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Good news and bad news on biofuel from cyanobacteria

January 10, 2013
biofuels

Sandia National Laboratories Truman Fellow Anne Ruffing has engineered two strains of cyanobacteria to produce free fatty acids, a precursor …Click Here to Read More

Solved: How insulin binds to the insulin receptor

January 10, 2013
biomedical

by +Mike Poller – For more than 20 years scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of how insulin …Click Here to Read More

Vaccine Triggers Immunity to Prevent Colon Cancer

January 9, 2013
biotech

A first-of-its-kind vaccine developed by University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers successfully prompted the immune system to respond to …Click Here to Read More

Cheap and easy technique to snip DNA and insert genes

January 8, 2013
biotech

A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making …Click Here to Read More

US Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Sherley v. Sebelius Stem Cell Case

January 7, 2013
biomedical

Bernard Siegel, spokesperson for the Stem Cell Action Coalition and Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), stated, “The …Click Here to Read More

ECI Pharmaceuticals Expands R&D Operations in Fort Lauderdale

January 7, 2013
biomedical

ECI Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer of prescription solid dose drug products, has elected to expand its …Click Here to Read More

UF Study uncovers potential “ideal anti-obesity drug”

January 7, 2013
biomedical

by +Mike Poller – University of Florida researchers and colleagues have identified a protein, the absence of which helps the …Click Here to Read More

Scripps Florida scientists define the long-sought structure of a protein necessary for cell-cell interaction

Scripps Florida scientists define the long-sought structure of a protein necessary for cell-cell interaction
January 7, 2013
biotech

Scientists know that cells in all higher organisms need to bind to each other for the development, architecture, maintenance and …Click Here to Read More

New stem cell approach for blindness successful in mice

New stem cell approach for blindness successful in mice
January 7, 2013
biotech

Blind mice can sense light and dark again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found …Click Here to Read More

T-cell to iPSC to T-Cell journey could produce increased immune response

T-cell to iPSC to T-Cell journey could produce increased immune response
January 5, 2013
biotech

The human body contains immune cells programmed to fight cancer and viral infections, but they often have short lifespans and …Click Here to Read More