Biotech & pharma

First step to artificial life: scientists add two new letters to DNA

02 Dec 2017

Researchers identify gene variant that protects against Alzheimer's disease

30 Nov 2017

Beating heart patch is large enough to repair the human heart

29 Nov 2017

Biology and chemistry combine to generate new antibiotics

29 Nov 2017

New study finds mycobacteria can sense presence of proteins that cause disease

28 Nov 2017

Researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumours grow resistant to radiotherapy

25 Nov 2017

New variation of CAR T-cell therapy holds promise for leukemia

25 Nov 2017

Study reveals new mechanisms of cell death in neurodegenerative disorders

23 Nov 2017

Antibiotic resistance: Researchers succeed in blocking genes of resistance

22 Nov 2017

Binding molecule could improve injected radiation therapy

20 Nov 2017

To find new biofuel enzymes, it can take a microbial village

15 Nov 2017

Researchers uncover genetic basis of natural variation in ageing rate

14 Nov 2017

Innovative genetic and cellular techniques help identify multiple disease targets

13 Nov 2017

Genetic treatment for blindness may soon be reality

11 Nov 2017

Microbial murder mystery solved

10 Nov 2017

Researchers have caught killer cells red-handed, observing them as they systematically killed three strains of bacteria

Scientists rejuvenate old human cells and make them function like young cells

10 Nov 2017

Fighting cancer with cancer: 3-D cultured cells could drive precision therapy

09 Nov 2017

Inner ear stem cells may someday restore hearing

08 Nov 2017

Immune cell policing offers insights into cancer, autoimmune disease

07 Nov 2017

Promising new drug for Hep B tested at Texas Biomedical Research Institute

07 Nov 2017

Biomarkers may provide early warning of lung problems in 9/11 firefighters

04 Nov 2017

Scientists reveal how inflammation affects the life of brain cells

30 Oct 2017

Three new lung cancer genetic biomarkers identified

30 Oct 2017

Is Alzheimer's disease a disorder of energy metabolism?

28 Oct 2017

New molecule shows promise in HIV vaccine design

28 Oct 2017