Scientific Conference 2014 Biotechnology: Relevant Problems and Outlooks Outline Programme Session 1: Agricultural and food biotechnologies The following areas will be presented at the section: - development and efficiency of feed additives of biotechnological origin for non-productive and productive animals; - biotechnological aspects of reproduction of cattle, marker selection in animal husbandry; - modern biotechnological aspects of food production; - obtaining and study of the properties of biologically active substances derived from cultures of micro-and macromycetes, bacteria and plant materials; - influence of biologically active substances of microbial origin on metabolism of plant organisms; - modern methods of analysis of raw materials of plant origin, the development of biopesticides. Session 2: Veterinary and medicine biotechnologies The following areas will be presented at the section: - receiving and evaluating the effectiveness and quality of vaccines, diagnostic kits, probiotics, synbiotics, immunobiological drugs, diagnostic sera, antibacterial drugs; - improvement of techniques in the field of PCR diagnostics; - mechanism of action of microbial toxins with dysbacterioses in animals; - characteristics of a specialized collection of micromycetes - biodeterioration agents; - biocontrol of foodborne infections; - biological synthesis of nanoparticles of chemical nature by macromycete cultures; - designing human habitats; - clinical biophotonics and optical biopsy. Session 3: Environmental aspects of biotechnology and environmental protection The following areas will be presented at the section: - biodegradation of xenobiotics; - use of biosorbents for extracting pesticides from drinks, demetallisation of fluids; - characterization of microorganisms in soils, contaminated by pesticides; - biotechnological methods of increasing the sustainability of agricultural and ornamental plants to stressful environmental factors; - biological and baromembrane methods of wastewater treatment technology in industry; - biological methods of evaluation the toxicity of nanomaterials; - production of biodiesel; - method of disinfection of surfaces by ultrasound and excilamp UV radiation.