Biotechnology of Reproduction
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2019) | Viewed by 15858
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The continuous developments in molecular biology and animal reproduction have created an authentic revolution in the animal industry, especially in biomedical sciences. Reproductive technologies like artificial insemination, embryo transfer, IVF, DNA microinjection, sperm-mediated gene transfer, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in animals have opened the road towards improvements in animal production and in the generation of genetically modified animals. Even though the progress in these technologies has been enormous, the scientific community is still working on increasing their efficiency. Gene editing and the generation of genetically modified animals have been very dynamic fields of study, particularly in the last decade with the development of site-specific nucleases. Reduced fat deposition, enhanced disease resistance, production of foreign proteins in milk, and models for human diseases or xenotransplantation are some examples of the achievements in this area. Nevertheless, new knowledge and developments are needed to make these technologies more accessible for the livestock production chain as well as for the further generation of animal models for human diseases and organ transplant to humans (xenotransplantation).
We invite original research papers on animal biotechnology of reproduction. We want to include specific topics such as embryo transfer, estrous synchronization, IVF, ICSI, gene editing in animals, somatic cell nuclear transfer, ICSI, sperm-mediated gene transfer, DNA and RNA microinjection, and, in general, reproductive biotechnologies with application in animal production and biomedical sciences.
Dr. Jose L. Estrada
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Animal
- embryo
- embryo transfer
- IVF
- genome editing
- SCNT
- embryo freezing
- biotechnology of reproduction
- livestock
- disease models
- xenotransplantation
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