Browsing Research Articles (Biotechnology) by Subject "Technology"

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    • Antibacterial activity of rationally designed antimicrobial peptides 

      Tincho, Marius B.; Morris, Thureyah; Meyer, Mervin (Hindawi, 2020)
      Many infectious diseases are still prevalent in the world’s populations since no effective treatments are available to eradicate them. e reasons may either be the antibiotic resistance towards the available therapeutic ...

    • Extremophiles in biofuel synthesis 

      Barnard, Desire; Casanueva, Ana; Tuffin, Marla (Taylor and Francis Group, 2010)
      The current global energy situation has demonstrated an urgent need for the development of alternative fuel sourcesto the continually diminishing fossil fuel reserves. Much research to address this issue focuses on the ...

    • A low-cost flow cytometric assay for the detection and quantification of apoptosis using an anionic halogenated fluorescein dye 

      Meyer, Mervin; Essack, Magbubah; Kanyanda, Stonard (Future Science Group, 2008)
      We describe here a technical improvement of an established colorimetric method used to detect and measure the occurrence of apoptosis in mammalian cells during in vitro cell culture. This assay uses an anionic halogenated ...