Biotech & pharma

Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study

30 Jan 2012

Researchers show how new viruses evolve, and in some cases, become deadly

30 Jan 2012

Researchers induce Alzheimer’s neurons from pluripotent stem cells

Researchers induce Alzheimer’s neurons from pluripotent stem cells

By By Scott LaFee | 27 Jan 2012

For the first time scientists have created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer’s, using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the neurodegenerative disorder

Scientists link evolved, mutated gene module to syndromic autism

By By Debra Kain, Scott LaFee | 27 Jan 2012

Viruses con bacteria into working for them

27 Jan 2012

Scripps researchers illuminate cancer cells’ survival strategy during dangerous dissemination

27 Jan 2012

Envelope for an artificial cell

25 Jan 2012

How cells dispose of their waste

24 Jan 2012

New microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures

20 Jan 2012

Biologists replicate key evolutionary step in life on Earth

20 Jan 2012

Solving the mystery of an old diabetes drug that may reduce cancer risk

19 Jan 2012

Scientists create novel RNA repair technology

18 Jan 2012

New information on the waste-disposal units of living cells

16 Jan 2012

Discovery of plant ‘nourishing gene’ could raise crop seed yield, food security

16 Jan 2012

Caltech chemists devise chemical reaction that holds promise for new drug development

14 Jan 2012

Scientists paint new picture of dance between protein and binding partners

14 Jan 2012

Tiny worm points to big promise

13 Jan 2012

Disruption of biological clocks causes neurodegeneration, early death

12 Jan 2012

How research goes viral

By By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office | 10 Jan 2012

Not all embryonic stem cells produce world’s first primate chimeric offspring

06 Jan 2012

Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents

29 Dec 2011

New antibodies treat autoimmune disease in mice

28 Dec 2011

New personalised treatment options for cancer

28 Dec 2011

Scientists discover a brain cell malfunction in schizophrenia

28 Dec 2011

New light shed on chromosome fragility

27 Dec 2011