NAF 72.10G—Research and development in biotechnology

Where 72.10G sits

1. N Activities professional, scientific and technical
2. 72 Scientific research and development
3. 72.1 Research and development in physical and natural sciences
4. 72.10 Research and development in physical and natural sciences
5. 72.10G Research and development in biotechnology

What 72.10G includes

• Basic research, applied research and experimental development on biotechnology.
• DNA/RNA: Genomics, pharmacogenomics, gene probes, genetic engineering, dna sequencing/synthesis/amplification of the DNA/RNA profiling of gene expression, and use of antisense technology for proteins and other molecules: Sequencing/synthesis/engineering of proteins and peptides (including hormones, large molecules) ; the improvement of methods of administration of drugs to large molecules ; proteomics, isolation, and purification of proteins, signaling, identification of cellular receptors
• The culture and engineering of tissues and cells: Cell culture/tissue, tissue engineering (including structures of scaffold in tissue and biomedical engineering), cellular fusion, stimulants, vaccine/immune manipulation embryonic
• The techniques in biotechnological processes: Fermentation using bioreactors, bioprocessing, biolessivage, biopulpage, bioblanchiment, biodésulphuration, bioremediation, biofiltration and phyto-remediation
• For the vectors of genes and RNA: Gene therapy, viral vectors
• Bioinformatics: Construction of databases on genomes, the protein sequences, modeling of complex biological processes, including systems biology
• Nanobiotechnology: Application of the tools and processes of nano/microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems science and engineering, with applications in drug delivery, diagnosis, etc

What 72.10G excludes

• The sequencing of the DNA to eradicate or cure a specific disease, see 86.91Y

72.10G in other systems