Biotech & pharma

Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections

By By Scott LaFee | 25 May 2012

Crowding causes cells to produce an orderly matrix of molecules

24 May 2012

No new neurons in the human olfactory bulb

24 May 2012

Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair

24 May 2012

Pancreatic cancer may be detected with simple intestinal probe

23 May 2012

Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D

23 May 2012

New details about gene regulation explained

19 May 2012

New understanding of ‘copper pump’ in cells could prime discovery of anti-cancer drugs

19 May 2012

Mayo Clinic researchers discover biomarkers for prostate cancer detection, recurrence

18 May 2012

A new optical microscopy approach opens the door to better observations in molecular biology

18 May 2012

New screening technique yields elusive compounds to block immune-regulating enzyme

15 May 2012

Biosensor illuminates compounds to aid fight against TB

14 May 2012

Mystery of the missing breast cancer genes

10 May 2012

Exhaustion renders immune cells less effective in cancer treatment

10 May 2012

PRINT nanoparticles for controlled release of water soluble drugs

09 May 2012

Scientists show how memory B cells stay 'In class' to fight different infections

08 May 2012

Genetic predictor for Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy confirmed

08 May 2012

Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News office | 08 May 2012

Gaining access to the inner workings of a neuron in the living brain offers a wealth of useful information: its patterns of electrical activity, its shape, even a profile of which genes are turned on at a given moment

How does a broken DNA molecule get repaired?

07 May 2012

Biologists turn back the clock to understand evolution of sex differences

05 May 2012

Prototype NIST / CU bioreactor evaluates engineered tissue while creating it

05 May 2012

FANCM gene plays key role in inheritance

02 May 2012

Scientists uncover strong support for once-marginalised theory on Parkinson’s Disease

28 Apr 2012

Slicing mitotic spindle with lasers, nanosurgeons unravel old pole-to-pole theory

28 Apr 2012

Just a few cell clones can make heart muscle

27 Apr 2012