Biotech & pharma

Scientists find the structure of a key ‘gene silencer’ protein

27 Apr 2012

BIological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection

26 Apr 2012

Scientists take steps toward fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device

25 Apr 2012

`Housekeeping’ mechanism for brain stem cells discovered

24 Apr 2012

Nanoparticles may increase plant DNA damage: Study

24 Apr 2012

Scientists uncover how ‘checkpoint’ proteins bind chromosomes

21 Apr 2012

DNA defines the spot where bacteria divide

17 Apr 2012

Breast cancer study finds new type of mutation

16 Apr 2012

Tumour study reveals size limitations for new drugs

12 Apr 2012

Diet may treat some gene mutations

11 Apr 2012

Detecting breast cancer’s fingerprint in a droplet of blood

10 Apr 2012

Biologists and computer scientists create computational model of human tissue

10 Apr 2012

Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins

By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 09 Apr 2012

Researchers have developed a new type of nanoparticle that can synthesise proteins on demand to get around the problem of the human body breaking down the protein in drugs made from proteins to treat cancers

Gene can turn flu into a killer

02 Apr 2012

Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor

31 Mar 2012

DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago

31 Mar 2012

Artificial thymus tissue enables maturation of immune cells

30 Mar 2012

Researchers unravel genetic mechanism of fatty liver disease in obese children

27 Mar 2012

Faster way to probe proteins

26 Mar 2012

Mayo Clinic researchers developing melanoma vaccine for skin cancer

22 Mar 2012

Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntington's Disease

20 Mar 2012

Cystic fibrosis gene therapy programme gets green light with public funding

17 Mar 2012

Biologists uncover surprising connection between breast cancer cells and surrounding tissue

15 Mar 2012

Study of ribosome evolution challenges RNA world hypothesis

15 Mar 2012

New approach to treating Type I diabetes? Columbia scientists transform gut cells into insulin factories

14 Mar 2012

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