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Insects are one of the most widely distributed animals on earth, and their visual systems have strong adaptability, deeply affecting their survival, reproduction, diet, and environmental adaptation. With the sequencing of the entire genome of Drosophila and the development of modern biotechnology, research on visual proteins has made significant pr...

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The philosophy of "green chemistry" is crucial for the twenty-first century and beyond. Due to societal and governmental demands regarding environment issues, the chemical and related sectors have taken this attitude very seriously. In addition, industries have been obliged to consider biotechnology and green alternatives in order to achieve effici...

Agriculture has long been the cornerstone of human civilization, providing sustenance and livelihoods for millennia. However, as the global population continues to burgeon, agriculture faces mounting challenges. Soil degradation, nutrient depletion, environmental pollution, and the need for sustainable farming practices are among the pressing issue...

Abstract: Baculoviruses are insect-specific pathogens widely used in biotechnology. In particular, the Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) has been exploited as a platform for bio-inputs production. This is why the improvement of the technologies used for the production of recombinant baculoviruses takes on particular relevance. To...

The approach of this seminar is to highlight climate change and its consequences on the dynamics of ecosystems which are beginning to show some signs of disturbance. Should these disturbances be attributed to variations in rainfall patterns, temperature differences, physiological deficiencies, drought and parasite damage? In all the countries of th...

Vibrio natriegens is a halophilic bacterium with the fastest generation time of non-pathogenic bacteria reported so far. It therefore has high potential as a production strain for biotechnological production processes or other applications in biotechnology. Culture media for V. natriegens typically contain high sodium chloride concentrations. The c...

Este ensaio tem como objetivo interpelar e tensionar os mecanismos contemporâneos de poder sobre a vida e a morte. Para tanto, como suporte de análise, faz uso do episódio “Engenharia Reversa”, da série Black Mirror. O episódio apresenta o extermínio de um povo degenerado, denominado pejorativamente de “baratas”. Para garantir a imunidade do restan...

Global society’s comfort and well-established certainties have been unpredictably and foundationally undermined by the emergence of the COVID-19 virus. The announcement of the pandemic by the WHO has halted global economic activities, and the financial markets have recorded drastic losses. In this context of uncertainty and economic downturn, many...

Staging lymph nodes (LN) is crucial in diagnosing and treating cancer metastasis. Biotechnologies for the specific localization of metastatic lymph nodes (MLNs) have attracted significant attention to efficiently define tumor metastases. Bioimaging modalities, particularly magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) such as iron oxide nanoparticles, have emerged...

Identifying and characterizing mobile genetic elements in sequencing data is essential for understanding their diversity, ecology, biotechnological applications and impact on public health. Here we introduce geNomad, a classification and annotation framework that combines information from gene content and a deep neural network to identify sequences...

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are protein organelles consisting of an inner enzymatic core encased within a selectively permeable shell. BMC shells are modular, tractable architectures that can be repurposed with new interior enzymes for biomanufacturing purposes. The permeability of BMC shells is function-specific and regulated by biophysical...

Zero Tillage (ZT) is a critical agricultural practice that emphasizes minimal soil disturbance. This study explores the future prospects of ZT, focusing on three essential dimensions: technological advancements, climate change considerations, and potential growth in adoption rates. The technological innovations in precision agriculture, robotics, a...

With the increasing population, by 2030, the population of India will have seen an unprecedented rise of 1.43 billion and require food grains of around 311 million tones. Of the total area, nearly 5% of the area in India is affected by soil salinity. It is said that about 10% of soil is salinized every year. At this rate, 50% of the land area will...

Inkjet printing is a versatile tool for the precise positioning of droplets that is used in many application areas such as 3D printing, biotechnology or pharmacy. This work focused on comparing the inkjet printability of different drug solutions of celecoxib (CLX), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, to produce drug depots in medical implants....

mRNA vaccines have emerged as highly effective strategies in the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, thanks largely although not totally to their extraordinary performance in recent years against the worldwide plague COVID-19. The huge superiority of mRNA vaccines regarding their efficacy, safety, and large-scale manufacture encourages pharmaceu...

