Trends Biotech Feb 2006

Trends Biotech Feb 2006

• Davies KG,J Wolf-Phillips. Scientific Citizenship and good governance: implications for biotechnology. Trends in Biotechnology 2006, 24 (2): 57-61
  Yes. Science does not have boundary, and the scientists do have citizenships. But this scientific citizenship is different. It was proposed to "restore public trust and bridge the gap between science and the society that it serves".
• Devlin RH, LF Sundstrom,WM Muir. Interface of biotechnology and ecology for environmental risk assessments of transgenic fish. Trends in Biotechnology 2006, 24 (2): 89-97
  Honestly, I still do not really get what the authors suggest in order to better use transgenic fish.
• Nilsson M, F Dahl, C Larsson, M Gullberg,J Stenberg. Analyzing genes using closing and replicating circles. Trends in Biotechnology 2006, 24 (2): 83-88
  A review on analytical DNA circularization reactions, a good approach for high-throughout biological applications. Different models were discusssed in detail, including padlock probes and molecular inversion probes, selector-guided circularization of genomic sequences, circle-to-circle amplification, and Padlock probes in situ.
• Palmer DH, LS Young,V Mautner. Cancer gene-therapy: clinical trials. Trends in Biotechnology 2006, 24 (2): 76-82
  This review discussed approaches used for cancer gene therapy, including immunotherapy, mutant gene correction, pro-drug activation, oncolytic virus therapy, apoptosis pathyway manipulation and more.
• Pissuwan D, SM Valenzuela,MB Cortie. Therapeutic possibilities of plasmonically heated gold nanoparticles. Trends in Biotechnology 2006, 24 (2): 62-67
  Ok. We've another weapon against cancer.