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August 15, 2002
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   Editorial

  BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  SCIENTIFIC LETTERS
  ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY TEACHING
  RESEARCH ARTICLES
  SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
  Bioinformatics
 
  Biotechnology Education
 
  Environmental Biotechnology
 
  Molecular Biology and Genetics
 
  Plant Biotechnology
 
  Process Biotechnology
 

BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Present and future of bioleaching in Developing Countries
Fernando Acevedo, Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
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SCIENTIFIC LETTERS

Analyses of the data presented in "Transgenic DNA introgressed into traditional maize landraces in Oaxaca, Mexico" by D Quist and IH Chapela, (Nature 29 November 2001 issue (Vol 414, pp 541-543))
Robert Wager, Department of Biology, Malaspina University-College, Canada.
Peter LaFayette, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The University of Georgia, USA.
Wayne Parrott, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The University of Georgia, USA.
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ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY TEACHING

Academic Manpower Training Policy in Israel in the Area of Biotechnology
Shlomo Herskovic, Deputy Director General for Planning and Information, Planning and Budgeting Committee Council for Higher Education, Israel.
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Encouraging generic skills in science courses
Elizabeth Johnson, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, 3086, Australia.
Susanna Herd, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, 3086, Australia.
Judith Tisdall, Department of Agricultural Science, La Trobe University, 3086, Australia.
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

The role of Mn++ ions for high and consistent yield of citric acid in recycling fed-batch bioreactor system and its novelty on kinetic basis
 Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs, Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs, Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Javed Iqbal, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Novel technique for microbial production of 3,4-Dihydroxy phenyl L-alanine by a mutant strain of Aspergillus oryzae
Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
M.A. Qadeer, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Citric acid fermentation by mutant strain of Aspergillus niger GCMC-7 using molasses based medium
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
M.A. Qadeer, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan.
Javed Iqbal, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Biosorption of chromium (III) by Sargassum sp. biomass
 Eneida Sala Cossich, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil.
Célia Regina Granhen Tavares, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil.
Teresa Mitiko Kakuta Ravagnani, Departamento de Engenharia de Sistemas Químicos, Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual Campinas, Brasil.
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Transfer and expression of the genes of Bacillus branched chain alpha-oxo acid decarboxylase in Lycopersicun esculentum
Gefu Wang-Pruski, Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Aladar A. Szalay, Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA.
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Database integration with the Web for biologists to share data and information
Yulu Xia, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
R.E. Stinner, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Ping-Chu Chu, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
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Engineering bacterial strains through the chromosomal insertion of the chlorocatechol catabolism tfdICDEF gene cluster, to improve degradation of typical bleached Kraft pulp mill effluent pollutants
Roberto Bobadilla, Departamento de Prevención de Riesgos y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias de la Construcción y Ordenamiento Territorial, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile.
Cristián Varela, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Ricardo Céspedes, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Bernardo González, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Analysis of genetic diversity in the Oryza officinalis complex
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agro- biological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Andrei B. Shcherban, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Cereals, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Marta Francis, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Fabián Capdevielle, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Biodegradation of two commercial herbicides (Gramoxone and Matancha) by the bacteria Pseudomonas putida
Maria Kopytko, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Graciela Chalela, Centro de Innovación en Biotecnología Industrial (CINBIN), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Fernando Zauscher, Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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Bioinformatics
Database integration with the Web for biologists to share data and information
Yulu Xia, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
R.E. Stinner, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Ping-Chu Chu, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
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Biotechnology Education
Database integration with the Web for biologists to share data and information
Yulu Xia, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
R.E. Stinner, National Science Fundation (USA) for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Ping-Chu Chu, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
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Environmental Biotechnology
Engineering bacterial strains through the chromosomal insertion of the chlorocatechol catabolism tfdICDEF gene cluster, to improve degradation of typical bleached Kraft pulp mill effluent pollutants
Roberto Bobadilla, Departamento de Prevención de Riesgos y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias de la Construcción y Ordenamiento Territorial, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile.
Cristián Varela, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Ricardo Céspedes, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Bernardo González, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Biodegradation of two commercial herbicides (Gramoxone and Matancha) by the bacteria Pseudomonas putida
Maria Kopytko, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Graciela Chalela, Centro de Innovación en Biotecnología Industrial (CINBIN), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Fernando Zauscher, Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Engineering bacterial strains through the chromosomal insertion of the chlorocatechol catabolism tfdICDEF gene cluster, to improve degradation of typical bleached Kraft pulp mill effluent pollutants
Roberto Bobadilla, Departamento de Prevención de Riesgos y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias de la Construcción y Ordenamiento Territorial, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile.
Cristián Varela, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Ricardo Céspedes, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Bernardo González, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Analysis of genetic diversity in the Oryza officinalis complex
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agro- biological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Andrei B. Shcherban, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Cereals, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Marta Francis, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Fabián Capdevielle, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
       [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Transfer and expression of the genes of Bacillus branched chain alpha-oxo acid decarboxylase in Lycopersicun esculentum
Gefu Wang-Pruski, Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Aladar A. Szalay, Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA.
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Plant Biotechnology
Analysis of genetic diversity in the Oryza officinalis complex
María Teresa Federici, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Duncan Vaughan, Crop Evolutionary Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Agro- biological Resources (NIAR), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Andrei B. Shcherban, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Cereals, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Marta Francis, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
Fabián Capdevielle, Unidad de Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental “Las Brujas”, Canelones, Uruguay.
       [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Process Biotechnology
Citric acid fermentation by mutant strain of Aspergillus niger GCMC-7 using molasses based medium
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
M.A. Qadeer, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan.
Javed Iqbal, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
     [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Novel technique for microbial production of 3,4-Dihydroxy phenyl L-alanine by a mutant strain of Aspergillus oryzae
Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs., Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
M.A. Qadeer, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan.
      [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Biosorption of chromium (III) by Sargassum sp. biomass
 Eneida Sala Cossich, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil.
Célia Regina Granhen Tavares, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil.
Teresa Mitiko Kakuta Ravagnani, Departamento de Engenharia de Sistemas Químicos, Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual Campinas, Brasil.
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The role of Mn++ ions for high and consistent yield of citric acid in recycling fed-batch bioreactor system and its novelty on kinetic basis
 Sikander Ali, Biotechnology Research Labs, Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ikram-ul-Haq, Biotechnology Research Labs, Department of Botany, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Javed Iqbal, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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