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Protein-Rich Potato Could Help Combat Malnutrition in India
16.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Genetically enhanced tuber contains one-third more protein than traditional varieties.
Biotech companies race for drought-tolerant crops
15.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Outside the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, the pavement is iced over and workers arriving for the day are bundled up against the cold.
Gene scan finds hundreds of possible AIDS targets
14.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers have found more than 200 possible new targets for better AIDS drugs by doing a kind of backward search -- looking at human cells to see what resources they have that can be hijacked by the deadly virus.
Advanced Cell Technology Announces Creation Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Without The Destruction Of Embryos
13.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACTC) together with colleagues announced today the development of five human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines without the destruction of embryos. These new results have the potential to end the ethical debate surrounding the use of embryos to derive stem cells. In fact, the NIH report to the...
Proteins Targeted By HIV Could Lead To New Therapies
12.1.2008 | Press monitoring
US scientists have identified hundreds of human proteins targeted by HIV that could help develop therapies that overcome the drug resistance problems that limit the effect of current treatments. The research was conducted by a team at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, and is published in the January 10th online issue of Science...
Nanotechnology magnets used to control cells
11.1.2008 | Press monitoring
U.S. medical researchers are hoping that using magnetism and nanotechnology to harness a biological control system could become a noninvasive way to treat diseases. The "nanomagnetic cellular switch" enabled the researchers to control living cells through magnetic forces rather than chemicals or hormones, said lead researcher Dr. Don Ingber,...
Fluorescent Chinese pig passes on trait to offspring
10.1.2008 | Press monitoring
A pig genetically modified in China to make it glow has given birth to fluorescent piglets, proving such changes can be inherited, state media said Wednesday.
Efficient Biofuel Made From Genetically Modified E. Coli Bacteria
9.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of California have developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels by genetically modifying Escherichia coli bacteria to be an efficient biofuel synthesizer. The method could lead to mass production of these biofuels.
Crop biofortification to fight malnutrition
8.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Malnutrition will cease to be a universal problem, if scientists of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) are to be believed.
Nová tropická odrůda cukrovky pro výrobu potravin a biopaliv
6.1.2008 | Press monitoring
Společnost Syngenta vyvinula v Indii speciální odrůdu cukrovky, kterou lze pěstovat také v tropických klimatických podmínkách. Nová odrůda se vyznačuje řadou předností pro pěstování v těchto podmínkách, chrání životní prostředí a poskytuje vysoké výnosy. Z toho profitují nejen zemědělci, ale také obyvatelstvo a hospodářství Indie. Výnosy této...
