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Pulsão de Morte e Sublimação: A (Re)invenção da Vida nas Dobras da Racionalidade Técnico-Científica

O advento das biotecnologias no mundo contemporâneo, em particular das Novas Tecnologias Reprodutivas (NTR's), liberando a sexualidade dos antigos imperativos da procriação, nos oferece uma prova contundente da abertura ilimitada da vida à transformação das condições em que as normas vitais engaj...

Biotecnología y vacunas COVID-19

Introducción: la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) causada por el nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ha planteado una emergencia médica y una crisis mundial rápidamente, desde que surgió por primera vez en diciembre de 2019. El 11 de marzo de 2020, la Organización Mun...

Intervenciones de un psicólogo hospitalario en el ámbito de las técnicas de reproducción asistida
Interventions by a Hospital Psychologist in the Field of Assisted Reproductive Techniques

La ficción comparte cada día una frontera más difusa con la realidad. Las técnicas de reproducción humana asistida son un tipo de biotecnología que se hace realidad en los escenarios reales y ficcionales permitiéndoles a muchas personas cumplir su deseo de formar una familia. Sin embargo, tales t�...

Formación de competencias informacionales en Bioinformática desde los estudios de pregrado en la Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas
Development of information competencies in bioinformatics since undergraduate training at the Information Sciences University

El objetivo de este trabajo fue implementar un modelo didáctico para formar competencias informacionales en estudiantes de la Ingeniería Bioinformática pertenecientes a la Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas. Se realizó un estudio de caso en el que se aplicó la prueba no paramétrica Dócima d...

Human cornea conservation in coconut water solution

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of coconut water and to analyze the use of coconut water solution for the conservation of human corneas. Methods: This was an experimental and controlled study performed at the Eye Bank of the General Hosp...

Potential Biotechnological Applications of Cyanobacterial Exopolysaccharides

Abstract The cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are considered as one of the important group of biopolymers having significant ecological, industrial, and biotechnological importance. Cyanobacteria are regarded as a very abundant source of structurally diverse, high molecular weight polysaccharides...

Ellagic acid production using polyphenols from orange peel waste by submerged fermentation

Background: Biotechnological processes are part of modern industry as well as stricter environmental requirements. The need to reduce production costs and pollution demands for alternatives that involve the integral use of agro-industrial waste to produce bioactive compounds. The citrus industry generate...

A review on edible vaccines and their prospects

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (2), 2020
For a long time, vaccines have been the main mode of defense and protection against several bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases. However, the process of production and purification makes them expensive and unaffordable to many developing nations. An edible vaccine is when the antigen is expressed in...

Comparison of Lactic Acid Production by L. casei in Batch, Fed-batch and Continuous Cultivation, Testing the use of Feather Hydrolysate as a Complex Nitrogen Source

Abstract A comprehensive comparison of the main fermentation parameters, productivity, yield and final L-lactic acid concentration, obtained through batch, fed-batch and continuous cultivations using Lactobacillus casei CCDM 198 and a model cultivation medium was carried out. Using this data, a pulse-fee...