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Biotechnologies are breaking sales records (czech language)
28.4.2006 | Press monitoring
**Biotechnologie trhly rekord v prodejích** Téměř o pětinu na více 63 miliard dolarů poskočily tržby veřejně obchodovaných biotechnologických společností a trhly tak nový rekord.
Biotechnologie trhly rekord v prodejích
28.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Praha - Téměř o pětinu na více 63 miliard dolarů poskočily tržby veřejně obchodovaných biotechnologických společností a trhly tak nový rekord.
Avian flu: Council backs Commission proposal for EU financial aid for eggs and poultry sector
28.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Brussels, 25 April 2006 - European Union agriculture ministers today approved a European Commission proposal to allow the EU budget to share the cost of market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector. "Czech vesion":[ http://www.evropska-unie.cz/cz/article.asp?id=4100].
Algoritmy pro biotechnologie: Od farmakogenetiky po sekvenování
28.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Bioinformatika motivuje dodavatele hardwaru i softwaru k vývoji stále výkonnějších počítačů i chytřejších algoritmů. Jaká je ale podstata oněch výpočetně náročných úloh, od kterých se současně tolik očekává např. ve farmaceutickém průmyslu? V následujícím článku si představíme několik z nich.
Biotech Research Helps Create Knowledge-based Economy
28.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Ag and food science jobs pay $52,310 — more than 1.5 times the U.S. average.
New source of Tamiflu ingredient could boost production
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Roche is battling to meet demand for Tamiflu by increasing its external contractors and finding new methods to produce shikimic acid, the main starting material for Tamiflu. But the shikimic acid used in the manufacturing of Tamiflu is obtained almost exclusively from the pods of the star anise, a fruit that is found mainly in China and whose...
Researchers discover way to transport environmental arsenic to plant leaves in new clean-up strategy
27.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Environmental arsenic pollution is a serious and growing environmental problem, especially on the Indian subcontinent. Researchers at the University of Georgia had, several years ago, used genetic techniques to create "arsenic-eating" plants that could be planted on polluted sites.
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.
