Press monitoring
Scientists stumble on potential arthritis drug target
6.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists exploring inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis have made an unexpected discovery that may lead to new drug treatments to ease the pain and discomfort endured by 66 million (nearly 1 in 3 adults) US citizens in 2005.
India, Africa get free HIV drug license
3.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Bristol Myers-Squibb will license its anti-retroviral drug Reyataz royalty-free to two drug makers in Africa and India.
Nanotechnology to improve health care delivery – at the molecular scale
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Nanotechnology's potential for improving drug delivery, tissue regeneration and laboratory miniaturization is being explored by a diverse array of University of Michigan researchers.
E unum pluribus: multiple proteins from a self-processing polyprotein
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Many applications of genetic engineering require transformation with multiple (trans)genes, although to achieve these using conventional techniques can be challenging.
Agrobacterium is not alone: gene transfer to plants by viruses and other bacteria
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation is the most widely used technology for obtaining the overexpression of recombinant proteins in plants.
Living Taste Cells Produced Outside the Body
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have succeeded in growing mature taste receptor cells outside the body and for the first time have been able to successfully keep the cells alive for a prolonged period of time.
Rochester Scientists Develop Fast-Working Biosensor
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have demonstrated a new technology that accurately and rapidly detects the meat-spoiling and sometimes dangerous E. coli bacteria.
Targeting the cell cycle: a new approach to cancer therapy
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The cell cycle represents a series of tightly integrated events that allow the cell to grow and proliferate.
DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8.
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (IHGSC) recently completed a sequence of the human genome. As part of this project, we have focused on chromosome 8.
Can biotech deliver new antibiotics?
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The evolution of support for the discovery and development of antibacterial (or antibiotic) agents from the larger pharmaceutical companies to the entrepreneur-like small biotechnology companies has been an experiment in the making for the past 15 years.