Mirkadim breed of Bos indicus is a cattle native to Bangladesh. For whole genome sequencing of Mirkadim, a sample was collected from the Munshiganj district of Bangladesh. It was subjected to short read sequencing using the NextSeq 2000 Illumina platform with 2x150-bp paired-end reads configuration at the National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakb...

Plastic pollution has emerged as a significant environmental concern in recent years and has prompted the exploration of innovative biotechnological solutions to mitigate plastic’s negative impact. The discovery of enzymes capable of degrading specific types of plastics holds promise as a potential solution. However, challenges with efficiency, ind...

Nanozymes have emerged as a promising alternative to natural enzymes, effectively addressing natural enzymes' inherent limitation. Versatility and potential applications of nanozyme span across various fields, with catalytic tumor therapy being one prominent area. This has sparked significant interest and exploration in the utilization of nanozymes...

Biotechnology has been used by the human species since ancient times. This is because, in its broadest sense, biotechnology comprises the application of microorganisms, plants and animals to obtain processes and products of interest to society. Thus, ever since we used microorganisms to ferment bread, beverages, and other foods, we were already per...

Shake flask cultivation is a routine technique in microbiology and biotechnology laboratories where cell growth can be affected by the hydrodynamic conditions, which depend on the agitation velocity, shaking diameter, and shake flask size. Liquid agitation is implemented inherently to increase aeration, substrate transfer to the cells, and prevent...

Life science organizations are increasingly using hackathons to bring communities together to tackle shared problems, teach skills, and develop new resources. In this study, we explored the potential benefits of hackathons for the biotechnology workforce education community by organizing two hackathons centered around developing research projects i...

This study examined the relationships between first-year university students’ academic motivation, retrospective evaluation of school experiences, subjective well-being, engagement and intention to drop out. Self-determination theory, the SInAPSi model of academic engagement, the hedonic approach, and the retrospective judgment process were used to...

Advances in research on human cerebral organoids (HCOs) call for a critical review of current research policies. A challenge for the evaluation of necessary research regulations lies in the severe uncertainty about future trajectories the currently very rudimentary stages of neural cell cultures might take as the technology progresses. To gain insi...

The increasing occurrence of marine heatwaves, and the coral bleaching events they elicit, pose a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems [...]

Mn2+-doped MgGeO3 (MgGeO3:Mn2+) is an efficient persistent phosphor that emits red luminescence for long time after stopping excitation with UV light. For optical and biotechnological uses a precise control of particle size and shape is highly desired since these parameters may have a strong influence on the properties and suitability of phosphor m...

Vaccinations are instances of Human Enhancement (HE) because, as biotechnologies, they are capable of augmenting the human body’s capacities. We hypothesized that vaccination refusal, as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicates a belief system that also determines attitudes toward HE. Rejection of both may be linked to well-known motives: i...

Metabolite-level regulation of enzyme activity is important for microbes to cope with environmental shifts. Knowledge of such regulations can also guide strain engineering for biotechnology. Here we apply limited proteolysis-small molecule mapping (LiP-SMap) to identify and compare metabolite-protein interactions in the proteomes of two cyanobacter...

Global technology is continually moving toward net zero carbon emissions. The term "carbon neutral energy" refers to the process of neutralizing carbon emissions from the production of electricity or other sources so that there are finally no emissions at all. In order to do this, a variety of biotechnology-related technologies can be used. More en...

Why is an understanding of the JAK/STAT signalling pathway important in common skin diseases and how will that knowledge transform therapeutics? From genomes to vaccines, organ transplants to biotechnology, it is fair to say that modern medicine has seen magnificent breakthroughs in the last century. Fundamentally, what has enabled these advancemen...

CircRNAs are a class of endogenous long non-coding RNAs with a single-stranded circular structure. Most circRNAs are relatively stable, highly conserved, and specifically expressed in tissue during the cell and developmental stages. Many circRNAs have been discovered in OSCC. OSCC is one of the most severe and frequent forms of head and neck cancer...

