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Increase in Biofuel Demand is Making Nations More Energy Independent
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Spike in global oil demand is making alternative fuels more attractive. With worldwide demand for oil rising — and driving prices upward — the need for alternative oil sources to help nations achieve greater energy independence has never been greater.
Plant Biotechnology Can Play a Key Role in Developing Healthier 'Functional Foods'
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Taste is number one for consumers, but health is becoming more important in food selection. Toward the end of a recent presentation on healthy lycopene-enhanced tomatoes at the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) annual meeting in June 2003, Autar Mattoo, a researcher for the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA), was asked how his...
Consumers See Advantages in Food Developed With Biotechnology, Says Survey
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Two-thirds of consumers would buy biotech food made from crops that required less spraying. A majority of U.S. consumers would likely buy food developed using biotechnology that tastes better or fresher or was made from crops that required less pesticide spraying, according to a new survey by the International Food Information Council...
Biotech crops mark first decade with wins and losses
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
When Monsanto introduced the world to genetically modified crops a decade ago, the biotech advancement was heralded as the dawn of a new era that could reduce world hunger, help the environment and bolster struggling farmers.
New Study Published in PNAS Confirms Potential Utility of Marillion´s Nanoparticle Technology for Tumor Targeting Agents
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Marillion Pharmaceuticals, an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer therapeutics, announced that the science underlying its core technology was published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" (PNAS).
The benefits of biotechnology
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
For centuries, aboriginal peoples have known the aspirin-like compound found in the bark of willow tree would ease pain. More recently, a random deposit of a fungus spore on a bacterial culture started Sir Alexander Fleming on the road to discovering penicillin.
A Shot to Stop Diabetes in Mice - Intervention in Immune Regulation Can Prevent Onset of Type-1 Diabetes
5.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Some forms of diabetes could feasibly be prevented. Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology (GBF) in Braunschweig recently were able to do just that in experiments with mice. Animals with a congenital susceptibility for Type-1 diabetes remained healthy when researchers treated them with an immune regulator shortly after birth....
Papillomaviruses as targets for cancer gene therapy
4.1.2006 | Press monitoring
The human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a diverse group of infectious agents, some of which are a causative agent of human cancers. Cervical cancer and oral cancer are closely associated with specific types of HPV, and the tumors grow only if there is continual expression of the viral E6 and E7 genes.
Researchers Identify A New Class Of Anti-cancer Drugs Based On Platinum
4.1.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center have created a new platinum-based, anti-cancer agent able to overcome acquired drug resistance by first modifying the way it is absorbed into cancer cells and then attacking the DNA of those cancer cells.
Germany Starts Sowing GM Seeds
4.1.2006 | Press monitoring
In a sharp departure from existing policy, Germany's new agriculture minister is promoting genetically modified technology instead of organic farming. Now, the first three types of GM corn have received approval.
