Abstract：
:Feedstocks that deserve serious consideration for fuels and chemicals are sugarcane, corn, trees and algae. Commercialization of biomass refining is imminent but the wild claims of those who think that bioenergy can replace much of our dependence on foreign oil are appalling. It is naive to view biomass as the panacea for the coming energy crisis because there is not enough in practical locations and the costs involved in retrieving and refining it will be relatively high. The world will not run out of energy, but cheap energy might disappear, with its economics clouded by a myriad of subsidies for the competing energy sources and by world politics. This assessment of biomass supply and conversion technologies provides global perspectives and exposes some alternatives to be so impractical that they are almost fraudulent.
journal_name
Trends Biotechnoljournal_title
Trends in biotechnologyauthors
Bungay HRdoi
10.1016/j.tibtech.2003.12.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-02-01 00:00:00pages
67-71issue
2eissn
0167-7799issn
1879-3096pii
S0167-7799(03)00336-6journal_volume
22pub_type
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journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.05.006
更新日期：2018-10-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.12.002
更新日期：2009-03-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(98)01239-6
更新日期：1998-10-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.08.003
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The genetic code is the manual that cells use to incorporate amino acids into proteins. It is possible to artificially expand this manual through cellular, molecular, and chemical manipulations to improve protein functionality. Strategies for in vivo genetic code expansion are under the same functional constraints as ...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.08.003
更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00
abstract：:DNA and RNA molecules can be detected as they are driven through a nanopore by an applied electric field at rates ranging from several hundred microseconds to a few milliseconds per molecule. The nanopore can rapidly discriminate between pyrimidine and purine segments along a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule. Nan...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(00)01426-8
更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(02)01913-3
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is the photoactive proton pump found in the purple membrane of the salt marsh archaeon Halobacterium salinarum. Evolution has optimized this protein for high photochemical efficiency, thermal stability and cyclicity, as the organism must be able to function in a hot, stagnant and resource-limite...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(02)02023-1
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite considerable progress in the development of cell culture techniques, including the development of the serum- and protein-free media that now routinely support hybridoma and mammalian cell growth, fetal bovine serum (FBS) supplemented media are still commonly used: a practice that raises ethical, scientific and...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.01.001
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Traditionally, biotechnology design has focused on the manufacture of chemicals and biologics. Still, a majority of biotechnology products that appear on the market today is the result of mechanical-electric (mechatronic) construction. For these, the biological components play decisive roles in the design solution; th...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.02.002
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Anywhere water is in the liquid state, bacteria will exist as biofilms, which are complex communities of cells that are cemented together. Although frequently associated with disease and biofouling, biofilms are also important for engineering applications, such as bioremediation, biocatalysis and microbial fuel cells....
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.11.001
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology and its application to regulatory T cells (Tregs) has garnered interest among researchers in the field of cell and gene therapy. Merging the benefits of CAR technology with Tregs offers a novel and promising therapeutic option for durable reshaping of undesired immune respons...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.009
更新日期：2020-10-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.07.001
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent advances in the extraction and purification of decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) obtained from healthy or malignant tissues open new avenues for engineering physiomimetic 3D in vitro tumor models, which closely recapitulate key biomolecular hallmarks and the dynamic cancer cell-ECM interactions in the ...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.04.006
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) enable humans to interact with devices by modulating their brain signals. Despite impressive technological advancements, several obstacles remain. The most commonly used BMI control signals are derived from the brain areas involved in primary sensory- or motor-related processing. Howeve...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.03.008
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The extensive use of chemical insecticides for insect pest management has resulted in insecticide resistance now being recorded in >500 species of insects and mites. Although gut-active toxins such as those derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been successfully used for insect pest management, a diverse range...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.08.001
更新日期：2014-02-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.04.005
更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Luminescence has assumed an important role in analytical biochemistry and molecular biology as an extremely sensitive method for determining the concentration of specific ions and molecules. The luminescent system of the jellyfish Aequorea victoria consists of the photoprotein aequorin, which contains the molecule coe...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(99)01379-7
更新日期：1999-12-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.09.004
更新日期：2013-12-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.08.010
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Here, we discuss recent advances in the development of artificial red blood cell (RBC) substitutes, illustrating lessons learned from initial attempts using perfluorocarbon (PFC) emulsions and acellular hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs). We also highlight novel oxygen-containing microparticles, nanoparticles, a...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.05.001
更新日期：2014-09-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.11.008
更新日期：2018-07-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0167-7799(01)01911-4
更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The global movement of people and goods has increased the risk of biosecurity threats and their potential to incur large economic, social, and environmental costs. Conventional manual biosecurity surveillance methods are limited by their scalability in space and time. This article focuses on autonomous surveillance sy...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.01.003
更新日期：2015-04-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2005.03.005
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We describe factors promoting the exploration of locally sourced probiotics, targeting local populations to balance human needs and market opportunities. This would be particularly beneficial for people in developing countries, who generally lack access to affordable probiotics and are often exposed to poor hygiene co...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.01.002
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The redundancy of natural product biosynthesis in microbes poses a practical challenge for discovering new antimicrobial compounds from bacteria. The recent application of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology by Culp et al. to inactivate the production of abundant antibiotics g...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.11.003
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Platelet-derived products (PDPs) have gained popularity, mainly due to their high concentrations of bioactive molecules such as growth factors and cytokines, which play important roles in tissue healing and regeneration. PDPs are obtained through minimally invasive procedures and their therapeutic effect has been wide...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.07.011
更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00
abstract：:Integrated biorefineries have the potential to contribute towards sustainable production of transportation fuels, energy, and chemicals. However, because there are currently no commercial biorefining plants in operation, it is not clear how sustainable they really are. This paper sets out to examine key issues associa...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.10.009
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite the wealth of research on stem-cell biology and therapy, there have been few advances in the ex vivo expansion of adult stem cells. Fetal bovine serum, which can elicit an immune reaction in hosts receiving cellular products, remains essential to the culture methods. Recent work by Prockop et al. suggests that...
journal_title：Trends in biotechnology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.05.006
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
