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Researchers Apply DNA Biology to Vaccination Technique
2.12.2008 | Press monitoring
Spraying viral genes directly through the skin is a new technique that turns infinitesimal amounts of DNA into an effective vaccine. If approved for use in humans, the new procedure could save lives in case of a flu pandemic, by skipping the current, time-consuming production of vaccines in chicken eggs.
Proteins that control cell shape are a new class of molecules that regulate cancer
1.12.2008 | Press monitoring
In breast tissue, cells lining the breast’s ducts have a certain shape that is required to maintain both organ structure and function. All breast cancers display a loss of this characteristic organization, but very little is known about the molecules and pathways that regulate tissue structure and the role they play during cancer...
Biodiesel from fish waste
30.11.2008 | Press monitoring
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and its partners have launched ENERFISH, a three-year project concerned with producing biodiesel from the waste generated at a fish processing plant.
Synthetic Sea Worm Glue May Mend Shattered Knee, Face Bones
28.11.2008 | Press monitoring
Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy superglue, and hope it will be used within several years to repair shattered bones in knees, other joints and the face.
New type of vaccines delivers strong and fast immune response
27.11.2008 | Press monitoring
A new vaccine principle is being developed by scientists at the University of Copenhagen which - if it works to its full expected potential - could help to save millions of lives and revolutionise current vaccine technology.
A scientific breakthrough on the control of the bad cholesterol
25.11.2008 | Press monitoring
A study performed by the team of Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, Director of the Research Unit on Biochemical Neuroendocrinology at the IRCM, shows for the very first time that the degradation by PCSK9 of the LDLR receptor, which is responsible for removing the bad cholesterol (LDL‑cholesterol) from the bloodstream, may be inhibited by a third protein,...
Fuel from food? The feast is over
25.11.2008 | Press monitoring
In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom. Right or wrong, that was when blame firmly settled on biofuels for the surge in food prices. The diversion of American corn from flour to fuel put the flat corn bread out of reach for Mexico's poorest.
Unprecedented Biotech Bankruptcies Erupt Amid Finance Crisis
24.11.2008 | Press monitoring
The global economic crisis has cut funding for biotechnology companies to the lowest level in a decade, triggering bankruptcies and threatening development of drugs based on biomedical breakthroughs. In the past month, at least five biotechnology businesses have sought bankruptcy protection, according to company news releases, and others may be...
EU shifts farm subsidies from production to rural development, climate change and bioenergy
23.11.2008 | Press monitoring
The EU's Council has come to an agreement that will help reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It shifts subsidies away from agricultural production and towards conservation, the fight against climate change and bioenergy. A key aim is to make agriculture more responsive to market forces and to avoid overproduction of food. Liberalisation...
Pure Insulin-producing Cells Produced In Mice
22.11.2008 | Press monitoring
Singapore researchers have developed an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
