Biotech & pharma
Diagnosing cancer with help from bacteria
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 30 May 2015
Researchers have devised a new way to detect cancer that has spread to the liver, by enlisting help from probiotics — beneficial bacteria similar to those found in yogurt
Missing molecule prevents puberty
27 May 2015
Fly-catching robot developed by Stanford scientists speeds biomedical research
26 May 2015
A team of Stanford Bio-X scientists has created a robot that expands the scope of biomedical research that can be carried out with a common laboratory organism - fruit flies
Scientists to develop stem cell therapies to treat blood disorders
15 May 2015
The scientists will translate their approach to manipulate haematopoietic stem cells to cure acquired and inherited blood disorders
Molecular homing beacon redirects human antibodies to fight pathogenic bacteria
14 May 2015
Bacteria-specific molecules attract pre-existing antibodies to help immune system clear infection