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Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Oct 31st, 2008
Today the Nobel Prize committee announced the Nobel in chemistry would go to a group of US and Japanese researchers who discovered the green fluorescent protein (GFP) in jellyfish and transformed it into one of the most powerful research tools in genomics. Although GFP can make glowing kitties (above), glowing bunnies, glowing monkeys and mice [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
Two biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the first of a new class of cellular motor proteins that “rewind” sections of the double-stranded DNA molecule that become unwound, like the tangled ribbons from a cassette tape, in “bubbles” that prevent critical genes from being expressed.
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Posted in Tissue Engineering on Oct 30th, 2008
Research chemists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have developed a water-soluble, organic, self-assembling electronic wire suitable for use inside the human body. Derived from carbon materials, the lightweight, flexible wires can power pacemakers, reconnect damaged nerve tissues, while also interacting with real electronic device that could augment or stimulate organic function. But do not worry, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2008
Fart Gene Isolated. Now, That’s A Breakthough! | MadConomist.com
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on Oct 27th, 2008
Using a gene from a snapdragon flower, researchers have created a purple tomato rich in antioxidants, and a new study has shown that cancer-prone mice that were fed the altered tomatoes had significantly longer lifespans than those that dined on regular tomatoes. The tomatoes’ purple hue was a side effect of the type of antioxidants [...]
Posted in Synthetic Biology on Oct 23rd, 2008
Many important chemical reactions are slow and unwieldy because no enzyme exists to prod them to greater efficiency. Designing new enzymes from scratch is of practical interest in biomedicine, biotechnology, environmental cleanup, and other industries. Precisely engineered enzymes, built to match the specific task at hand, could improve many processes in these fields by triggering, [...]
Posted in Sustainability Science on Oct 23rd, 2008
When one considers the enormity of the challenges facing society today, we can safely conclude that the time is long overdue for us to reexamine our values, and to reflect upon and evaluate some of the underlying issues and assumptions we have as a society. This self-analysis calls into question the very nature of what [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21st, 2008
The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is an international peer-reviewed, professional journal which focuses on the commercial, legal and regulatory issues affecting biotech, biopharmaceutical, agrochemical and environmental companies.
Journal of Commercial Biotechnology
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21st, 2008
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an S.O.S. to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2008
Dr. Ronald Levy, a medical research at Stanford University has been developing a patient specific vaccine as a treatment for follicular B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgskins lymphoma. The vaccine is made by taking a sample of the patient’s cancer and developing a special type of protein, a single-chain autologous antibody, that mimics the proteins [...]
