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Biot ech Protein Englneerlng		Biosensors		Bio-nanotechnology
■ improving existing proteins		■ biology with advances in microelectronics		■ The study, manipulation and manufacture of ultra-small
enzymes, antibodies and celi receptors				structures and machines
■ creating proteins not found in naturę		• measure Ihe nutritional value, freshness and safety of food.
drug development, food Processing and Industrial manufacturlng		• provide emergency room physicians with bedside measures of vital blood		• increasing the speed and power of disease diagnostics
• designing novel proteins		componenls.		• creating bio-nanostructures for getting functional molecules into
that can bind to and deactlvate viruses and tumor-causing genes		• locale and measure environmenlal pollutants.		cells.
■ create especially effective vaccines		delecl and guanlify explosives, loxins and biowarfare agenls		• improving the specificity and timing of drug deliyery.
■ to improve the functionality of plant storage proteins				• miniaturizing biosensors by integrating the biological and electronic
				components into a single, minutę component.
				• encouraging the development of green manufacturing practices