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Germany approves GMO sugar and potato field trials
7.4.2008 | Press monitoring
Germany's state food safety agency said on Wednesday it approved open-air field trials of sugar beet and potatoes containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Essential nutrient found in eggs reduces risk of breast cancer by 24 percent
6.4.2008 | Press monitoring
Choline, an essential nutrient found in foods such as eggs, is associated with a 24 percent reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a study supported by a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), to be published in The FASEB Journal’s print issue in June.
Stem cell breakthrough offers diabetes hope
5.4.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.
British researchers create human-animal hybrid embryo amid political row
4.4.2008 | Press monitoring
For the first time in Britain, researchers at Newcastle University said Tuesday they had created human-animal hybrid embryos, amid a political row over a disputed embryo research bill in parliament.
Will We Soon Be Producing Skin Or Blood Vessels?
3.4.2008 | Press monitoring
The production of complex, multicellular tissues such as skin or blood vessels can now be envisaged, thanks to the development of a bioreactor with a "decoy effect", by scientists in the "Ingénierie des matériaux polymères" Unit(1) (CNRS / University of Lyon 1/ University of Saint-Etienne / Insa Lyon). This novel, patented bioreactor enabling...
New way to fight cancer by protecting healthy cells
2.4.2008 | Press monitoring
The unique study of UCS biologists proposes a new paradigm in cancer treatment: Instead of selectively attacking cancer cells, protect all other cells against chemotherapy.
Stem Cells from Hair Follicles May Help
1.4.2008 | Press monitoring
For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients' heads, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers.
A new method to identify mutated genes in human diseases
31.3.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the University of Turin, Italy and the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, have devised a new method that may help the medical community to determine the genetic basis of many common diseases.
Transgenic tomatoes resistant to cutworm
30.3.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists from the Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand and Louisiana State University have developed transgenic tomato lines with increased resistance to the common cutworm. The transgenic lines were modified to express a potato gene coding for the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO). Polyphenol oxidase, which has also been implicated for...
Complexities Of Genetic Susceptibility To Tuberculosis Revealed
29.3.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers working in Vietnam have identified a genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB known as the Beijing strain. The work underlines the importance of studying both sides of the complex host-pathogen interaction and its role in...
