Biotech Law 
Lipids from heterotrophic microbes: advances in metabolism research
Matyas Kosa, Arthur J. Ragauskas. Heterotrophic oleaginous microorganisms are capable of producing over 20% of their weight in single cell oils (SCOs) composed of triacylglycerols (TAGs). These TAGs contain fatty acids, such as pa….
Miniaturizing microbial fuel cells
Fang Qian, Daniel E. Morse. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent an emerging technology for electricity generation from renewable biomass. Given the demand for a better understanding of the bio/inorganic interface that play….
Identifying and validating biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Christian Humpel. The identification and validation of biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are increasingly important. To date, ELISA measurement of β-amyloid(1–42), total….
Tree genetic engineering and applications to sustainable forestry and biomass production
Antoine Harfouche, Richard Meilan, Arie Altman. Forest trees provide raw materials, help to maintain biodiversity and mitigate the effects of climate change. Certain tree species can also be used as feedstocks for bioenergy production. Achievin….
Bacteriophages as potential new therapeutics to replace or supplement antibiotics
Mzia Kutateladze, Revaz Adamia. Over recent decades, a growing body of literature has validated the use of bacteriophages for therapy and prophylaxis in the war against drug-resistant bacteria. Today, much more is known about ba….
Nanosilver as a new generation of nanoproduct in biomedical applications
Karla Chaloupka, Yogeshkumar Malam, Alexander M. Seifalian. Nanosilver (NS), comprising silver nanoparticles, is attracting interest for a range of biomedical applications owing to its potent antibacterial activity. It has recently been demonstrated that N….
Single cell analysis: the new frontier in ‘omics’
Daojing Wang, Steven Bodovitz. Cellular heterogeneity that arises from stochastic expression of genes, proteins and metabolites is a fundamental principle of cell biology, but single cell analysis has been beyond the capability….
Next-generation sequencing technologies and their implications for crop genetics and breeding
Rajeev K. Varshney, Spurthi N. Nayak, Gregory D. May, Scott A. Jackson. Using next-generation sequencing technologies it is possible to resequence entire plant genomes or sample entire transcriptomes more efficiently and economically and in greater depth than ever bef….
Classification of platelet concentrates: from pure platelet-rich plasma (P-PRP) to leucocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF)
David M. Dohan Ehrenfest, Lars Rasmusson, Tomas Albrektsson. The topical use of platelet concentrates is recent and its efficiency remains controversial. Several techniques for platelet concentrates are available; however, their applications have been confu….
Nanotechnology and its applications in the food sector
Nesli Sozer, Jozef L. Kokini. Nanoscience and nanotechnology are new frontiers of this century. Their applications to the agriculture and food sector are relatively recent compared with their use in drug delivery and pharmaceu….
