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Breakaway Fishing Weight for Flyback Mitigation

Shell encasing sinker breaks apart when triggered upon flyback Background Under tension, fishing lines can break or recoil, and weights and swivels can then fly back at fishermen creating serious safety risks. A research team at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Mechanical Engineering designed a breakaway sinker for the long line fishing...

Published: 10/24/2024 | Inventor(s): Matthew Nakamura, Joseph Brown, Jacob Grogget, Kailer Okura, Kaitlyn Matsunaga, Corrisa Heyes

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Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture, Engineering

Recombinant Fungal Peroxidase

An economical method of producing recombinant Arthromyces ramosus peroxidase with high yield, purity, stability and robustness Background Peroxidases are valuable heme-containing enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of various phenolic and non-phenolic substrates by hydrogen peroxide. They have important applications in biomedicine, agriculture,...

Published: 3/16/2023 | Inventor(s): Qing Xiao Li, Yuqun Yao

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Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture, Environmental Sciences, Therapeutic

Plants Expressing the Miraculin Protein, a Sweetener

Researchers at UH-Hilo have developed a method for expressing miraculin, a flavor-altering protein, in lettuce. The protein is found naturally in berries of the miracle berry plant, Synsepalum dulcificum, and binds to sweet receptors on the tongue, temporarily producing a sweet taste for sour foods. The genetically engineered lettuce accumulates functional...

Published: 7/20/2022 | Inventor(s): Michael Shintaku, Lukas Kambic

Keywords(s): Agriculture:Transgenics, Healthcare

Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture, Healthcare

Plant Evolved Crop Protection and Insect Control

Abstract Plants have evolved natural pesticides over millennia. Use of such naturally occurring insecticides provides a safe and cost-effective alternative to synthetics. The inventor has identified a readily available natural product that is very effective at controlling thrips, a major crop pest. Insecticide spending on thrips alone is expected...

Published: 6/22/2023 | Inventor(s): Qing Xiao Li, Yongmei Fan, Hao Peng

Keywords(s): Agriculture, Agriculture:Pest Mgt/Pesticides

Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture

Monoclonal antibody cell lines for the insecticide "Thiamethoxam"

The two monoclonal antibody cell lines secrete different thiamethoxam antibodies. Thiamethoxam is a new class of neo-nicotinoid insecticides that are used to treat sucking and chewing insects such as aphid, whiteflies, leadhoppers and some beetles. This class of insecticides is one of the most widely used to protect crops and environmental contamination...

Published: 11/19/2021 | Inventor(s): Qing Xiao Li, Weilin Shelver

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Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture

Ultrasound method for transforming algae

Transformation of microalgae is a first step in their use for biotechnological applications involving foreign protein production or molecular modifications of specific cell metabolic pathways. However, problems associated with efficiency, integration, or stability of the transgenes sometimes persist. Limitations in the use of conventional methods may...

Published: 11/22/2021 | Inventor(s): Eric Liaw, Chad Walton, Ralph Shohet

Keywords(s): Agriculture

Category(s): Microbiology, Biology, Agriculture/Aquaculture

Nucleotide Sequence of Shrimp Actin Promoter and Its Use in Genetic Transformation Biotechnology

The use of molecular biology techniques to produce pathogen resistant strains of shrimp through genetic transformation technology is considered a highly promising strategy for control of shrimp viral diseases. A major challenge to current development of such technology is the lack of a suitable host-derived promoter to drive the effective expression...

Published: 10/15/2020 | Inventor(s): Yuanan Lu, Marcus Soderland

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Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture