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Protein in teardrops chews through harmful bacteria

January 20, 2012
biotech

A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvine scientists to discover exactly …Read the Rest

UCF: “the first time this has ever been done with non-embryonic stem cells”

January 17, 2012
biotech

For the first time ever, UCF researchers have differentiated stem cells from umbilical cords into other types of cells, which …Read the Rest

“Conditional immortality” induced in both normal and tumor cells

December 20, 2011
biotech

GU scientists have discovered a way to keep normal and tumor cells taken from a cancer patient alive in the …Read the Rest

Antibodies created to attack Alzheimer’s protein

Antibodies created to attack Alzheimer’s protein
December 9, 2011
biotech

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple …Read the Rest

Moffitt licenses microRNA-based assays

December 6, 2011
biotech

OvaGene Oncology of Irvine, California announced today that it has completed a major Licensing and Collaboration Agreement with Tampa’s Moffitt …Read the Rest

Bioheart completes IND application to the FDA

December 6, 2011
biotech

Bioheart has completed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA for the ANGEL trial. The clinical protocol is …Read the Rest

How your ideas can influence the national bioeconomy

November 28, 2011
biotech

The Whitehouse office of Science and Technology Policy wants ideas and input from you on ways to stimulate our national …Read the Rest

Scripps Researchers Uncover New Role for Gene in Weight Maintenance

November 23, 2011
biotech

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have made an important new discovery regarding a specific gene that keeps a steady …Read the Rest

Florida is home to first public Alkali Hydrolysis cremation process

November 16, 2011
florida

Anderson McQueen funeral home in St. Petersburg is the first in the US to offer the Alkali Hydrolysis cremation process. …Read the Rest

Potential non-surgical method to cut blood supply to fat cells

November 14, 2011
biotechnology

Obese rhesus monkeys lost on average 11 percent of their body weight after four weeks of treatment with an experimental …Read the Rest