Biotech & pharma

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

'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

Prebiotic compounds used to develop innovative coating

16 Nov 2015

Chemists turn bacterial molecules into potential drug molecules

14 Nov 2015

Circadian clock controls insulin and blood sugar in pancreas

12 Nov 2015

Researchers find signalling protein for anti-viral defence

10 Nov 2015

New computational strategy finds brain tumour-shrinking molecules

09 Nov 2015

Tumours may ‘seed’ cancer metastases earlier than expected

07 Nov 2015

Engineers design magnetic cell sensors

By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 05 Nov 2015

Study reveals how specialized cells help each other survive during times of ttress

05 Nov 2015

Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought

03 Nov 2015

Genes involved in schizophrenia and obesity highlighted

03 Nov 2015

Researchers identify gene linked to obesity in children, adults

30 Oct 2015

Scientists produce GM tomatoes that could help fight cancer

29 Oct 2015

US FDA approves drug that uses engineered virus to destroy melanoma tumours

29 Oct 2015

Drug from bananas could fight Aids, hepatitis C

Drug from bananas could fight Aids, hepatitis C

24 Oct 2015

A substance found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could lead to drugs that may fight off a wide range of deadly viruses, including AIDS, hepatitis C and influenza

Drug engineered from bananas shows promise in fighting deadly viruses

24 Oct 2015

A biomarker for premature death

24 Oct 2015