- 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 ...
The ability of molecules to stick to each other because of the exact shape and chemical nature of parts of their surfaces. Many biological molecules bind extremely tightly and specifically to other molecules: enzymes to their substrates; antibodies to their antigens; DNA strands to their complementary strands; and so on. Binding can be characterized by a <i>binding constant</i> or <i>association constant</i> (K<sub>a</sub>), or its inverse, the <i>dissociation constant</i> (K<sub>d</sub>).
Industry:Biotechnology
The ability to remain healthy by resisting disease or the disease agent. Disease resistance or tolerance is a subject of intense interest in biotechnology.
Industry:Biotechnology
The ability to withstand a concentration of sodium (Na<sup>+</sup> ion), or of any other salt, in the soil (or in culture), which is damaging or lethal to other plants. Breeding and selection for increased tolerance and resistance in crop plants is of great current interest.
Industry:Biotechnology
The ability to withstand a concentration of sodium (Na<sup>+</sup> ion), or of any other salt, in the soil (or in culture), which is damaging or lethal to other plants. Breeding and selection for increased tolerance and resistance in crop plants is of great current interest.
Industry:Biotechnology
The activation of T cells of the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign antigen.
Industry:Biotechnology
The adaptation of a living organism (plant, animal or micro-organism) to a changed environment that subjects it to physiological stress. Acclimatization should not be confused with adaptation (q.v.). <i>cf</i> acquired.
Industry:Biotechnology
The addition of a functional copy of a gene to the genome of an organism.
Industry:Biotechnology
The addition of a methyl group (-CH<sub>3</sub>) to a macromolecule, such as the addition of a methyl group to specific cytosine and, occasionally, adenine residues in DNA.
Industry:Biotechnology
