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Radioactive antibodies hunt out HIV-infected cells
13.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Antibodies tagged with radioactive elements might provide a new treatment.
Biofuel Cells Without The Bio Cells
13.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Proteins keep cells humming. Some are enzymes that taxi electrons to chemicals outside the cell, to discharge excess energy generated during metabolism. This maintains energy flow in the cell and, in turn, keeps the cell alive.
Cell transplants 'restore sight'
12.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Cell transplants have successfully restored vision to mice which had lost their sight, leading to hopes people could benefit in the same way.
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Zesty Microbes Enliven The Palate, Provide Better Blueprint For Biofuels And Specialty Chemical Production
12.11.2006 | Press monitoring
With public concerns at a fevered pitch over the bacterial contamination of spinach, it is easy to lose track of how bland and deprived our world would be without the contribution to our food supply of such benign microbial players as lactic acid-producing bacteria.
Plan to create human-cow embryos
11.11.2006 | Press monitoring
UK scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs.
Bio-nanotechnology to kill cancer cells
10.11.2006 | Press monitoring
The University of Surrey has been awarded a grant of £420,000 to utilize nanotechnology to develop cancer treatments. The grant is part of an international project: “Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications (CARBIO)” supported by the European Union under the Marie Curie scheme.
Teamwork of two viruses produces a therapeutic antibody in plants
9.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers from Icon Genetics and Bayer BioScience developed a novel way to produce healthcare drugs called biomedicals quickly and efficiently in plants.
Viral Fossil Brought Back to Life
8.11.2006 | Press monitoring
In a controversial study, researchers have resurrected a retrovirus that infected our ancestors millions of years ago and now sits frozen in the human genome. Published online by Genome Research this week, the study may shed new light on the history of these genomic intruders, as well as their role in tumors. Although this particular virus, dubbed...
Lentiviral vectors appear safe for gene therapy
7.11.2006 | Press monitoring
First clinical trials with lentiviral vectors find them safe and possibly effective for HIV gene therapy
The Benefit of Longer-term Biotech Deals
7.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Biotechnology is a failed 30-year experiment, says Harvard Business School professor Gary Pisano.
