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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.
Scientists Discover microRNA Markers for Testicular Cancer
18.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists at the Erasmus MC-University Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Applied Biosystems an Applera Corporation business, have made significant advances in testicular cancer research by identifying and analyzing a set of specific microRNA molecular markers that are involved in the development of testicular tumors. The study,...
From Flu to Superflu
17.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Just in time for flu season comes the discovery that a single protein may largely explain the unprecedented deadliness of the 1918 influenza epidemic. The finding should help infectious disease experts spot future flu viruses that pose the most risk of causing another global pandemic.
Green Algae: The Nexus Of Plant-Animal Ancestry
16.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Genes of a tiny, single-celled green alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii may contain scores more data about the common ancestry of plants and animals than the richest paleontological dig. This work is described in an article in Science.
Biotechs go generic: The same but different
15.10.2007 | Press monitoring
As several lucrative protein-based drugs are poised to go off patent, makers of biopharmaceuticals argue that their products are too complex to be reproduced as generics. Heidi Ledford investigates how close 'biosimilar' drugs can get to the original.
Nanoengineers mine tiny diamonds for drug delivery
14.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Northwestern University researchers have shown that nanodiamonds -- much like the carbon structure as that of a sparkling 14 karat diamond but on a much smaller scale -- are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs to cells without the negative effects associated with current drug delivery agents.
New Prosthetic Devices Will Convert Brain Signals Into Action
13.10.2007 | Press monitoring
MIT researchers have developed a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated.
Gene-chip Studies Provide New Leads In Treating Lung Disease Of Premature Newborns
12.10.2007 | Press monitoring
Some 20 to 40 percent of extremely premature infants suffer abnormal lung development leading to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that can cause long-term breathing problems.
Nature Leads The Way For The Next Generation Of Paints, Cosmetics And Holograms
11.10.2007 | Press monitoring
A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could make the manufacture of products, from iridescent cosmetics, paints and fabrics to credit card holograms, cheaper and 'greener.'
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.
