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An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology
Viruses may cause devastating diseases in several organisms; however, they are simple systems that can be manipulated to be beneficial and useful for many purposes in different areas. In medicine, viruses have been used for a long time in vaccines and are now being used as vectors to carry materials...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8541484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34696503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13102073 |
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author | Varanda, Carla Félix, Maria do Rosário Campos, Maria Doroteia Materatski, Patrick |
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description | Viruses may cause devastating diseases in several organisms; however, they are simple systems that can be manipulated to be beneficial and useful for many purposes in different areas. In medicine, viruses have been used for a long time in vaccines and are now being used as vectors to carry materials for the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, being able to target specific cells. In agriculture, viruses are being studied to introduce desirable characteristics in plants or render resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Viruses have been exploited in nanotechnology for the deposition of specific metals and have been shown to be of great benefit to nanomaterial production. They can also be used for different applications in pharmacology, cosmetics, electronics, and other industries. Thus, viruses are no longer only seen as enemies. They have shown enormous potential, covering several important areas in our lives, and they are making our lives easier and better. Although viruses have already proven their potential, there is still a long road ahead. This prompt us to propose this theme in the Special Issue “The application of viruses to biotechnology”. We believe that the articles gathered here highlight recent significant advances in the use of viruses in several fields, contributing to the current knowledge on virus applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-85414842021-10-24 An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology Varanda, Carla Félix, Maria do Rosário Campos, Maria Doroteia Materatski, Patrick Viruses Editorial Viruses may cause devastating diseases in several organisms; however, they are simple systems that can be manipulated to be beneficial and useful for many purposes in different areas. In medicine, viruses have been used for a long time in vaccines and are now being used as vectors to carry materials for the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, being able to target specific cells. In agriculture, viruses are being studied to introduce desirable characteristics in plants or render resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Viruses have been exploited in nanotechnology for the deposition of specific metals and have been shown to be of great benefit to nanomaterial production. They can also be used for different applications in pharmacology, cosmetics, electronics, and other industries. Thus, viruses are no longer only seen as enemies. They have shown enormous potential, covering several important areas in our lives, and they are making our lives easier and better. Although viruses have already proven their potential, there is still a long road ahead. This prompt us to propose this theme in the Special Issue “The application of viruses to biotechnology”. We believe that the articles gathered here highlight recent significant advances in the use of viruses in several fields, contributing to the current knowledge on virus applications. MDPI 2021-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8541484/ /pubmed/34696503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13102073 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Editorial Varanda, Carla Félix, Maria do Rosário Campos, Maria Doroteia Materatski, Patrick An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title | An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title_full | An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title_fullStr | An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title_short | An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology |
title_sort | overview of the application of viruses to biotechnology |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8541484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34696503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13102073 |
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