Background: The rise in the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is causing global concern, especially in low-income countries. In addition, the American Diabetes Association recommends the use of DPP-4 inhibitors in combination with metformin. However, no studies using teneligliptin with or without metformin have been conducted in Iraqi patie...

Fabricación de medicamentos en biotecnología con la nueva farmacocinética y farmacodinámica

Fabrication de médicaments en biotechnologie avec les nouvelles pharmacocinétique et pharmacodynamique

Fabrico de medicamentos em Biotecnologia com nova Farmacocinética e Farmacodinâmica

Piezo-actuated stages have applications in many areas such as aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing, and biotechnology. However, the inherent hysteresis, creep, and vibration of these stages render it challenging to guarantee tracking precision in positioning control. Although various control strategies based on accurate models of piezo-actuated s...

Biosensors are of significant importance today in the rapid, sensitive, and reliable detection of biological molecules in many fields, including medicine; owing to this fact, the development of a strong and reliable diagnostic agent is a very interesting topic. Because of their unique features, among other nanomaterials, lipid-based vesicles such a...

Types of different millets and its importance in health and nutrition with special references to small millets, status and prospectus of millets research and its global perspective with genomics and biotechnology.

Proteases (proteinases or peptidases) are a class of hydrolases that cleave peptide chains in proteins. Endopeptidases are a type of protease that hydrolyze the internal peptide bonds of proteins, forming shorter peptides; exopeptidases hydrolyze the terminal peptide bonds from the C-terminal or N-terminal, forming free amino acids. Microbial prote...

Virion-associated depolymerases are large trimeric and multi-domain proteins that constitute the phage arsenal to degrade the polysaccharide layers in their bacterial host. Thus, as recombinant proteins, they are endowed with huge potential in biotechnology and medicine. In this study, we elucidated the structural and functional features of the cap...

As atividades extraclasses para o ensino de Ciências são uma constante que evidenciam cada vez mais a sua eficácia para ampliar a rede de saberes sobre as Ciências, sejam elas sociais ou ambientais. Uma das alternativas pedagógicas que contribuem com essa eficácia são os eventos científicos que tem se mostrado grandes articuladores entre a teoria e...

Purpose: To evaluate the potential of actinobacterial strains from the Brazilian semiarid to establish facilitation relationships with native rhizobia from the same region. Theoretical framework: The study is based on the ecological and biotechnological importance of soil actinobacteria, producers of biosurfactants and enzymes, and of nitrogen-fixi...

Immune systems are integral to survival against viral infection. Recently, dozens of new anti-viral systems have been characterized in bacteria. Some of these systems are present in eukaryotes and appear to have originated in prokaryotes. However, little is known about these defense mechanisms in archaea. Here, we identified 2,610 complete defense...

Misinformation has always existed, but it became a major preoccupation during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its ability to affect public health choices, decisions, and policy. In their article, “Misinformation in the media: Global coverage of GMOs 2019–2021” (GM Crops & Food, 17 Nov 2022), Mark Lynas et al. characterise critics of agricultural genet...

Microalgae are mostly photoautotrophic microscopic organisms. According to their cellular structure, they are classified into two types, eukaryotes, and prokaryotes, and they are distributed in all types of ecosystems, presenting unique qualities due to the fact that they synthesize high value-added molecules used in various productive and environm...

Motivation Recently, novel biotechnologies to quantify RNA modifications became an increasingly popular choice for researchers who study epitran-scriptome. When studying RNA methylations such as N6-methyladenosine (m ⁶ A), researchers need to make several decisions in its experimental design, especially the sample size and a proper statistical powe...

Semen preservation is a significant biotechnology used to safeguard the genetic material of birds, especially those with declining populations, through biobanking. However, there are limited reports on the successful chilling or cryopreservation of wild bird semen. In general, these techniques are not yet well-established for several species of wil...

