World Technology Blog

‘Golden rice’ and its future

Posted by on May 5, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY | 0 comments

Soon after the ‘Starlink’ scandal, Swiss biotechnologists announced the development of ‘golden rice’, a variety of rice that has...

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Gene Therapy

Posted by on May 4, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY | 0 comments

In 1990, researchers first attempted to combat genetic defects by the transfer of human genes. When a hereditary disorder is the result of...

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Food Biotechnology; a threat or improvement?

Posted by on May 4, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY | 0 comments

Why is food biotechnology so controversial? Consumers particularly in Europe, Britain and Japan are particularly hostile to transgenic...

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DNA Sequence Technology

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY | 0 comments

Exciting scientific advances in DNA sequencing technology in recent years have made the DNA sequencing of entire genome practical....

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Soxhlet Extractor

Soxhlet Extractor

Posted by on May 2, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY, FEATURED | 0 comments

This method involves bringing a material to be extracted (usually in solid form) into contact with the extraction solvent for a period of...

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Electrophoresis

Electrophoresis

Posted by on May 1, 2010 in BIOTECHNOLOGY, FEATURED | 0 comments

When my wife was doing her final year projects on fish gellatin, I always heard about electrophoresis.  Electrophoresis is a method of...

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