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DNA Repair in Individual BActerial Cells (DRIBAC)
Date du début: 1 juin 2010, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2013,
"Cells growing in identical environments can display substantial phenotypic heterogeneity within a population. This is partly due to changes in genetic information that in turn cause systematic changes in expression rates. It has also recently been shown that even genetically identical cells behave differently because many cellular processes involve molecules present in small numbers which causes ...
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Developing Genetic Tools to Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Dairy Systems (GreenhouseMilk)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2009, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2013,
The EU25 produce approximately 132 million tonnes of milk from 24.3 million cows on 1.76 million farm holdings. Ruminant animals account for up to 20% of the world methane production with the EU25 dairy population producing approximately 3.2 million tonnes of methane (CH4) per year. Many EU countries have specific and binding commitments relating to the reduction of GHG emissions, and all sectors ...
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Control of cell morphogenesis: Bacterial cell wall and actin-cytoskeleton (shape)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2009, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,
A fundamental question in cell biology is how cells determine their shape. Each life form is surrounded by boundary layers that protect, communicate with the environment, and may confer shape and rigidity. However, little is known about the mechanisms determining cell shape, and the broader questions concerning morphogenesis are the same in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. How is cell shape reg ...
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Novel Polysaccharide Modifying Enzymes to Optimise the Potential of Hydrocolloids for Food and Medical Applications (PolyModE)
Date du début: 1 mai 2009, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2013,
The PolyModE project convenes an international, interdisciplinary, and intersectorial consortium to identify, characterise, and optimise novel polysaccharide modifying enzymes, and to develop robust fermentation strategies for their large-scale production, to exploit the potential of biopolymers for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and technical applications. We have selected the six complex carboh ...
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A systems approach to defining membrane protein networks and applications (TranSys)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2008, Date de fin: 31 août 2012,
Membrane proteins are macromolecules of huge academic and biotechnological importance. They account for ~30% of genes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, and perform a spectrum of essential cellular functions. Despite their importance, these proteins are poorly understood with respect to membrane insertion, folding and complex formation. Even less is known of the interactions between membrane p ...
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Enhanced sensitivity Nanotechnology-based Multiplexed Bioassay Platform for diagnostic applications (NANO-MUBIOP)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2008, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2011,
Currently, there is strong interest in the development of new bioassay techniques for gene identification, gene mapping, DNA sequencing and medical diagnostics. There are three main families of methods: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and nano-particles agglutination techniques. All these methods suffer from several disadvantages as they are time-consuming and expensiv ...
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Reproductive effects of environmental chemicals in females (REEF)
Date du début: 1 mai 2008, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2011,
"It is increasingly evident that in-utero exposure to environmental chemicals (ECs), including endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and heavy metals, disturbs reproductive development in wildlife, domestic species and humans. Current thinking is that exposure to ECs is part of the mechanism driving increasing incidences of reproductive dysfunction in males and females, the latter characterised by ...
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