Dans le cadre de l’unité d’enseignement « Rédiger en sciences » proposée par Aix-Marseille université, les étudiants du Master 2 Microbiologie intégrative et fondamentale (MIF) - en partenariat avec l’institut de microbiologie, bioénergies et biotechnologie (IM2B) - ont été confrontés aux exigences de l’écriture scientifique. Trois thématiques leur...

La aplicación de los avances de la ciencia biológica y la biotecnología a los recursos naturales crea la bioeconomía, que las corporaciones globales utilizan como mercancía con la ayuda de los estados. Esta empresa comercial y este método de producción han generado desigualdad e infringen los derechos humanos. Sin embargo, los campesinos mantienen...

CircRNAs are a class of single-stranded RNAs with covalently linked head-to-tail topology. In the decades since its initial discovery, their biogenesis, regulation, and function have rapidly disclosed, permitting a better understanding and adoption of them as new tools for medical applications. With the development of biotechnology and molecular me...

Serine integrases are emerging as one of the most powerful biological tools for biotechnology. Over the past decade, many research papers have been published on the use of serine integrases in synthetic biology. In this review, we aim to systematically summarize the various studies ranging from structure and the catalytic mechanism to genetic desig...

The search for effectors capable of influencing the catalytic activity of enzymes is an important area of modern enzymology. The aim of the study was to investigate the ability of 6 coordination compounds with malatogermanate/stannate anions and 1,10-phenanthroline cations of 3d metals to modify α-L-rhamnosidase activity of Penicillium tardum, Peni...

The article is one of six to appear in the Hill Times' Fall 2023 Policy Briefing on Canada's Life Sciences Strategy, introduced in 2021. I argue that the policy prioritizes job creation and economic growth and discourages public discussion of risks to patients and society. I discuss three current examples of biotech "advances" rushed to market: gen...

La biotecnología se ha convertido en un campo destacado en la investigación de la caña de azúcar y en la industria de la caña de azúcar, con enfoque en el registro, protección e innovación de cultivares de caña de azúcar. Este artículo presenta una visión general de los procesos de registro y protección de cultivares de caña de azúcar, así como de...

En el presente trabajo se aborda un diálogo de saberes entre el saber científico y el saber de pueblos y comunidades tradicionales en la Península de Yucatán, dentro del enfoque de la Soberanía Alimentaría y el aprovechamiento y valorización de residuos de la pesca y acuicultura. El trabajo consiste en el primer acercamiento por parte del colectivo...

La relación entre la bioeconomía y los derechos humanos en América Latina es un tema complejo y multifacético que involucra la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales y la promoción del bienestar humano. Aquí tienes un resumen de cómo estos dos aspectos se entrelazan en la región: 1. Bioeconomía en América Latina:  La bioeconomía se refiere a...

Chlamydospores in the life cycle of Agaricomycetes fungi

Abstract Sept. 7, 2023 Gregory F Lopreato) Among others, Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin have contributed to our perception of various concerns. A synthesis of their contributions might change our perception. For example, our understanding of biology and "hard sciences". Certain research has led to confounding results. Herein, questions are posed a...

Antiviral potential of polypore mushroom Ganoderma adspersum crude extract and pharmacological properties of its butanol fraction

Nitrogen is a part of a complex cycle with transformative reactions being not only an essential element for living organisms, but also facilitating negative environmental impacts as eutrophication and climate change. To reduce the negative environmental impacts, closing the nitrogen loop, reducing inputs of fossil-based synthetic nitrogen fertilize...

Uma anta (Tapirus terrestres) foi encontrada com uma grave lesão na cabeça, foi capturada e tratada durante 35 dias com limpeza local e pomada cicatrizante, porém com pouca evolução na cicatrização. O animal recebeu então a aplicação intradérmica de células-tronco mesenquimais (CTMs) heterólogas nas bordas da ferida. As CTMs foram isoladas do tecid...

Las tecnologías han sido una constante en el desarrollo de la composición musical y el arte contemporáneo, por lo que resulta obvio que los nuevos avances digitales se incorporen en la producción artística y musical. Desde cómputos convencionales, algoritmos más complejos que decantan en la inteligencia artificial hasta el uso de biotecnologías y c...

