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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
Of physiological activity, etc.: occurring or recurring about once a day. <i>cf</i> diurnal.
Industry:Biotechnology
Of seeds: unable to survive drying and subsequent storage at low temperature.
Industry:Biotechnology
Often referred to incorrectly as acrylamide gels. These gels are made by cross-linking acrylamide with <i>N,N'</i>-methylene-<i>bis</i>-acrylamide. Polyacrylamide gels are used for the electrophoretic separation of proteins, DNA and RNA molecules. Polyacrylamide beads are also used as molecular sieves in gel chromatography, marketed as Bio-gelTM.
Industry:Biotechnology
On a volume per volume basis; the percent of the volume of a constituent in 100 units of volume, e.g., (ml/100 ml) × 100.
Industry:Biotechnology
Oncogenic genes are responsible for the transformation of normal cells into tumour cells. <i>See Agrobacterium</i>.
Industry:Biotechnology
One of a group of proteins (globulins) in the body that act as antibodies. They are produced by specialized cells (B lymphocytes) and are present in blood serum and other body fluids.
Industry:Biotechnology
One of many genes of small effect influencing the development of a quantitative trait; results in continuous variation and in quantitative inheritance.
Industry:Biotechnology
One of the biotechnology-based methods for discovering conventional drugs. The method relies on the fact that many drugs act by binding to specific proteins (receptors) on or in cells: these proteins usually bind to hormones or to other cells, and control the cell's behaviour, although they may be enzymes or structural elements of the cell. The drug interferes with the normal role of the protein.
Industry:Biotechnology
