Biotechnology is a field of biology which utilizes the use of biological systems like microorganisms to produce valuable products (amino acids, biofuels, drugs, vaccines, etc).
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Can I purify polyhydroxyalkanoates by heating the cells extensively?
Traditional methods of purifying polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and other bioplastics made by bacteria involve washing the cells with harsh chemicals or strong bases.I'm interested in maintaining the ...
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glossary of biotechnological engineering
Similar to A good book for history of biology/biotechnology for lay people
but not for lay people.
Can anyone recommend an advanced dictionary of biotechnological engineering concepts in English ...
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Can forensic DNA analysis be used to generate a visual approximation of a suspect?
In light of the current US supreme court case, I'm curious if enough information can be teased out of a DNA sample to get a "reasonable" approximation of the suspect (never mind the legality). I ...
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Is 1 g/l living biomass for a Biogas fermenter plausible?
A usual number for a healthy biogas fermenter is $10^9 - 10^{10}/mL$ Bacteria, 10-15% of which would be methanogenic archae. Exceptionally healthy fermenters have more total bacteria and up 25% ...
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What is the purpose of measuring both VS (volatile solid) and TS (total solid)?
In the biogas process you often measure Volatile solid and Total solids. Can any one explain these concepts more accurately and why it is interesting to look at these properties.
The biogas process ...
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What specifically allows alpha-complementation in beta-galactosidase?
I'm familiar with the use of alpha-complementation of beta-galactosidase with the pUC alpha-peptide and the M15 lacZ gene product, and would like to hypothetically apply alpha-complementation in other ...
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How to learn DNA Origami
Can you tell me is there any good softwares and tutorials which can be used to learn DNA Origami. I am new to this and want to learn from basics.
Advance thanks for your help
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What is RNAi and how is it useful? [closed]
My biotechnology book doesn't explain RNAi and its usefulness very well. I know that it is used to silence certain genes, but how does it do that and what can we do with that?
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Electricity generated by the body and its applications?
I recently came across this article from Nature. In it, it states that the snails have "tiny biofuel cells that extract electrical power from the glucose and oxygen in the snail’s blood", and that the ...
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A good book for history of biology/biotechnology for lay people
I have many friends who are interested in Biology and want to know more about the subject in general (like a history of biology, from Darwin's theory, to DNA structure discovery, to the human genome ...
