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Battling Watermelon Virus With Genes From Bottlegourds
10.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Bottlegourds have been used around the world for food, bottles, bowls, spoons, musical instruments and even bird houses. Now a "genetic" genie in the versatile bottlegourd may be used to reduce virus infestation in watermelons.
Find 'offers motor neurone hope'
9.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists are hopeful that they have found a way to halt the progression of motor neurone disease (MND).
Researchers mimic vascular system to nourish engineered tissue for transplants
8.10.2007 | Press monitoring
One day soon, laboratories may grow synthetically engineered tissues such as muscle or cartilage needed for transplants. In a major step forward, Cornell engineers describe in the journal Nature Materials a microvascular system they have developed that can nourish growing tissues.
Cystic fibrosis patients may breathe easier, thanks to bioengineered antimicrobials
7.10.2007 | Press monitoring
By better understanding how antimicrobials bind and thereby get inactivated in the mucus of air passages, researchers at the University of Illinois may have found a way to help cystic fibrosis patients fight off deadly infections.
Linking 2 molecular pieces of the Alzheimer's puzzle
6.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers have uncovered a biological link between the protein whose mutation causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and a gene variant linked to late-onset AD. The researchers said their finding could lead to new approaches to treating AD.
Will biofuel leave the poor hungry
5.10.2007 | Press monitoring
It is one of the most hotly debated environmental topics of the year - whether the drive to produce alternative so-called green fuels will take food from the mouths of the hungry. For environmental groups like Friends of the Earth, it's a no brainer.
Scientists find stem cell switch
4.10.2007 | Press monitoring
JIC scientists have discovered how plant stem cells in roots detect soil structure and whether it is favourable for growth.
Possible Safer Target for Anti-clotting Drugs Found
3.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a new molecular target in blood clot formation, which seems to reduce clotting without excessive bleeding, the common side-effect of anti-clotting agents.
Researchers Develop Nanoblade
2.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a razor-like material that is truly on the “cutting edge” of nanotechnology. Called nanoblades, these first-of-their-kind magnesium nanomaterials challenge conventional wisdom about nanostructure growth, and could have applications in energy storage and fuel cell techno...
Drug Makers Seek Clues to Side Effects in Genes
1.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Seven of the largest pharmaceutical companies have formed a group to develop genetic tests to determine which patients would be at risk from dangerous drug side effects.
