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Innovative processes and products involving marine organisms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J J Bolton --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa M T Davies-Coleman --- Department of Chemistry, South Africa V E Coyne --- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, South AfricaThe SEAChange programme, instituted in 2007 under the auspices of the South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR), included four interdependent research themes, one of which was Marine Biotechnology. Marine biotechnology is a discipline that involves both basic... -
Forest and fibre genomics: biotechnology tools for applied tree improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Myburg J Bradfield E Cowley N Creux M de Castro T-L Hatherell M Mphahlele M O'Neill M Ranik L Solomon M Victor H Zhou G Galloway T Horsley N Jones T Stanger A Bayley N Edwards B JanseEucalyptus tree breeders and geneticists stand to benefit tremendously from a recently announced effort to produce the first complete genome sequence for a eucalypt tree by 2010. A milestone for eucalypt research, the project will facilitate the development of new... -
Survey of attitude towards biotechnology among the members of an Ethiopian university fraternity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arumuganainar Suresh --- , Ethiopia Solomon Abera --- , Ethiopia Ayele Mandefro --- , Ethiopia Rocktotpal Konwarh --- , Ethiopia Simatsidk Haregu --- , Ethiopia Amare T. Adugna --- , Ethiopia Solomon Benor --- , EthiopiaEthiopia, albeit tagged as an underdeveloped nation, boasts astounding biodiversity, a vibrant culture, and the use of numerous traditional bio-techniques and processes. However, the adoption and application of modern biotechnology do not seem to have kept pace here vis-a-vis the...