House Votes to Expand Stem Cell Research
Posted in Stem Cells on Jun 21st, 2007
Democratic leaders conceded they were short of the votes needed to override a veto threatened by President Bush.
The New York Times
Archive for June, 2007
First UK biodiesel train launched
Posted in Bioenergy on Jun 21st, 2007
Britain’s first biodiesel train is being launched as part of an attempt to make rail travel greener.
BBC News
Meeting the Biotechnology Challenge Conference
Posted in Events, Uncategorized on Jun 13th, 2007
Sponsored by the Iowa Biotechnology Association, Biotechnology Industry Organization & Others.
At the Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
Patent sought on ‘Synthetic life’
Posted in Synthetic Biology on Jun 8th, 2007
Scientists working to build a living organism from scratch apply to patent the method they will use.
BBC News
STEM CELLS: Reprogramming, Take Two
Posted in Stem Cells on Jun 8th, 2007
In this week’s issue of Nature, researchers show that if nuclear DNA is removed from the dividing mouse zygote at just the right moment, it will successfully reprogram an introduced nucleus from a somatic cell.
Science
Potatoes could be used for bioplastics
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Jun 7th, 2007
The usual choices for potatoes include baked, mashed or french fried, but a new study suggests another option: plastic.
MSNBC.com
Researchers Detect Variations in DNA That Underlie Seven Common Diseases
Posted in Human Genome on Jun 6th, 2007
The seven common diseases are bipolar disorder, coronary artery disease, Crohn’s disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
The New York Times
Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells
Posted in Stem Cells on Jun 6th, 2007
If a technique used in mice can be adapted to human cells, it would let scientists use a patient’s skin cells to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells.
The New York Times
Stem cell therapy for eye disease
Posted in Stem Cells on Jun 5th, 2007
UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
BBC News
A Perennial Search for Perfect Wheat
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Jun 5th, 2007
It is a gleaming prize for wheat farmers, and environmentally correct, to boot: a perennial food plant that requires plowing only once every three to five years and prevents dust storms, stems soil erosion and even absorbs carbon to help mitigate climate change.
The New York Times