University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Stem Cells on Mar 20th, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lifting the ban on taxpayer funding of research on new stem cells from fertilized embryos would better serve both science and the nation, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told lawmakers Monday.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Mar 20th, 2007
After decades in the background, technology for converting agricultural wastes into liquid fuels is now poised to enter the market.
Science
Posted in Gene Therapy on Mar 20th, 2007
UK scientists believe in the future they will be curing babies in the womb of serious diseases with the use of gene therapy.
BBC News
Posted in Insect Biotechnology on Mar 20th, 2007
A genetically modified (GM) strain of malaria-resistant mosquito has been created that is better able to survive than disease-carrying insects.
BBC News
Posted in Bioenergy on Mar 16th, 2007
A proposed new process for creating fuel from biomass could eliminate two major obstacles to producing sustainable biofuels – the low efficiency of conversion and the need for vast areas of land to grow biomass on.
NewScientist
Posted in Animal Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on Mar 13th, 2007
Plants fuel life on Earth by tapping the sun’s energy. But if plants are the main mediators between the physical and biological worlds, why do most people tend to appreciate animals so much more than plants?
That question is at the center of a new campaign whose rallying cry is “Prevent Plant Blindness.” [...]
Posted in Bioenergy on Mar 12th, 2007
Biofuels Boom Raises Tough Questions; Here Are Some Answers
CBS News
Posted in Microbial Biotechnology on Mar 12th, 2007
Artificial DNA with encoded information can be added to the genome of common bacteria, thus preserving the data. The technique was developed at Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences and Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus. If you think those USB flash memory “thumbdrives” are small, check this data storage out.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Human Genome on Mar 12th, 2007
Genome sweep shows cancer-driving mutations more common than thought.
Nature
Posted in Molecular Pharming, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on Mar 6th, 2007
Authorities in the United States have given preliminary approval to a plan to grow rice genetically modified to produce human proteins.
BBC News