Foreign protein degradation and instability in plants and plant tissue cultures.

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

authors： Wood TK,Hong SH,Ma Q

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:We discuss the general properties of optical imaging in three-dimensional object domains from an information-theoretic standpoint, expressing system performance in terms of imaging mutual information (IMI). We use IMI to characterize volume holographic imaging, a new optical imaging method with depth discrimination ca...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Barbastathis G,Sinha A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting apoptotic cell death pathways provides wide-ranging opportunities for the discovery and development of novel drugs. Some targeted therapies that selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells are already marketed, and numerous pro-apoptotic drugs for treating cancer are currently being developed. The anti-apop...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Alam JJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurovascular dysfunction is a central process in the pathogenesis of stroke and most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. The multicellular neurovascular unit (NVU) combines the neural, vascular and extracellular matrix (ECM) components in an important interface whose correct functioning is crit...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Potjewyd G,Moxon S,Wang T,Domingos M,Hooper NM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussions on research quality and reproducibility are appearing in the pages of scientific journals with heightened significance and gaining media attention. Many institutions have developed guidelines to address the topic of quality in basic research, but questions remain about how best to implement and monitor com...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Riedl DH,Dunn MK

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:Molecular imaging permits non-invasive visualization and measurement of molecular and cell biology in living subjects, thereby complementing conventional anatomical imaging. Herein, we review the emerging application of molecular imaging for the study of musculoskeletal biology. Utilizing mainly bioluminescence and fl...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Reumann MK,Weiser MC,Mayer-Kuckuk P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychrophilic anaerobic treatment is an attractive option for wastewaters that are discharged at moderate to low temperature. The expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor has been shown to be a feasible system for anaerobic treatment of mainly soluble and pre-acidified wastewater at temperatures of 5--10 degrees C....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lettinga G,Rebac S,Zeeman G

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：: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

authors： Azapagic A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular delivery of therapeutic antibodies is highly desirable but remains a challenge for biomedical research and the pharmaceutical industry. Approximately two-thirds of disease-associated targets are found inside the cell. Difficulty blocking these targets with available drugs creates a need for technology to...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Gordon RE,Nemeth JF,Singh S,Lingham RB,Grewal IS

更新日期：2020-08-14 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：:A major goal of material science is to produce hierarchical materials that are ordered on all length scales, from the molecular (1-100 A) via the nano (10-100 nm) to the meso (1-100 microm). In these materials, the larger-scale properties can be controlled by choosing molecular characteristics. Methods developed to pr...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dan N

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterned regular sieves and filters with comparable molecular dimensions hold great promise as an alternative to conventional polymeric gels and fibrous membranes to improve biomolecule separation. Recent developments of microfabricated nanofluidic sieves and filters have demonstrated superior performance for both an...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Fu J,Mao P,Han J

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:The realization of the important biomedical roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids has led to the development of methods for obtaining and manipulating polyunsaturated lipids. Enzyme-mediated reactions have demonstrated unique advantages over chemical approaches and commercial lipase- and phospholipase-catalysed process...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Gill I,Valivety R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent publication by Michael Longaker and colleagues represents a landmark for the use of adipose tissue as a source of cells for tissue regeneration. The authors investigated the ability of adipose tissue-derived cells (ADCs) to regenerate critical size calvarial (superior portion of the skull) defects in mice by ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Strem BM,Hedrick MH

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：: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：:Recently, several groups have published data on the shear sensitivity of suspended animal cells and the protective effect of certain polymers. These findings did not, at the time, seem to have great practical application because shear sensitivity did not cause great problems for large-scale applications in sparged and...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： van der Pol L,Tramper J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the future, biomass will continue to emerge as a viable source of chemicals. The development of new industries that utilize bio-renewables provides opportunities for innovation. For example, bio- and chemo-catalysts can be combined in 'one pot' to prepare chemicals of commercial value. This has been demonstrated us...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Marr AC,Liu S

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Cyclodextrins, macrocyclic carbohydrates with apolar internal cavities, can form complexes with, and solubilize many normally water-insoluble compounds. Ferrocene and its derivatives, tetrathiafulvalene and tetramethylbenzidine, can function as redox mediators, but are insoluble in water; when they are complexed with ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Luong JH,Brown RS,Male KB,Cattaneo MV,Zhao S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drive for industrial sustainability has pushed biosurfactants to the top of the agenda of many companies. Biosurfactants offer the possibility of replacing chemical surfactants, produced from nonrenewable resources, with alternatives produced from cheap renewable feedstocks. Biosurfactants are also attractive beca...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Marchant R,Banat IM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in high-throughput DNA-sequencing techniques have given us the unprecedented ability to rapidly determine the nucleotide sequences of entire bacterial genomes. The application of these methods to the genomes of microbial pathogens, combined with efficient analytical tools and genome-scale approaches for study...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Smith DR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising global demand for meat will result in increased environmental pollution, energy consumption, and animal suffering. Cultured meat, produced in an animal-cell cultivation process, is a technically feasible alternative lacking these disadvantages, provided that an animal-component-free growth medium can be develop...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： van der Weele C,Tramper J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to detect single-base changes is of fundamental importance in molecular genetics. This is particularly true in human genetics, where interest in linking mutations of identified genes to particular disease phenotypes is most intense, and where a demand exists for clinical diagnosis of defined mutations. In ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Prosser J

更新日期：1993-06-01 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：: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