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Diabetes researchers pioneer islet cell xenotransplantation in primate studies
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
A team of researchers from the University of Alberta, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University and the Emory Transplant Center has successfully transplanted insulin-producing neonatal porcine islet cells into monkeys, a procedure the researchers say represents a promising intermediate solution to the critical supply problem...
Austrianova discovers new therapeutic for cancer gene therapy
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The Viennese biotech company, Austrianova, together with its partner at the Research Institute for Virology and Biomedicine, University of Veterinary Medicine have shown that a gene from a bacteriophage (a virus infecting bacteria), can be used for the treatment of cancer.
Gene silencing yields high-fibre wheat
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers are making high-fibre wheat using gene silencing technology, but hope to use old-fashioned plant breeding methods to bring it to market.
Distribution and function of plasmids in Salmonella enterica
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Plasmids of Salmonella enterica vary in size from 2 to more than 200 kb. The best described group of plasmids are the virulence plasmids (50-100 kb in size) present in serovars Enteritidis, Typhimurium, Dublin, Cholerae-suis, Gallinarum, Pullorum and Abortus-ovis.
Detection of Lawsonia intracellularis in wild boar and fallow deer bred in one game enclosure in the Czech Republic
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The prevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis between wild boar (Sus scrofa) and fallow deer (Dama dama) bred in one game reserve was investigated using the nested PCR method. In the study, 88 clinically healthy wild boars of different age categories and two fallow deer bagged in the game reserve were examined.
Possible genetic damage in the Czech nuclear power plant workers
1.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The aim of our study was to identify occupational risk of irradiation exposure in the Czech nuclear power plant workers. We analyzed levels of chromosomal aberrations, a well-known biomarker of early biological effects and a predictor of cancer risk.
Biotechnology group to multiply by dividing
20.2.2006 | Press monitoring
BayBio is taking a cue from biology itself -- evolving to increase its fitness for survival at a time when its future is being shaped at the ballot box as well as the lab.
U.S. wheat groups working to bring back GM wheat
20.2.2006 | Press monitoring
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - U.S. wheat groups must actively support the commercialization of genetically modified wheat if the industry is to reverse a decline in wheat acreage and profitability, industry leaders said on Sunday. "We desperately need a solution," said Art Brandli, a member of the Minnesota Wheat Council, speaking to members of the...
Spanish and Canadian farmers speak out on biotech crops
20.2.2006 | Press monitoring
Farmers grew biotech crops in 21 countries in 2005 – including Spain and Canada. In a new video webcast at biotech-gmo.com, Pedro Lerín and Lorne Hamblin each candidly discuss the impact that biotech crops have had on their operations during the last six to eight years.
Tissue Engineering: Promises, Potential, and Many Challenges
20.2.2006 | Press monitoring
Tissue engineering and cell therapy research has been taking place for some 25 years, but to date relatively few products have reached the market. Comprising bioengineered products, cell therapy and gene therapy, tissue engineering (TE) can be considered a healthcare industry sub-sector combining elements of the biotechnology,...
