Biotech & pharma

Flu virus hijacking tactics revealed by scientists, paving way for new treatments

08 Jan 2016

Study of twins reveals shared roles of genetics and environment in cancer risk

08 Jan 2016

New antibody promises breakthrough in diabetes treatment

06 Jan 2016

RNA Mystery Solved in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

04 Jan 2016

New genes born by accident lead to evolutionary innovation

02 Jan 2016

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

29 Dec 2015

Scientists show how drug molecules regulate a medically important protein

23 Dec 2015

Bengalru start-up develops artificial lever tissue

23 Dec 2015

Intelligence ‘networks’ discovered in brain for the first time

22 Dec 2015

Genetic techniques could lead to ‘group parenting’

19 Dec 2015

With IVG technology, a child could have just one parent or any number of parents without need for a donor egg or sperm. This might be a boon for infertile adults but also create legal problems

Fish oil helps transform fat cells from storage to burning

19 Dec 2015

University of Liverpool scientists create first map of the wheat genome

11 Dec 2015

Researchers develop way to boost conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons

08 Dec 2015

Researchers turn human stem cells into retinal nerve cells

02 Dec 2015

Healthy snacks make people fat: Nutritionist

30 Nov 2015

White vegetables cut stomach cancer risk: study

30 Nov 2015

Scientists turn to algae for clean energy

27 Nov 2015

TSRI scientists find surprising trait in anti-HIV antibodies

23 Nov 2015

Turing Pharma chief-led group acquires majority of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals

19 Nov 2015

Berkeley researchers discover how CRISPR/Cas steals foreign DNA for the bacterial immune system

19 Nov 2015

Uneven growth of twins may begin shortly after conception

19 Nov 2015

Scientists find surprising trait in anti-HIV antibodies

18 Nov 2015

'Super natural killer cells' destroy lymph node tumours

18 Nov 2015

Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialised white blood cells – dubbed “super natural killer cells” – that seek out cancer cells in lymph nodes with only one purpose — to destroy them

How a mutated gene wreaks havoc on white matter

17 Nov 2015

Brushing up peptides boosts their potential as drugs

17 Nov 2015