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First cloned camel born in Dubai
18.4.2009 | Press monitoring
The United Arab Emirates has claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month. "This is the first cloned camel in the world," says Dr Nisar Wani, researcher at the Camel Reproduction Centre. Injaz, a female one-humped camel, was born on 8 April after more than...
Researchers create novel nanotechnique to sequence human genome
17.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Since the human genome was sequenced six years ago, the cost of producing a high-quality genome sequence has dropped precipitously. More recently, the National Institutes of Health called for cutting the cost to $1,000 or less, which may enable sequencing as part of routine medical care.
New oil with zero trans fat could revolutionize frying
16.4.2009 | Press monitoring
What may be the next big thing in the quest for the perfect low-fat french fry will sprout from Iowa ground this summer. Pioneer Hi-Bred says its genetically engineered soybean will make an oil that has no artery-clogging trans fats. The high-oleic oil is supposed to last three to five times longer in commercial fryers than most zero-trans-fat...
Tiny Super-plant Can Clean Up Animal Waste And Be Used For Ethanol Production
15.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a tiny aquatic plant can be used to clean up animal waste at industrial hog farms and potentially be part of the answer for the global energy crisis.
Process By Which Cells 'Hide' Potentially Dangerous DNA Segments Explained
14.4.2009 | Press monitoring
The DNA in the 23 pairs of chromosomes in each of the billions of cells of the human body is so tightly packed that it would measure six feet in length if stretched end to end. A genome of this size can squeeze into a cell's tiny nucleus because it is compressed into highly condensed chromatin fibers by proteins called histones.
Research Could Lead To New Non-antibiotic Drugs To Counter Hospital Infections
12.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Lack of an adequate amount of the mineral phosphate can turn a common bacterium into a killer, according to research to be published in the April 14, 2009, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. The findings could lead to new drugs that would disarm the increasingly antibiotic-resistant pathogen rather than attempting to...
Scientists identify key decision-point at which cells with broken DNA repair themselves or die
11.4.2009 | Press monitoring
When cells undergo potentially catastrophic damage, for example as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, they must make a decision: either to fix the damage or program themselves for death, a process called apoptosis.
Iowa State chemist synthesizes carbohydrates, launches startup company
10.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Nikki Pohl, an associate professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, and Beatrice Collet, the principal scientist for LuCELLa Biosciences Inc. in Ames, Iowa, have developed a process for synthesizing custom-order carbohydrates.
Gene-engineered viruses build a better battery
9.4.2009 | Press monitoring
Researchers who have trained a tiny virus to do their bidding said on Thursday they made it build a more efficient and powerful lithium battery.
Artificial protein can carry oxygen
8.4.2009 | Press monitoring
There have been a number of attempts to create artificial blood, but most so far have some drawbacks, e.g. risk of heart attacks in the patients, usually trauma cases, that receive such transfusions. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have, however, now succeeded in constructing an artificial protein from scratch that is capable of...
