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Not Just Humans Benefit From Animal Biotechnology
28.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Laboratory animals are the source of major discoveries and breakthroughs in biology, not just in tackling disease but also unravelling fundamental molecular processes. Delegates at a recent research conference organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and Wellcome Trust heard how technology capable of analysing animal genes across the...
Understanding Differentiation In Human Embryonic Stem Cells
27.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute have described how an existing genetic tool can be used to study how human embryonic stem cells differentiate.
Nanotechnology patents and the future of the pharma industry
26.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Medicine is big business. The big pharma companies have traditionally enjoyed enormous profits that would make the eyes of other companies' CEOs water (apart from big oil companies, of course). The combined annual net income for the top 10 pharma companies (ranked by market capitalization) currently is about $73 billion. Pfizer alone has a net...
Mayo Clinic tests novel vaccine for aggressive brain tumors
25.10.2007 | Press monitoring
A vaccine that has significantly increased life expectancy in early tests of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) − the most common, most aggressive form of brain cancer in adults − is now being offered through a clinical trial at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
Optimism 'no bearing on cancer'
24.10.2007 | Press monitoring
The power of the mind has been overestimated when it comes to fighting cancer, US scientists say.
Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins
23.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday 15th October.
Bacteria Use Plant Defence for Genetic Modification
22.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Bacteria that cause tumours in plants modify plant genomes by skilfully exploiting the plants' first line of defence. Utilising the plant's own proteins, bacterial genes infiltrate first the nucleus then the plant genome, where they reprogramme the plant's metabolism to suit their own needs.
Anthrax has a new nemesis
21.10.2007 | Press monitoring
When Edward Jenner infected a boy with cowpox in 1796, and by doing so introduced the first modern technique of immunization, he probably never imagined that about 200 years later a plant would be used to produce a vaccine against Anthrax.
Herpes Virus Can Be Used As Nanomachines For Cancer Treatment
20.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Herpes viruses, though not life-threatening, are usually considered to be embarrassing and annoying. Researchers at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, however, are using the virus to potentially fight breast cancer, which, according to the American Cancer Society, is the most common cancer among women.
Bacteria get the upper hand on modern crops
19.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Decades of breeding high-yielding soya-beans in fertilized soils has produced varieties that have lost the ability to interact effectively with soil bacteria, researchers have found.
