Abstract: Methods and apparatus for promoting the growth of an aquatic photosynthetic organism within a growth medium in a photobioreactor may use a luminescent material targeting the aquatic photosynthetic organism in the photobioreactor. The luminescent material may be a substrate with a matrix of conductors coupled to the substrate, and light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) electrically coupled to the matrix of conductors. The aquatic photosynthetic organism in the photobioreactor is exposed to the light emitted by the LEDs.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS 11446271 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred parent line HAP 114-1128. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS 11446271 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated EX 08570956. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line EX 08570956, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line EX 08570956 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line EX 08570956, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS16364674 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS16364674 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated DLSC7V0955. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line DLSC7V0955, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line DLSC7V0955 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line DLSC7V0955, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing processes for biological replication of undifferentiated plant and animal cells and tissue in a weightless condition, including those systems used in current stem cell research and development and use of undifferentiated parenchyma in plants. The present invention further provides methods for adapting plants and animals to survive outside their native environments. In particular, undifferentiated cells from plants or animals are replicated under weightless conditions in which cell replication or proliferation is accelerated and sustained. Under such conditions, the undifferentiated cells can be “forced” to express sets of genes useful for survival in particular environmental conditions. In this manner, cells surviving prolonged exposure to specific environmental conditions can be selected for and cultivated to produce an organism adapted to that particular environment in an accelerated manner.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated EX 08570935. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line EX 08570935, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line EX 08570935 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line EX 08570935, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of squash hybrid PX 13067464 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of squash hybrid PX 13067464 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a squash plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another squash plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: A method for the culture of somatic plant embryos comprising contacting said embryos with a culture medium containing a plasmolytic or near plasmolytic concentration of a sugar alcohol or a combination of sugar alcohols; and culturing said embryos in said culture medium for a time period suitable for the desired level of maturation to be achieved. Inositol is a preferable sugar alcohol.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for transforming monocot plants via a simple and rapid protocol, to obtain regenerated plants capable of being planted to soil in as little as 4-8 weeks. Associated cell culture media and growth conditions are also provided, as well as plants and plant parts obtained by the method. Further, a method for screening recalcitrant plant genotypes for transformability by the methods of the present invention is also provided. Further, a system for expanding priority development window for producing transgenic plants by the methods of the present invention is also provided.

Abstract: A bioreactor (1) for the culture of cells (C) comprising a stack of carriers (7) for cell (C) adherence and liquid medium (M) distribution. The carriers (7) are stacked so as to define levels (6) between adjacent carriers (7) for the flow of the liquid medium (M). Adjacent levels (6) are fluidly interconnected via open spaces (2) so that the liquid medium (M) can flow from one level (6) to an adjacent level (6). The open spaces (2) between a first and an adjacent second level (6?) do not overlap with the one or more open spaces (2) between the second level (6?) and an adjacent third level (6?). One or more of the carriers may also include an area adapted to prevent cell adhesion or growth, thereby allowing for the viewing of cell growth on adjacent carriers from a vantage point external to the bioreactor. Related methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A probe array substrate suitable for forming a probe array that has high packing density, that can hold sufficient amounts of probe molecules, and that has little variation in the amounts of probe molecules. A plurality of arrayed probe-holding portions are defined by recesses, and isolating grooves are formed between the adjacent probe-holding portions to prevent probe solutions introduced into the probe-holding portions from spreading to adjacent probe-holding portions. Inner surfaces of the probe-holding portions are made hydrophilic, whereas inner surfaces of the isolating grooves are made hydrophobic. Liquid-introducing protrusions are formed in the probe-holding portions.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated EX 08250826. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line EX 08250826, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line EX 08250826 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line EX 08250826, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08560906. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08560906, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08560906 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line 08560906, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: A cell culturing device includes: an electrode on a surface of which a hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material adapted to be electrically changed between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is provided. In this case, the electrode is disposed within a region in which a cell to be cultured is adapted to be accommodated. With the cell culturing device, the application of the suitable voltage to the electrode changes the hydrophilicity/the hydrophobicity of the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material. Thus, the feed material adsorbed to the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material is desorbed, thereby making it possible to feed the feed material to the cell.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a supercooling promoting agent comprising a tannin for producing practical water which does not freeze. As the tannin, a hydrolyzable tannin such as 2,3,6-tri-O-galloyl-?,?-D-hamamelose, 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-?-D-glucose, and a vitrification liquid, each of which contains the supercooling promoting agent are useful as a solution or the like for storing a biological material at low temperature.

Abstract: A method of preparation of a plant tissue fragment is provided wherein apical dominance of plant meristematlc tissue is inhibited followed by fragmentation of the tissue. Also provided are methods of plant micropropagation and methods of artificial seed production using apical dominance suppression in preferably, a semi-automated process. Also provided is a plant tissue processing machine that generates plant fragments with high regeneration efficiency and an artificial seed production apparatus.

