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Biotechnology Helps Create a Healthier French Fry
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Genetically enhanced potatoes absorb less oil when cooking. Fueled by increased health concerns, consumers are passing on the once-ubiquitous side order of french fries in record numbers. Meanwhile, fast-food restaurants — the biggest purveyors of french fry fare — are looking for more healthy alternatives for their customers....
Scientists turn to plants for energy
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
WALNUT CREEK — After years of decoding the DNA of humans and lab animals, scientists are delving back into plants and microorganisms where DNA sequencing started to plagiarize nature's secrets for making energy and getting rid of pollutants.
Discovery of anti-freeze gene may be boon for crops
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
YDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered an "anti-freeze gene" that allows Antarctic grass to survive at minus 30 Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit), saying it could prevent multi-million-dollar crop losses from frost.
The insulinoma-associated 1: a novel promoter for targeted cancer gene therapy for small-cell lung cancer
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
The insulinoma-associated 1 (INSM1) gene is expressed exclusively during early embryonal development, but has been found re-expressed at high levels in neuroendocrine tumors. The regulatory region of the INSM1 gene is therefore a potential candidate for regulating expression of a therapeutic gene in transcriptionally targeted cancer gene therapy...
Transdermal protein delivery by a coadministered peptide identified via phage display
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Efficient transdermal drug delivery of large hydrophilic drugs is challenging. Scientists from University of Science & Technology of China reported in the latest issue of Nature Biotechnology that the short synthetic peptide, ACSSSPSKHCG, identified by in vivo phage display, facilitated efficient transdermal protein drug delivery through intact...
REPLICor's Antiviral Drug Is Active against H5N1 Avian Flu
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
REPLICor's lead compound, REP 9, has been shown to have potent antiviral activity against avian H5N1 influenza virus.
Bottleneck-mediated quasispecies restriction during spread of an RNA virus from inoculation site to brain
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
The amplification of RNA viruses such as poliovirus is associated with high error rates, and the resulting diversity likely facilitates viral survival within an infected host. However, within individual tissues of infected hosts, there may be barriers to viral spread that limit genome sampling.
Gene expression patterns in human placenta
26.4.2006 | Press monitoring
The placenta is the principal metabolic, respiratory, excretory, and endocrine organ for the first 9 months of fetal life. Its role in fetal and maternal physiology is remarkably diverse. Because of the central role that the placenta has in fetal and maternal physiology and development, the possibility that variation in placental gene expression...
Phylogenetic fate mapping
26.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Cell fate maps describe how the sequence of cell division, migration, and apoptosis transform a zygote into an adult. Yet, it is only in Caenorhabditis elegans where microscopic observation of each cell division has allowed for construction of a complete fate map.
Bird flu spreads to Scotland, tests confirm
26.4.2006 | Press monitoring
LONDON — Tests have confirmed that a dead swan found in Scotland had the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, Britain's first case of the virus, a government official said today.
