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Biotechnology: Bridging Research and Applications - Proceedings of the U.S.-Israel Research Conference on Advances in Applied Biotechnology Biotechnology June 24-30, 1990; Haifa, Israel (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
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Biotechnology: Bridging Research and Applications - Proceedings of the U.S.-Israel Research Conference on Advances in Applied Biotechnology Biotechnology June 24-30, 1990; Haifa, Israel (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
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Biotechnology is advancing at a rapid pace with numerous
applications in medicine, industry, agriculture and environmental
remediation. Recognizing this, government, industrial and academic
research and development invest ment in biotechnology has expanded
rapidly. The past decade has seen the emergence of applications of
this technology with a dual-use potential. Mili tary applications
focus on four major areas: biomedical technology, such as vaccine
development and medical diagnostics; detection of toxins, chemicals
and pathogens; material biotechnology; and biological
decontamination, in cluding biodegradation and bioremediation. This
conference emphasizes the non-medical applications of biotechnol
ogy. The first two sessions focus on the synthesis and properties
of molecules that may be used in detectors. The traditional
approach to detection of chemical and biological agents relied on
the development of specific assays or analyses for known agents.
Advances in molecular biology have made possible the production of
large quantities of toxins which were previously available in
minute quantities, and the molecular engineering of toxins and
pathogens with specific pharmacologic and physical-chemical
properties. In addition to the traditional approaches to detection
of specific known compounds, biotechnology now offers generic
approaches to detection. Physiological targets, known as receptors,
are primary targets for many drugs and toxins. Similarly, pathogens
rely on receptors to gain access to cells. These receptors function
as sensitive detectors, generating signals which are transduced and
amplified."
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