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Welcome to
the
Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Biotechnology embraces all technologies and
techniques that are inspired by, developed from,
or used in plants, animals, or microbes. It
employs diverse processes such as fermentation
(production of useful compounds in liquid
cultures of bacteria or fungi), bioengineering
of pest-resistant plants, development of assays
to detect organic molecules such as pregnancy
hormones or anabolic steroids, vaccine
production, sequencing of organismal genomes,
manipulation of genes and gene products, and the
development of sophisticated instrumentation.
Biotechnology is used to make synthetic skin to
treat burn victims, to detoxify industrial
waste, to leach metals at mining sites, to
design biologically safe pesticides, to
understand the roles played by biological
molecules, to produce new pharmaceuticals, and
innumerable other fascinating and challenging
endeavors.
The newly launched NSU Center for Biotechnology
and Biomedical Sciences currently focuses on
three areas: human reproductive biology and the
development of safe, reversible male
contraceptives, chemistry of animal venoms, and
genetics of human cytomegalovirus. Visit
individual faculty web pages to learn more about
their research. To explore the Biotech Center’s
facilities, equipment, and software, see the
Facilities and Instrumentation page.
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