In the last decades there has been an ever-increasing trend of accelerated scientific research in the biotechnology sector and the COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the need for high-throughput yet flexible processes. Even though automation has gained significant popularity to deal with this problem, the focus has been placed at laboratory l...

Nanotechnology is an area of study involving different disciplines, constituting wide and different devices groups derivative of engineering, biology, physics as well as chemistry. Enhancement in Engineered Nanoscopic scale materials utilization for biomedical implementations as well as improved treatment is because of the latest developments in th...

Prior studies show that access to academic knowledge plays a crucial role in new venture financing. We extend this research by shifting the focus from the access to academic knowledge to the developmental state of the academic field, where the academic knowledge is generated. Using natural language processing (NLP), we clustered peer-reviewed acade...

Exploiting sequence–structure–function relationships in biotechnology requires improved methods for aligning proteins that have low sequence similarity to previously annotated proteins. We develop two deep learning methods to address this gap, TM-Vec and DeepBLAST. TM-Vec allows searching for structure–structure similarities in large sequence datab...

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The palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata L. Sp. Pl.) (Ulibarri 2008), although it is native to a semidesert region, it has been distributed throughout various regions worldwide, adapting to favorable and unfavorable environmental conditions. Starting from isolated, although abundant, studies on this species and its uses, an investigation was carried ou...

The field of nanoscience investigates the extraordinary and novel characteristics of materials and structures at the nanometer scale. Nanoscience is interdisciplinary, meaning that researchers from many different domains (such as chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, computer science, materials science, and engineering) are investigating and...

Cartel presentado en el área de Biotecnología ambiental en el Congreso Nacional de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería de la Sociedad Mexicana de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería

A study was conducted on sixty-four (64) groundnut genotypes at Pawe northwestern part of Ethiopia. And the analysis of variance revealed the existence of significant variation among the tested groundnut genotypes. Cluster analysis showed the existence of five (5) divergent groups and the maximum inter-cluster distance was observed between cluster...

Kazachstania bulderi is a non-conventional yeast species able to grow efficiently on glucose and δ-gluconolactone at low pH. These unique traits make K. bulderi an ideal candidate for use in sustainable biotechnology processes including low pH fermentations and the production of green chemicals including organic acids. To accelerate strain developm...

Carboxysomes are a paradigm of self-assembling proteinaceous organelles found in nature, offering compartmentalisation of enzymes and pathways to enhance carbon fixation. In α-carboxysomes, the disordered linker protein CsoS2 plays an essential role in carboxysome assembly and Rubisco encapsulation. Its mechanism of action, however, is not fully un...

This article focuses on designing and analyzing a new method for mixing in process vessels. We propose using an air bubble curtain to accomplish the desired mixing. The air bubble curtain used in this study is made of an empty pipe with several holes through which air is pumped, which in turn produces a swarm of bubbles that causes pseudo-turbulent...

Therapeutic values of therapeutical peats have been appreciated for centuries. Although microbiological criteria for therapeutical peats used in therapies exists in Poland, this source is still “terra incognita” in terms of microbiological diversity. Many authors studying peats indicate that microorganisms inhabiting this niches possess abilities a...

Scholarly debate over the transformative potential of neoliberal, market-based, food movement strategies historically contrasts those who value their potential to reform the food-system from the inside against those who argue that their use concedes the primacy of the market, creates citizen-consumers, and undermines overall movement goals. While n...

Labyrinthulomycetes are a small but very important group of marine fungi-like organisms. Labyrinthulomycetes are ubiquitous, can be associated with living plants, algae, and animals, and can decompose a variety of organic remains. These organisms are able to synthesize and abundantly accumulate lipids, in particular, polyunsaturated fatty acids, so...

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Mathematical and computational approaches in chemistry and biochemistry fill a gap in respect to the analysis of the physicochemical features of compounds and their functionality and provide an overview of known as well as yet unknown, but hypothetically possible structures. Nitrogen containing heterocycles such as aziridine, azetidine and pyrrolid...