This issue has received financial support from PUCV, UNESCO / MIRCEN* network and CONICYT

December 15, 2001
 [Index by Author] [Keywords] 

   Editorial

   BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

   RESEARCH ARTICLES

   REVIEW ARTICLES

   Environmental Biotechnology

   Molecular Biology and Genetics
 
   Plant Biotechnology
 
   Process Biotechnology
 

BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

 
Biotechnology and Development: A Balance Between IPR Protection and Benefit-sharing
Jan Wendt, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Dag Hammarskjöld 3241, Santiago, Chile.
Juan Izquierdo, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Dag Hammarskjöld 3241, Santiago, Chile.

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Biotechnology and Human Development in Developing Countries
Horst W. Doelle
, Deputy Director, MIRCEN-Biotechnology Brisbane and the Pacific Regional Network, Chairman, International Organization of Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
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Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology in Developing Countries
David Kryl, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Biodiversity Unit SES/PEM Vienna International Centre, Austria.
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Biotechnology, Bioethics and the Poor
Minakshi Bhardwaj, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
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Biotechnology Issues in Africa
Thomas G. Egwang, Director General and Scientific Director, Med Biotech Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda.
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Immobilization and stabilization of papain on chelating sepharose: a metal chelate regenerable carrier
Sarah Afaq, Research Scholar in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
Jawaid Iqbal, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
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The release of light metals from a brown seaweed (Sargassum sp.) during zinc biosorption in a continuous system
Antonio Carlos Augusto da Costa, Instituto de Química, Dep. de Tecnologia de Processos Bioquímicos, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Ana Paula Mora Tavares, Escola de Química, Dep. de Engenharia Bioquímica, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Francisca Pessôa de França, Escola de Química, Dep. de Engenharia Bioquímica, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Analysis of Uruguayan weedy rice genetic diversity using AFLP molecular markers
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, INIA Las Brujas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Norihiko Tomooka, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Akita Kaga, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Xin Wang Wang, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Koji Doi, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Marta Francis, Unit of Biotechnology, National Institute of Agronomical Research, Experimental Station Las Brujas, Uruguay.
Gonzalo Zorrilla, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
Nestor Saldain, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
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The effect of protective ingredients on the survival of immobilized cells of Streptococcus thermophilus to air and freeze-drying
Claude Champagne, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Nancy Gardner, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 3600 Casavant, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
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Molecular dynamics simulations of active site mutants of rat liver arginase
Mauricio Canales, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Linda Westermeyer, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Adventista de Chile. Chillán, Chile.
Nelson Carvajal, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
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Trichoderma aureoviride 7-121, a mutant with enhanced production of lytic enzymes: its potential use in waste cellulose degradation and/or biocontrol
Mercedes Zaldívar,
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Juan Carlos Velásquez,
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Inés Contreras,
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Luz María Pérez,
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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REVIEW ARTICLES
Plant genomics and agriculture: From model organisms to crops, the role of data mining for gene discovery
Viswanathan Mahalakshmi, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Andhra Pradesh, India.
Rodomiro Ortiz, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Environmental Biotechnology
The effect of protective ingredients on the survival of immobilized cells of Streptococcus thermophilus to air and freeze-drying
Claude Champagne, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Nancy Gardner, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 3600 Casavant, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
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Trichoderma aureoviride 7-121, a mutant with enhanced production of lytic enzymes: its potential use in waste cellulose degradation and/or biocontrol
Mercedes Zaldívar, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Juan Carlos Velásquez, Universidad Andrés Bello, Avda. República 239, Santiago, Chile.
Inés Contreras, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Luz María Pérez, Universidad Andrés Bello, Avda. República 239, Santiago, Chile.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Analysis of Uruguayan weedy rice genetic diversity using AFLP molecular markers
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, INIA Las Brujas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Norihiko Tomooka, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Akita Kaga, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Xin Wang Wang, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Koji Doi, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Marta Francis, Unit of Biotechnology, National Institute of Agronomical Research, Experimental Station Las Brujas, Uruguay.
Gonzalo Zorrilla, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
Nestor Saldain, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
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Molecular dynamics simulations of active site mutants of rat liver arginase
Mauricio Canales, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Linda Westermeyer, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Adventista de Chile. Chillán, Chile.
Nelson Carvajal, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
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Plant Biotechnology
Analysis of Uruguayan weedy rice genetic diversity using AFLP molecular markers
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, INIA Las Brujas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Norihiko Tomooka, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Akita Kaga, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Xin Wang Wang, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Koji Doi, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Japan.
Marta Francis, Unit of Biotechnology, National Institute of Agronomical Research, Experimental Station Las Brujas, Uruguay.
Gonzalo Zorrilla, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
Nestor Saldain, National Institute of Agronomical Research (INIA), Experimental Station Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
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Plant genomics and agriculture: From model organisms to crops, the role of data mining for gene discovery
Viswanathan Mahalakshmi, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Andhra Pradesh, India.
Rodomiro Ortiz, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Process Biotechnology
Immobilization and stabilization of papain on chelating sepharose: a metal chelate regenerable carrier
Sarah Afaq, Research Scholar in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
Jawaid Iqbal, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
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The effect of protective ingredients on the survival of immobilized cells of Streptococcus thermophilus to air and freeze-drying
Claude Champagne, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Nancy Gardner, Food Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 3600 Casavant, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
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