use of the gene gun, combined with the new genera...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： O'Brien JA,Lummis SC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine mastitis, the most significant disease of dairy herds, has huge effects on farm economics due to reduction in milk production and treatment costs. Traditionally, methods of detection have included estimation of somatic cell counts, an indication of inflammation, measurement of biomarkers associated with the ons...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Viguier C,Arora S,Gilmartin N,Welbeck K,O'Kennedy R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) cloning vectors capable of carrying several hundred kilobase-pairs of DNA insert has greatly facilitated the study of complex genomes, and the cloning of large genes as single fragments. In addition, the ability to manipulate YAC sequences by homologous recombinatio...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Anand R

更新日期：1992-01-01 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