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New variety of corn makes ethanol production for cars more cost effective
9.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Michigan State University researchers claim to have developed a new variety of corn that promises to make ethanol production for running cars, more cost-effective and efficient.
Selenium pills 'may combat HIV'
8.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Taking daily selenium supplements may block the build up of HIV in a patient's blood, research suggests.
Rare 'Gene-for-gene' Interaction Helps Bacteria Kill Their Host
7.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists have discovered that a cousin of the plague bacterium uses a single gene to out-fox insect immune defences and kill its host.
Biotechnology As The Job Machine Of The Coming Decade - By 2020 More Employment Than Today In The Chemical Industry As A Whole
7.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Biotechnology must be applied more intensively in a wider range of uses, in order to keep up and to strengthen the competitiveness of German industry in the international arena - this is the outcome of a broad study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)...
Gene clue to longevity uncovered
6.5.2007 | Press monitoring
The mystery of how eating less boosts longevity is closer to being solved.
Corals -- More Complex Than You?
5.5.2007 | Press monitoring
The humble coral may possess as many genes – and possibly even more – than humans do. And remarkably, although it is very distant from humans in evolutionary terms, it has many of the immune system genes that protect people against disease. In fact, it is possible some of these were pioneered by corals.
New Micro-chip Detector Will Be Able To Detect Thousands Of Substances
4.5.2007 | Press monitoring
A Sandia National Laboratories research team is developing a new type of electrochemical sensor that uses a unique surface chemistry to reliably and accurately detects thousands of differing biomolecules on a single platform. The new bioagent detection system could be applicable in homeland defense, safeguarding warfighters, and clinical...
Hepatitis C Growth In Liver Cells Slowed By Protein
4.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Biomedical researchers have identified a cellular protein that interferes with hepatitis C virus replication, a finding that ultimately may help scientists develop new drugs to fight the virus.
Small Organism, No Small Feat
3.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Adding some complexity to the seemingly simple life of a single-celled organism, researchers have found that a green alga uses snippets of RNA to control its genes. The finding, the first "microRNAs" outside of the multicellular world of plants and animals, indicates that simple organisms can regulate genes in ways similar to their more advanced...
Protein printboard
3.5.2007 | Press monitoring
Chemists in the Netherlands have created nanoscale structures that can immobilize proteins with exquisite control over specificity, strength and orientation. The researchers hope their method will bring integrated biochips, which might combine any protein function with electronic or sensory elements, a step closer.
