University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Nanotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on May 3rd, 2007
Designer nanotubes based on mesoporous silica can now penetrate the thick cell walls of plants and deliver DNA and their activators. This opens the way to precisely manipulate gene expression in plants at the single-cell level.
Nature Nanotechnology
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on May 3rd, 2007
Scientists and Australian beer maker Foster’s are teaming up to generate clean energy from brewery waste water—by using sugar-consuming bacteria.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Bioenergy, Plant Biotechnology on May 3rd, 2007
Texas A&M University scientists showed off to state and federal officials Tuesday a genetically engineered crop of sorghum they believe will be a more efficient and economical option to corn in drier parts of the country as the nation pushes for alternative energy sources.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2007
Scientists have identified a gene that makes roundworms live longer when they eat less, a finding they hope could lead to drugs that promote human longevity, but without the pain of strict dieting.
NY TimesÂ
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on May 2nd, 2007
A variety of drought resistant tomato has been created by Italian scientists.
BBC News
Posted in Stem Cells on May 1st, 2007
Zach Hall was so rattled by a recent meeting at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine–the $3 billion stem cell institute set up by statewide referendum in 2004–that he decided to quit as president earlier than he had planned.
Science
Posted in Bionics on May 1st, 2007
Bypassing most of the vision system, video cameras would feed images straight to the brain.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Gene Therapy on May 1st, 2007
A team at London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital has made the world’s first attempt to treat a sight disorder using gene therapy.
BBC News