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Immune Response to HIV in the Brain
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
"As in the rest of the body, in the brain immune cells achieve a level of control of the virus, but are unable to clear the infection," says Howard Fox, associate professor at Scripps Research and director of Scripps NeuroAIDS Preclinical Studies center, who led the study. "Over the long-term, this immune response may act as a double-edged sword,...
Global GM planting to rise 10% this year
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
MANILA (Dow Jones)--The global land area used for genetically modified crops could rise by at least 10% this year from the previous year's total land area of 90 million hectares, due to growing adoption of biotech crops, the International Service For the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications or ISAAA said Tuesday.
Researchers Discover New Technique for Powering Nano Devices Without Use of Batteries
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
This month, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology announced that they have developed a novel technique to power nanometer-scale devices without the need for batteries and other bulky energy sources.
Nanoparticles could aid drug development
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Northwestern University, US, have developed a nanoparticle-based test that assesses the binding strength of triplex DNA binders. The technique could lead to high-throughput screening methods for developing drugs to treat genetic diseases.
Europe‘s Food Safety Agency says banned GMOs pose no risk
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
Brussels - Europe's leading food safety agency gave the green light on Wednesday for five genetically modified (GMO) crops and foods that are banned in certain EU countries, saying they posed no risk to human or animal health.
Electrochemical probes with nanometer dimensions
9.5.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers in Finland and The Netherlands demonstrated that it is possible to grow and wire a single platinum nanoparticle using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT), thus providing a bottom-up approach to building nanoelectrodes. Possible applications range from single-molecule detection to biomolecular sensors for medical diagnostics, and...
Pakistan develops insect-resistant cotton variety
8.5.2006 | Press monitoring
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIGBE), Faisalabad, has developed an insect-resistant cotton variety, which will reduce the national import bill of pesticides worth Rs 15 billion to half.
A simple design for a DNA nanoswitch
8.5.2006 | Press monitoring
French and U.S. researchers designed a nanomechanical DNA switch controlled by the rate of temperature variation, thereby providing a flexible, scalable alternative to simultaneous chemical control of different DNA switches at equilibrium.
The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States
6.5.2006 | Press monitoring
Ten years after the first generation of genetically engineered (GE) varieties became commercially available, adoption of these varieties by U.S. farmers is widespread for major crops.
