Browsing Department of Biotechnology by Subject "Genetic engineering"

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  • Identification and characterisation of novel cellulolytic genes using metagenomics 

    Hu, Xiao Ping (University of the Western Cape, 2010)
    Metagenomics has been successfully used to discover novel enzymes from uncultured microorganisms in the environment. In this study, metagenomic DNA from a Malawian hot spring soil sample was used to construct a fosmid ...

  • New genetic tools to engineer starch production in crops 

    Muteveri, Morleen (University of the Western Cape, 2014)
    Starch is a major carbohydrate reserve in many plants, providing energy during heterotrophic growth and it is contained in large amounts in staple foods such as potatoes, wheat, maize, rice, sorghum and cassava. Apart from ...