by +Mike Poller – Ponce de León was looking in the wrong place. A variant of a gene associated with …Click Here to Read More
Stem Cells Prepare for Maturity Much Earlier Than Anticipated
January 4, 2013
biotech
Unlike less versatile muscle or nerve cells, embryonic stem cells are by definition equipped to assume any cellular role. Scientists …Click Here to Read More
New Molecule to Target in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
January 4, 2013
biotech
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have identified a new target to improve treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer, which …Click Here to Read More
Novel role of BRCA1 in regulating the survival of skin stem cells
January 4, 2013
biotech
DNA is constantly submitted to damage. If not properly repaired, DNA damage can lead to cell death, which may in …Click Here to Read More
How deadly skin cancer spreads into other parts of the body
January 4, 2013
biotechnology
After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have …Click Here to Read More
New Tool to Evaluate Genome Sequencing Procedures
January 4, 2013
bioengineering
Advances in bio-technologies and computer software have helped make genome sequencing much more common than in the past. But still …Click Here to Read More
Dr. Keith Knutson Joins VGTI as Research Program Director in Oncology
January 4, 2013
biotech
The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida, a leading nonprofit immunological research institute, is pleased to announce the appointment …Click Here to Read More
Method allows scientists to insert multiple genes in specific locations, delete defective genes
January 3, 2013
biotech
Researchers at MIT, the Broad Institute and Rockefeller University have developed a new technique for precisely altering the genomes of …Click Here to Read More
Scientists say forget what you know about memory
January 3, 2013
biotech
by +Mike Poller – Johns Hopkins researchers have now shown that the widely-accepted model of long-term memory formation is flawed. …Click Here to Read More
Researchers Solve Crystal Structure of Key Biofilm Protein
January 3, 2013
biotech
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have solved the crystal structure of a protein involved in holding bacterial cells …Click Here to Read More