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Researchers develop easy and effective gene therapy to restore sight

June 15, 2013
biomedical

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to degenerative illnesses of old age, such as macular degeneration. Unlike current treatments, the new procedure is quick and surgically non-invasive, and it delivers normal genes to hard-to-reach cells throughout …Click Here to Read More

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Danish researchers expose new cause of life-threatening disease

June 10, 2013
biomedical

Danish researchers have published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The …Click Here to Read More

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BIO commends Florida Governor for signing biosimilar legislation

June 5, 2013
biomedical

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) commends Florida Governor Rick Scott for signing House Bill 365, designed to create a pathway …Click Here to Read More

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Florida’s Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Stifles Innovation, Investment and Jobs, BIO Says

June 4, 2013
biotech

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed its disappointment that the Florida legislature passed and Gov. Rick Scott (D-Fla.) signed …Click Here to Read More

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Gene Therapies for Regenerative Surgery Are Getting Closer

June 2, 2013
biotech

Over the past ten years, researchers have developed several promising gene therapy techniques to grow skin, bone and other tissues …Click Here to Read More

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Scientists Describe Molecular Detail of HIV’s Inner Coat, Pointing the Way to New Therapies

June 1, 2013
biomedical

A team led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has described for the first time the …Click Here to Read More

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Researchers have eliminated Schizophrenia symptoms in animal model

May 28, 2013
biomedical

Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns …Click Here to Read More

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Vitamin C Kills Drug-Resistant TB Bacteria in Lab

May 22, 2013
biomedical

In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills …Click Here to Read More

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Do salamanders hold the solution to regeneration?

May 22, 2013
bioengineering

Salamanders’ immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate …Click Here to Read More

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BASF to utilize Dyadic technology

May 20, 2013
biotech

BASF and Dyadic International of Jupiter have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement. Under the terms of …Click Here to Read More

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Alligator stem cell study gives clues to tooth regeneration

May 18, 2013
biotech

Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck …Click Here to Read More