Biosensors in plants

Perspectives for using genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors in plants

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors have long proven to be excellent tools for quantitative live imaging, but sensor applications in plants have been lacking behind those in mammalian systems with respect to the variety of sensors and tissue types used. How can this be improved, and what can be expected for the use of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors in plants in the future? In...

From jellyfish to biosensors: the use of fluorescent proteins in plants.

The milestone discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, its optimisation for efficient use in plantae, and subsequent improvements in techniques for fluorescent detection and quantification have changed plant molecular biology research dramatically. Using fluorescent protein tags allows the temporal and spatial monitoring of dynamic expression patterns a...

Biosensors.

Biosensors

Center for bioelectronics, biosensors and biochips http://www.clemson.edu/c3b/projects.html This site describes research being conducted at the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips at Clemson University. What are biosensors? http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/biology/enztech/biosensors.html This website provides excellent fundamental information on what constitutes a biosensor, their types and...

Advancement in electrochemical DNA-biosensors for GMOs detection: A review

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are plants or animals whose genetic make-up has been transformed by recombinant DNA technology, which has new features such as resistance to herbicides, virus and insect. Recently, genetic modification of food products has increased in order to reduce world poverty and hunger and increase food production However, the impact of GMOs on the human health is a ...