University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Apr 8th, 2007
It was nearly a decade ago that Jose Cibelli plugged his own DNA into a cow’s egg in a novel cloning attempt that was condemned as unethical by President Clinton and landed the Michigan State University researcher in a mess of controversy.
LiveScience.com
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Apr 8th, 2007
Scientists have some lab mice seeing red. The animals had their vision genetically upgraded and can now see colors normally invisible to rodents.
LiveScience.com
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 Animal Biotechnology, Cloning on Mar 5th, 2007
Ten years ago, the birth of Dolly the sheep sparked a media frenzy and a prolonged ethical debate. Today, the arguments have switched focus to stem cells, and the research itself is beginning to change tack.
Nature
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Jan 15th, 2007
A calf grown from an embryo taken from a cloned cow has been born on a British farm for the first time.
BBC News
Posted in Animal Biotechnology, Molecular Pharming, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Jan 15th, 2007
UK scientists have developed genetically modified chickens capable of laying eggs containing proteins needed to make cancer-fighting drugs.
BBC News
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Jan 2nd, 2007
Scientists genetically engineer cows free of proteins that cause mad cow disease.
CBS News
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Dec 29th, 2006
Federal government approval of cloned animals for food may prompt ‘clone-free’ labels.
CBS News
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Dec 29th, 2006
After years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration tentatively concluded yesterday that milk and meat from some cloned farm animals are safe to eat. That finding could make the United States the first country to allow products from cloned livestock to be sold in grocery stores.
New York Times
Posted in Animal Biotechnology on Dec 27th, 2006
If a zebrafish loses a chunk of its tail fin, not to worry, it’ll grow the fin back within a week. How this fish along with other cold-blooded animals, such as lizards, newts and frogs, can replace complex body parts with the ease of magicians has eluded scientists.
LiveScience