Alliances in biotech-pharma - need help
I am a master student of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Strategic management studies. Presently, I am working on my master thesis about strategic alliances between profit-seeking organizations and...
View ArticleVaccines by Recombinant DNA Technology
A biological preparation, which evokes an immune response when administered into the body, is termed as vaccines. This usually consists of parts of pathogen in its weakened state or its products. This...
View ArticleArtificial Haemoglobin - Blood Substitute for Substituting Blood
Human haemoglobin is available in abundance. It is also one of the most sought after protein available. Haemoglobin has been studied so extensively that all the properties and expression mechanisms is...
View ArticleThe Jumping Genes and their Applications
Every single gene possess a distinct and definite location in a particular chromosome. This is well established by the ability to reconstruct gene maps using various physical methods and gene...
View ArticleGene Knockout and Knockout Mouse
Gene knockout is a genetic process by which an existing gene function can be blocked by destroying a specific gene and such organisms are called "Knockouts". There is a loss of function in transgenic...
View ArticleDrug Designing to Produce Designer Drugs
Drug designing is a process of constructing ailments specific drugs adopting the known properties of diseases applying different technologies. Small organic molecules which bind and modulate the...
View ArticleHow to grow cancer cells on agar/ soft agar
I am a biotech postgraduate working in a microbiology lab.I have tried a lot of techniques to grow the cancer cells.but was not sucessful.i have read many articles relating to this from my searches in...
View ArticlePlastic From Nature-Bioplastic
Bioplastics are a kind of plastic, produced from natural compounds, and can be degraded into their base compounds. It is also known as Biodegradable plastics. Genetic variations in plants have been...
View ArticleA New Kinetic Structured Model for Cell Cultivation in a Chemostat
We propose a new mathematical model for cell cultivation in a chemostat. Our model is based on the structuring of the biomass into two main groups: dividing and nondividing cells. The model is...
View ArticleFormation and Characteristics of tRNA, rRNA and mRNA
The Ribonucleic acid (RNA) exists as three forms in a cell. They are transfer RNA or tRNA, Ribosomal RNA or rRNA and Messenger RNA or mRNA. The messenger RNA as the name implies is carrier of...
View ArticleRole of DNA in Disease Diagnosis and Medical Forensics
It's a universal and a scientifically proven fact that DNA carries the genetic material of an organism. DNA analysis is diagnostically proven as very useful and a sensitive tool. In this modern...
View ArticleRNAi and its Role in Therapeutics
RNA interference (RNAi) as a therapeutic strategy. Forward genetics has proved to be useful in the detection of the function of the genes in the early days with the help of the knowledge about the...
View ArticleBiosensors: Mechanism And Applications
A biosensor is a device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector component. An analytical device which functions to analyse a sample for the...
View ArticleAltering Enzymes For Better Performance-Enzyme Engineering
Enzymes are biocatalysts which are mainly biological molecules which have the ability to influence a reaction. Enzyme engineering deals with enhancement of enzyme activity of existing enzyme or...
View ArticleGet a promising and rewarding career
Engineering is an ever growing field, with over 250 different engineering specializations. Here we would be discussing about safety engineering courses. Among the safety engineering course programs out...
View ArticleVirus - Types, Diseases and Applications
Viruses are smaller in size to bacteria and can also be described as nano particle stating its small size. Viruses are parasitic in nature as they always depend on a host cell or organism for...
View ArticlePhytoremediation Applying Biotechnological Methods
The technique of utilization of biological agents for degradation of pollutants is known as bioremediation. Phytoremediation is a branch of bioremediation wherein plants are employed for the purpose of...
View ArticleStem Cells Help in Bone Repair
Many a time people lose their bones due to different types of trauma, accident, etc; hence need bones for proper functioning and in certain cases, people need bones to replace the lost ones due to bone...
View ArticlePotential role of stem cells in the therapeutics for major diseases
Stem cells have shown great promise in the treatment of a number of major diseases. Their unique properties of differentiation have made their studies a widely researched area. Although, there are some...
View ArticleContribution of Genetic Engineering in Improving Plant Properties
The techniques of gene transfer have reflected many successful examples in variety of fields. Some of the examples in the field of agricultural biotechnology are: Resistance to herbicides: It is...
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