Abstract: This invention provides methods whereby taxol, baccatin III, and other taxol-like compounds, or taxanes, can be produced in very high yield from all known Taxus species, e.g., brevifolia, canadensis, cuspidata, baccata, globosa, floridana, wallichiana, media and chinensis. Particular modifications of culture conditions (i.e., media composition and operating modes) have been discovered to enhance the yield of various taxanes from cell culture of all species of Taxus. Particularly preferred enhancement agents include silver ion or complex, jasmonic acid (especially the methyl ester), auxin-related growth regulators, and inhibitors of the phenylpropanoid pathway, such as 3,4-methylenedioxy-6-nitrocinnamic acid. These enhancement agents may be used alone or in combination with one another or other yield-enhancing conditions. While the yield of taxanes from plant cell culture of T.

Abstract: A compressible bioreactor for cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms, the bioreactor comprising a feeder trough, a collection trough, a growth fabric, and a barrier layer, where the bioreactor has a compressed mode and an extended mode, the growth fabric is coupled to the feeder trough and the collection trough, the growth fabric is substantially extended in the extended mode of the bioreactor, the growth fabric is substantially compressed in the compressed mode of the bioreactor and the barrier layer is coupled to the feeder base and the collection base that encases the growth fabric in a substantially airtight environment

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a topical composition that contains (a) a plant meristem conditioned nutrient medium derived from the plants of the genus Oryza; (b) a preservative present at an amount sufficient to provide sterilizing or biostatic efficacy with respect to component (a); and (c) a dermatologically acceptable vehicle. When topically applied to mammalian cells, the composition of the invention can influence the epigenetic methylation of the DNA such that the methylation state is modulated to have more characteristics and patterns of the epigenetic state of younger cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for developing embryos and producing germination-competent embryos using a liquid embryo development media.

Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein AMT. The invention provides genomic sequence for the AMT gene. AMT is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants.

Abstract: This invention provides an efficient process for in vitro propagation of Jatropha through direct regeneration of leaf disc without any intermediary callus phase. This process provides a commercially viable process for producing true-to-type plants of Jatropha on a large scale and also as a method to produce transgenics through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.

Abstract: There is provided a process for growing a phototrophic biomass in a reaction zone. The process includes treating an operative carbon dioxide supply-comprising gaseous material feed so as to effect production of a carbon dioxide-rich product material. The carbon dioxide concentration of the carbon dioxide-rich product material is greater than the carbon dioxide concentration of the operative carbon dioxide supply-comprising gaseous material feed. Production of at least a fraction of the operative carbon dioxide supply-comprising gaseous material feed is effected by a gaseous exhaust material producing process. At least a fraction of the carbon dioxide-rich product material is supplied to the reaction zone so as to effect growth of the phototrophic biomass by photosynthesis in the reaction zone.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and media for facilitating somatic embryogenesis and for collecting, conditioning, and transferring the washed embryos onto a substrate and into an environment suitable for conditioning the embryos for a desired period of time so they become germination-competent for plant production. The described plant embryo cleaning apparatus and method are used for preparing multiple plant embryos for plant production. The apparatus and method can use a cleaning fluid source, a fluid-conditioning system, a fluid-delivery structure, a cleaning station, an outlet mechanism, a negative pressure source, and a controller.

Abstract: Methods for increasing the growth and biomass of algae and algae lipids by growing the algae in the presence of a polycationic substance such as soluble or insoluble chitosan and/or chitin are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of harvesting algae from an aqueous environment by growing the algae in aggregated clumps and/or mats (formed by the inclusion of soluble or insoluble chitosan and/or chitin or other polycationic or cationic substances) that can be easily removed from the aqueous environment either by filtration, surface skimming, and/or growing in a porous containment device, such as a natural or synthetic fabric, and removing the fabric from the aqueous environment containing the aggregated algae. The methods disclosed have direct applications in biofuel and energy production, agricultural feedstock production, nutrient production, greenhouse gas reduction, removal of microconstituents from water, and water reclamation.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R573B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R573B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R573B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R573B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R303B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R303B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R303B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R303B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R999B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R999B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R999B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R999B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are media, kits, systems and methods for achieving micropropagation of bamboo on a commercially-relevant scale.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R643B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R643B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R643B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R643B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root and a method for isolating the same. More specifically, relates to a cambium-derived homogeneous cell line having the ability to divide, which is obtained from the cambium-containing storage tissue of an herbaceous plant having a storage root without a separate dedifferentiation process, and to a method for isolating the same. The cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root has active division ability and is homogeneous. Also, it is stable during culture, because it has not undergone a dedifferentiation process. Thus, through the optimization of proliferation thereof, the cell line can be allowed to proliferate in a large amount within a short time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for hydroponically growing microorganisms within a self-contained air-supported structure, in which microorganisms are grown in an organic slurry, harvested, and processed to obtain and process and distribute molecules useful for biofuel or other purposes.

