Gene transfer in aquatic organisms /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York : Georgetown, Tx :
Springer ; Landes Bioscience,
[1998]
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| Series: | Biotechnology intelligence unit.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Gene transfer in aquatic organisms in the framework of modern biotechnology / Jose de la Fuente
- Abstract
- Recent advances in marine biotechnology
- Aquaculture
- Marine animal health
- Marine natural products
- Biofilm and biochadhesion
- Bioremediation
- Cell culture
- Biosensors
- Biological oceanography including public health
- Terrestial agriculture
- New energy sources
- Ecological and regulatory issues associated with transgenic fish and shellfish
- The Importance of public opinion.
- Genetic engineering of finfish and shellfish / Dennis A. Powers, M. Gomez-Chiarri, T.T. Chen and R. Dunham
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Biotechnological applications to aquaculture
- Gene transfer methodology
- Representative studies with model gene systems
- Rapid creation of inbred fish strains
- Major breakthroughs needed.
- Pt. 2. Regulatory elements to design chimeric constructs for gene transfer in fish / Rebeca Martinez and Jose de la Fuente
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Heterologous sequences
- Homologous sequences
- Position-independent expression vectors
- Conclusions
- Pt. 3. Transgenic fish technology: basic principles and their application in basic and applied research / Thomas T. Chen and Jenn-Kan Lu
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Principles of transgenic fish production
- Characterization of transgenic fish.
- Application of transgenic fish in basic research
- Application of transgenic fish in biotechnology
- Efficiency of gene transfer and promoter specificity assayed by transient gene expression in zebrafish / P. Alestrom, H. Husebye and P. Collas
- Introduction
- Experimental procedures
- Results and Discussion.
- Gene transfer in tilapia for accelerated growth: from the laboratory to the consumer / Jose de la Fuente, Rebeca Martinez, Isabel Guillen, Mario P. Estrada, and Ricardo Lleonart
- Abstract
- The Problem of growth in tilapia and possibilities for its manipulation
- Gene transfer in tilapia (oreochromis sp.)
- Generation and characterization of a transgenic tilapia line with accelerated growth
- Safety considerations.
- Pt. 4. Gene transfer in shellfish and algae / Marta Gomz-Chiarri ... [et. al.]
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Strategies for the application of transgenic technology in aquaculture
- Optimization of gene transfer techniques in mollusks and crustaceans: model systems?
- Applications of gene transfer: desirable traits
- Gene transfer in sea urchin / Maria Teresa Herrera
- Introduction
- Methods for gene delivery
- Concatenate formation and amplification during early embryogenesis
- Areas of reseach.