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Genetic engineering of antibody molecules
(Wiley VCH Verlag, 2015)
Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to combat pathogens and have long been appreciated for their exquisite specificity. The development of the hybridoma technology made it possible to immortalize single ...
Moisture-dependent Engineering Properties of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Seeds
(IntechOpen, 2013)
Salvia hispanica L., whose common name is chia, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Lamiaceae or Labiatae family. This botanical species, native to southern Mexico and north‐ ern Guatemala, was an important crop ...
Engineered Nanomaterials for Emerging Contaminant Removal from Wastewater
(Springer, 2020)
Emerging contaminants (ECs), mainly organic compounds, are pollutants of growing concern. Several important ones are pharmaceuticals and personal care products, wood preservatives, hormones, plasticizers, pesticides, laundry ...
Biosimilar monoclonal antibodies in Latin America
(IntechOpen, 2021)
Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins, are complex glycoproteins produced by B-cells against foreign substances as part of the adaptive immune response [1, 2]. The invention of the hybridoma technology in 1975 by Köhler ...
Castor canadensis Kuhl (North American Beaver): Building effective alliances between research and management to mitigate the impacts of an invasive ecosystem engineer. Lessons from the study and control of Castor canadensis in the Fuegian archipelago
(Routledge, 2011)
The sub-Antarctic archipelago, shared between Chile and Argentina (Fig. 1), confronts a paradox; on one hand, portions of this ecoregion are some of the least disturbed ecosystems on the planet (i.e. low human population ...
The historical, geomorphological evolution of the Colombian littoral zones (Eighteenth Century to Present)
(Springer Verlag, 2019-01-01)
The complex geological framework of Colombia is reflected on its Caribbean and Pacific coasts by the highly contrasting nature of their littoral types, ranging from low-relief deltaic barrier islands and mangrove swamps ...
Pesticides used in South American GMO-based agriculture: a review of their effects on humans and animal models
(Elsevier, 2012)
In South America, the incorporation of genetically modified organisms (GMO) engineered to be resistant to pesticides changed the agricultural model into one dependent on the massive use of agrochemicals. Different pesticides ...
Magnetic-Activated Cell Sorting for the Fast and Efficient Separation of Human and Rodent Schwann Cells from Mixed Cell Populations
(Humana Press, 2018)
This volume presents an assortment of traditional and emerging experimental procedures relevant to Schwann cell research. The chapters are divided into four parts. Part I contains protocols for in vitro culture, purification, ...
Fishing activities
(Springer, 2018)
Unlike the major anthropogenic changes that terrestrial and coastal habitats underwent during the last centuries such as deforestation, river engineering, agricultural practices or urbanism, those occurring underwater are ...