Abstract: A method and device for growing plant, animal or stem cells in a continuous manner.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for producing stratified cotyledonary conifer somatic embryos. The method comprises (a) incubating a culture comprising immature conifer somatic embryos in a culture vessel comprising a development medium having an osmolality in the range of from 300 mM/Kg to 450 mM/Kg at a temperature of from 22° C. to 25° C. for a first incubation period sufficient in length for at least a portion of the embryos to reach anatomical maturity; and (b) subjecting the embryos in the culture vessel in accordance with step (a) to a temperature of from 0° C. to 10° C. for a second incubation period of at least one week to produce stratified cotyledonary somatic embryos.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R619B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R619B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R619B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R619B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R798B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R798B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R798B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R798B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The subject invention provides simple and consistent methods to break suspension cell aggregates to single cells with intact primary cell walls. The subject invention relates in part to cell separation of suspension cell aggregates cultured in medium containing pectin-degrading enzymes or tubulin de-polymerizing compounds including colchicine. The subject invention also relates to novel uses of compounds for such purposes. Another aspect of the subject invention relates to transformation of the subject, isolated cells. Such processes simplify and integrate single-cell-based transformation and selection processes into transgenic and transplastomic event-generation work processes. The subject invention also removes technical constraints and produces marker-free and uniformly expressing transgenic lines in a high throughput fashion to support various needs of animal health, biopharma, and trait and crop protection platforms.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R549B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R549B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R549B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R549B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R550B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R550B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R550B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R550B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R615B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R615B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R615B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R615B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving competency of plant cells for bacterial-mediated transformation comprising contacting the plant cells with an effective amount of polyethylene glycol (PEG) for a period of time prior to transformation. The ability to store and maintain competent plant cells for transformation and tissue culture allows more efficient planning and execution of large-scale experiments by providing flexibility of peak production hours, or during unplanned disruptions in the production process. These methods are useful in preserving the viability of plant cells in various storage conditions, thus improving their competency for transformation and tissue culture.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R605B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R605B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R605B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R605B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R555B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R555B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R555B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R555B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of fujimycin for the treatment of a disorder related to the chronological and/or replicative life-span of a cell, and to methods for increasing the replicative life span of a cell, said method comprising disrupting the function of a polynucleotide or gene encoding a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID No: 1, 3 or 5.

Abstract: A system for cryoencapsulating a natural or manmade biological specimen which is capable of enabling the nucleation of at least one of benign polycrystalline or vitreous ice in the specimen via the introduction of particulate nuclei and cryoprotectant into the specimen including: (a) one or more specimen cooling modules or stations; (b) one or more specimen particulate or particulate-former introduction modules or stations; (c) one or more specimen cryoprotectant-introduction modules or stations; and (d) a system control unit and necessary system utilities, wherein the system is to implement a combined process of specimen cooling, specimen particulate introduction or formation, and specimen cryoprotectant introduction, and wherein the introduced particulate is to favorably enable the nucleation of one or both of encapsulating polycrystalline or vitreous ice resulting in ice formation with at least one of reduced ice damage or cryoprotectant toxic damage to the specimen during cryoencapsulation or during event

Abstract: Device for carrying out photochemical processes on a microscale and use of the device for photochemical reactions and culturing photosynthesizing cells and/or microorganisms.

Abstract: This invention relates to an aeration system comprising an aeration section, a degassing section and optionally an additional section. This invention also relates to a horizontal photobioreactor comprising the aeration system. This invention further relates to methods of using the photobioreactors.

Abstract: The cryopreservation of cells and tissue cultures for long term storage of cells, cell constructs or three-dimensional complex tissues assemblies is based on the use of a collagen cell carrier (CCC) having a specific composition and thickness and appropriate mechanical properties which are maintained after thawing. The collagen cell carrier provides a suitable support for the cryopreservation resulting in high survival rates after thawing and providing cells and tissue assemblies already adhered to a mechanically stable and biocompatible support. Frozen collagen carrier-cells assemblies, the frozen artificial cell constructs or three-dimensional complex tissue assemblies obtainable by the method and the use thereof after thawing are also disclosed.

Abstract: A cell culture polysaccharide microcarrier includes (1) a cross-linked polysaccharide microcarrier base having a neutral or negative charge at pH 7, and (ii) a polypeptide conjugated to the base. The polypeptide may contain a cell adhesive sequence, such as RGD. Cells cultured with such microcarriers exhibit peptide-specific binding to the microcarriers.