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Gene Therapy Helps Blind Children See
31.10.2009 | Press monitoring
A single injection of DNA into the eyes of four children born with a blindness-causing disease has given them enough vision to walk without help. The study, published today, confirms that if patients with this disease are given gene therapy early in life, the results can be dramatic.
Link Between Alcohol And Cancer Explained: Alcohol Activates Cellular Changes That Make Tumor Cells Spread
30.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Alcohol consumption has long been linked to cancer and its spread, but the underlying mechanism has never been clear. Now, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a cellular pathway that may explain the link. In a study published in a recent issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, the researchers found that...
Scientists Identify Enzyme That Could Help Grow Biofuel Crops In Harsh Environments
29.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a novel enzyme responsible for the formation of suberin — the woody, waxy, cell-wall substance found in cork. While effective at keeping wine inside a bottle, suberin's most important function in plants is to control water and nutrient transportation...
What Happens When Wild Boars And Fallow Deer Snack On Genetically Modified Corn?
28.10.2009 | Press monitoring
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation funded a study to address two controversial questions: When wild boar and deer, traditional menu items in the fall, eat genetically modified corn, do transgenic residues accumulate in their meat? Do they spread GM corn via their feces? The answer in each case is no, according to scientists at TUM,...
New Method To Help Keep Fruit, Vegetables And Flowers Fresh
27.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Did you know that millions of tons of fruits and vegetables in the United States end up in the trash can before being eaten, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
Protein engineering advancing Alzheimer’s research
26.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, among others, are breaking new ground in biotechnology to find new tools that can help provide new solutions.
Light shed on the secret behind probiotic bacteria promoting health
25.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Functional food is the food industry’s fastest-growing product group, its leading products including dairy products which contain probiotics, that is, bacteria promoting health.
Clemson bioengineer uses nanoparticles to target drugs
24.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Clemson bioengineer Frank Alexis is designing new ways to target drugs and reduce the chances for side effects.
Unusual metals could forge new cancer drugs
23.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds.
New technique paves way for medical discoveries
22.10.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned. This is now possible thanks to a new technique developed at the Sahlgrenska Academy.
