1Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 2Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 3Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 4Institute of Basic Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic Univers...

suring Soluble Transferrin Receptor in Whole Blood, Riikka Vikstedt, Piia von Lode, Timo Takala, Kerttu Irjala, Olli Peltola, Kim Pettersson, and Pauli Suominen ( Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; 2 Department of Clinical Chemistry, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland; 3 Mehiläinen Oyj, Turku, Finland; † current address: Department of Molecular Medi...

■ Abstract The consequences of the invention of DNA-based molecular techniques and their application to agriculture have been pervasive. This review examines the key consequences for farmers and the public. These include widespread commercial applications of agricultural biotechnology in a limited number of countries, a large private-sector investment in biotechnology research, significant econ...

Center for Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State UniVersity of New Jersey, New Jersey 08901-8521, Department of Biology, Rider UniVersity, 2083 LawrenceVille Road, LawrenceVille, New Jersey 08648, Center for AdVanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers, The State UniVersity of New Jersey, 679 Hoes Lan...

Recent advances in reproductive endocrinology and physiology of mammals, molecular biology and genetic engineering have enhanced the expansion of the field of animal reproductive biotechnology. To date, many reproductive techniques have been applied in livestock animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs. Nevertheless, the application of such techniques is still limited in goat. This paper aims to ...

From the ‡Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78245, Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, the ‡‡Program in Molecular Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, and the ...

Squalene is a natural triterpene and an important intermediate of sterol and hopanoid biosynthesis in various types of cell from bacteria to human. Synthesis and further conversion of squalene are key steps in the metabolism of sterols and related components. Here we summarize the recent knowledge of squalene biochemistry, its molecular properties, and its physiological effects. We compare squa...

Biotechnology, especially the development of genetically modified crops, offers many potential economic, nutritional and environmental benefits, but equally many potential hazards and risks. Approval procedures for the release of genetically modified organisms are established under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth). This article examines the methodology used to identify potential molecular ris...

The myotomal muscles are the main edible part of teleost fish. This short review summarises current information on myogenic genes of particular biotechnological interest from the perspective of growth regulation and food chemistry. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying myogenesis at different stages of the life-cycle are described. The importance of temperature as a factor regulating...