Monday, March 3, 2014

Fourth Interview Questions

-What are the main mechanisms that researchers have found that enable extremophiles to persist in the environments they do?
-What enzymes specific to extremophiles have been of particular interest in biotechnology lately?
-What specific methods have researchers seen thermophiles use? Psychrophiles? Acidophiles? Halophiles?
-What methods do extremophiles use in protecting their proteins that differ from those used in protecting their genetic material?
-How can DNA and protein repair mechanisms found in most extremophiles be utilized in biotechnology?
-What are the main divisions of biotechnology at the forefront today?
-Which divisions can new developments in extremophile research benefit the most?
-What challenges are biomedical researchers facing that could be addressed with extremophile research?
-How can halophiles be used in biofuel generation and bioremediation?
-What challenges face industrial biotechnology?
-What are purple-membrane films?
-What are their biotechnological uses?
-How are they obtained from halophiles?
-What biotechnological applications for extremophiles that are resistant to radioactivity exist or are being developed?
-How exactly is Deinococcus radiodurans being used in bioremediation?
-What biotechnologies involve extremely low temperatures?
-Have there been any advancements in bioinformatics that involve or could involve extremophiles?
-How can extremophiles be used for long-term information storage in the future?
-How can the solvent tolerance of certain extremophiles be used in improving hospital sanitation?
-How are extremophiles being utilized in the development of antibiotics and diagnostic tools?
-How extremozymes improve food science, particularly wine and cheese making?

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