- Industry: Agriculture
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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 ...
From the same source, or having the same evolutionary function or structure.
Industry:Biotechnology
Full elimination of internal micro-organisms from a culture; disinfectation is rarely obtained.
Industry:Biotechnology
Gelled but not firmly so; small amounts of a gelling agent are used to obtain a semi-solid medium; called also semi-liquid.
Industry:Biotechnology
Gene transfer systems based on viruses that have RNA as their genetic material.
Industry:Biotechnology
Generating proteins with modified structures that confer properties such as higher catalytic specificity or thermal stability.
Industry:Biotechnology
Generic name for any modification of mammalian embryos. It encompasses embryo cloning, embryo splitting, <i>in vitro</i> fertilization, and embryo storage.
Industry:Biotechnology
Generic name for proteins that are released by lymphocytes to act on other cells involved in the immune response. The term includes interleukins and interferons.
Industry:Biotechnology
Generic term for aqueous solutions of sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite, which are oxidizing agents and used for disinfecting surfaces and surface-sterilizing tissues, and for bleaching.
Industry:Biotechnology
Generic term for DNA sequences found in bacteria capable of genome insertion. Postulated to be responsible for site-specific phage and plasmid integration.
Industry:Biotechnology
