University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Apr 26th, 2007
In a flurry of papers, three of which appear on pages 575, 604, and 608 of this issue of Science, four independent groups have for the first time deleted mouse genes for microRNAs, RNA molecules that can modulate gene behavior, with profound effects. (Read more.)
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Apr 26th, 2007
The bark of certain yew trees can yield a medicine that fights cancer. Now scientists find the dirt that yew trees grow in can supply the drug as well, suggesting a new way to commercially harvest the medicine.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Stem Cells on Apr 26th, 2007
UK regulators have launched a public consultation on whether scientists should be allowed to create human-animal hybrid embryos.
BBC News
Posted in Bioenergy on Apr 26th, 2007
Fuels high in ethanol may pose an equal or greater risk to public health than regular gasoline, new findings suggest.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Apr 26th, 2007
Two new reports, published online by Science this week (www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1141752 and www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1141753), have identified the signal that tells plants to flower. Contrary to work reported in 2005 showing that the signal was messenger RNA, the new work fingers the so-called flowering locus T protein. (Read more.)
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2007
The review summarizes the current Russian research in the field of biological sensors for detection of carbohydrates, alcohols, medicines, enzyme inhibitors, toxicants, heavy metal ions, as well as viruses and microbial cells. Some of the presented works describe the analytical parameters of biosensors; other publications provide a basis for their development. The review covers mainly [...]
Posted in Bioenergy on Apr 20th, 2007
Ethanol vehicles may have worse effects on human health than conventional petrol, US scientists have warned.
BBC News
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2007
The active compound in marijuana, THC, can slow the growth of lung tumours and reduce the spread of the cancer in mice, a preliminary study reveals.
NewScientist.com
Posted in Stem Cells on Apr 13th, 2007
Scientists say they have successfully made immature sperm cells from human bone marrow samples.
BBC News
Posted in Insect Biotechnology, Molecular Pharming, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Apr 12th, 2007
Scientists have made an experimental – and apparently effective – flu vaccine inside insect cells.
BBC News
