Biotech & pharma

Scientists unravel DNA of ancient horse

01 Jul 2013

Scientists turn muscular dystrophy defect on and off in cells

01 Jul 2013

Sixteen new genetic regions for allergies discovered

01 Jul 2013

Genome of 700,000-year-old horse sequenced

01 Jul 2013

Cartilage gene linked to bone cancers

27 Jun 2013

A turbocharger for nerve cells

24 Jun 2013

Scientists create a way to see structures that store memories in a living brain

20 Jun 2013

'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains metastasis

18 Jun 2013

Study identifies protein essential for normal heart function

18 Jun 2013

Tissue in trouble calls in reinforcements to restore health

17 Jun 2013

Prince William will become first British monarch of Indian descent

14 Jun 2013

DNA tests show that Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne after his father Prince Charles, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry

No patents on human DNA, unless synthetic: US Supreme Court

14 Jun 2013

With the US Supreme Court ruling yesterday that DNA was part of nature and no one could patent it, the curtain has fallen on one of the most hotly debated topics in recent times

Plasma coated plastic bags serve as GMP laboratories

14 Jun 2013

Scientists uncover new details of natural anti-cancer mechanism

12 Jun 2013

Achilles heel: Popular drug-carrying nanoparticles get trapped in bloodstream

10 Jun 2013

Molecular farming: automated plant factory for vaccine prodution

10 Jun 2013

Genome sequencing reveals mucosal melanoma’s bullseye

08 Jun 2013

Researchers discover mechanism guiding wiring of complex neural circuits in brain

07 Jun 2013

Unusual antibodies in cows suggest new ways to make therapies for people

07 Jun 2013

Rice, BCM crystallographers capture elusive actin nucleation process

05 Jun 2013

Potential new way to suppress tumour growth discovered

04 Jun 2013

Enhancer RNAs alter gene expression

04 Jun 2013

Japan suspends certain US wheat imports

01 Jun 2013

Oncogene mutation hijacks splicing process to promote growth and survival

01 Jun 2013

AstraZeneca drug to block energy supply to cancer cells being tested

31 May 2013