APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Metabolic engineering Gene therapy Stem-cell engineering Drug delivery systems Antiviral therapeutics ADVANTAGES: More suitable than natural transcription factors for biotech applications Rational design Enhances in vivo directed evolution of mutant phenotypes Broadly applicable in synthetic biology Method can be … [Read more...] about Rationally Designed Synthetic Transcription Factors EIB-3211
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Controlling Metabolic Pathways Using Artificial Positive Feedback Loop in Yeast EIB-3293
APPLICATIONS Pharmaceutical manufacturing Specialty chemical and metabolite production Biofuels and biofuel precursors Secondary metabolite production ADVANTAGES Rapid, simple, and reliable process Highly stable: does not use plasmids Readily transferable to other yeast strains and fungi Facilitates promoter selection for metabolic engineering Diverse … [Read more...] about Controlling Metabolic Pathways Using Artificial Positive Feedback Loop in Yeast EIB-3293
Extraction System for Ion Sources
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Neutron tubes Ion implantation ADVANTAGES: Low extraction voltage No beam impingement on the high-voltage electrodes … [Read more...] about Extraction System for Ion Sources
Shielded Capacitive Electrode IB-2513
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: High current, high energy accelerators High voltage probes for appliances and electric utility transmission lines Semiconductor chip fabrication Plasma processing Magnetic fusion Monitoring for corona … [Read more...] about Shielded Capacitive Electrode IB-2513
Back Streaming Electron Dump for RF Ion Sources IB-2744
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductor industry Accelerators ADVANTAGES: Extends lifetime of ion source backplate and chamber Does not alter extracted ion beam ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab have invented a device that captures back streaming electrons in an RF-driven ion source, thereby significantly reducing the number of electrons that … [Read more...] about Back Streaming Electron Dump for RF Ion Sources IB-2744