UPDATE #2: Link to video of 1/22/13 Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee Skip ahead to about the 70:00 mark UPDATE: …Click Here to Read More
Attacking HIV’s Final Defenses Before Drug-Resistant Mutations Emerge
January 21, 2013
biotechnology
Scientists who study HIV are facing a troubling consequence of their own success. They created drugs that can now give …Click Here to Read More
Influenza virus viability is affected by humidity
January 21, 2013
biomedical
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, has distinct transmission patterns around the world. In temperate regions, influenza’s occurrence peaks during …Click Here to Read More
Quadruple Helix DNA: “The story of DNA continues to twist and turn”
January 20, 2013
biotech
In 1953, Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published a paper describing the interweaving ‘double helix’ DNA structure – the chemical …Click Here to Read More
Biscayne Pharmaceuticals Closes $1.5 Million Financing
January 20, 2013
biomedical
Biscayne Pharmaceuticals has closed a $1.5 million financing deal. The new company is developing novel growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) drugs …Click Here to Read More
Novel Technique to Boost Antibiotic Effectiveness
January 20, 2013
biotech
Amid a growing incidence of antibiotic-resistant infections and dearth of new drugs to treat them, new strategies are urgently needed …Click Here to Read More
Questions about DIYbio safety? Ask a Biosafety Expert!
January 19, 2013
biotech
The rapid decline in costs associated with many common laboratory techniques, such as DNA sequencing and synthesis, has led to …Click Here to Read More
Shedding Light on the “Dark Matter” of DNA
January 19, 2013
biotechnology
Genome sequences store the information about an organism’s development in the DNA’s four-letter alphabet. Genes carry the instruction for proteins, …Click Here to Read More
Bacteria generate stem cells naturally during infection
January 18, 2013
biotechnology
Leprosy is a bacterial disease that spreads to muscles and other tissues in the body, causing neurodegeneration and muscle weakness. …Click Here to Read More
Revealed: How the Flu Tells Time
January 18, 2013
biotechnology
Scientists have discovered that the flu virus can essentially tell time, using an internal clock. This gives scientists a new …Click Here to Read More