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Trying to fit a round therapy in a square business model?

January 25, 2012
biotech

The technical feasibility of gene therapy “has been established in multiple diseases and with different technology platforms,” says Dr. James …Read the Rest

Synthetic cell envelope created

January 25, 2012
biotech

Using a novel chemical reaction, University of California, San Diego chemists have created self-assembling cell membranes, the structural envelopes that …Read the Rest

Microbes modified to convert seaweed to biofuel

January 21, 2012
biofuels

Scientists from Seattle’s Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) have genetically engineered E. coli to extract all the major sugars in seaweed …Read the Rest

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

Scripps Florida Scientists Create RNA Repair Technology

January 19, 2012
biotech

Scripps Research Institute Florida researchers have identified a compound that can help repair a specific type of defect in RNA. …Read the Rest

Stem cell therapy reverses Type 1 diabetes

January 11, 2012
biotech

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body’s own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily …Read the Rest

NeoGenomics to develop commercial tests from HDC technology

January 10, 2012
biotech

NeoGenomics of Fort Myers paid $1 million in cash and issued 1,360,000 shares of NeoGenomics common stock to Health Discovery …Read the Rest

One man’s waste is another man’s fuel

One man’s waste is another man’s fuel
January 5, 2012
biofuels

BioTork of Gainesville has successfully converted unmarketable Hawaiian papayas to fatty acids that can be refined into green fuels. This …Read the Rest

UGA, Mayo researchers develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice

January 4, 2012
biotech

Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors …Read the Rest

Dose of progenitor cells make mice live longer and healthier

January 4, 2012
biotech

Mice bred to age too quickly seemed to have sipped from the fountain of youth after scientists at the University …Read the Rest