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Researchers apply an ecological process to get ibruprofen from oil
11.9.2009 | Press monitoring
The Compuestos de Coordinación y Organometálicos group of the University of Huelva is designing ecological catalysts to get important products such as adhesives, textiles and products with pharmacological, antibiotic or insecticide properties -from hydrocarbons, that is, organic molecules derived from oil production.
Los Alamos Technology Strikes a Chord with Algal Biofuels
9.9.2009 | Press monitoring
An award-winning Los Alamos National Laboratory sound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally benign fashion - paving the way to lowering the carbon footprint of biofuel production.
Researchers develop method that aims to stabilize antibodies
8.9.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a systematic method to improve the stability of antibodies.
Large-scale study probes how cells fight pathogens
6.9.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists have deciphered a key molecular circuit that enables the body to distinguish viruses from bacteria and other microbes, providing a deep view of how immune cells in mammals fend off different pathogens. The new research, which appears in the September 3 advance online edition of the journal Science, signifies one of the first large-scale...
Researcher regenerates brain tissue in traumatic injuries
5.9.2009 | Press monitoring
An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer.
Drug compound kills breast cancer stem cells
4.9.2009 | Press monitoring
U.S. researchers have discovered a compound that can kill breast cancer stem cells, a kind of master cancer cell that resists conventional treatment and may explain why many cancers grow back, they reported on Thursday.
Researchers improve cloning method for zebra fish
3.9.2009 | Press monitoring
A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research.
Marine Biomedicine Researchers Decode Structure Of Promising Sea Compound
2.9.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues at Creighton University have deciphered the highly unusual molecular structure of a naturally produced, ocean-based compound that is giving new understanding of the function of mammalian nerve cells.
Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health
1.9.2009 | Press monitoring
Could viruses be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from bacteria-infecting viruses known as phages could have beneficial applications for human and animal health.Could viruses be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from...
Fine-tuning an anti-cancer drug
31.8.2009 | Press monitoring
Cancer remains a deadly threat despite the best efforts of science. New hopes were raised a few years ago with the discovery that the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells could be thwarted by blocking the action of proteasomes.
