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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
A genus of flowering plants in the Cruciferae. <i>A. thaliana</i> is used in research as a model plant because it has a small genome (5 pairs of chromosomes; 2n = 10) and can be cultured easily, with a generation time of two months.
Industry:Biotechnology
A genus of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that are a common cause of food poisoning.
Industry:Biotechnology
A glass tube mainly used <i>in vitro</i> to agitate and consequently aerate suspension cultures. The tube, which is commonly attached to a slowly revolving platform, is closed at both ends, with a side-neck opening.
Industry:Biotechnology
A glutinous, proteinaceous gelling and solidifying agent. Gelatin is produced by boiling animal connective tissues, which partially hydrolyses the collagen. Gelatin is used to gel or solidify nutrient solutions for tissue culture.
Industry:Biotechnology
A government-issued document that assigns the holder the exclusive right - for a defined period of time - to manufacture, use or sell an invention.
Industry:Biotechnology
A graph showing either the relative or absolute incidence of classes in a population. The classes may be defined by either a discrete or a continuous variable; in the latter case, each class represents a different interval on the scale of measurement.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of cells in the posterior of <i>Drosophila</i> embryos that are precursors to the adult germ line.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of cells of similar structure which sometimes performs a special function.
Industry:Biotechnology
