Last month, we reported on two proteins considered to be biomarkers for breast cancer metastasis onto neighboring lymph nodes. This time, a structural protein called nestinhas been linked to the...

Scientists have developed a blood test for detecting the protein NT-proBNP, which can predict the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and death in patients with known cardiovascular disease....

Genentech, Inc. is paying an upfront payment of $15 million to co-develop and commercialize BioInvent´s proprietary antibody candidate, BI-204, for the potential treatment of multiple cardiovascular...

Scientists have made headway on genetically engineering chickens to produce pharmaceutical compounds in the egg whites, thus potentially reducing the cost of drug production dramatically. Several...

2006 hasn't been a good year for biotech firms, but analysts say big biotech companies like Amgen, Genentech, Celgene and Gilead Sciences would perform better in 2007. "We're looking...

Using RNA interference technology, scientists have identified a gene in wheat called Gpc-B1 that regulates its nutritional content. Collaborators working under the direction of wheat breeder and...

Scientists are developing a vaccine against a disease in chicken caused by the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). The vaccine can be delivered in ovo, i.e., while the chicks are still in the egg,...

Scientists from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have discovered a new source of stems cells which may be used to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve...

Scientists have developed skin cells genetically altered to produce higher levels of a protein known as human beta defensin 4 (HBD4) which may be added to skin substitutes to prevent infections...

Happy New Year, everyone! Apologies for my sporadic postings last month, but I have been travelling in Asia, and Internet Connections have been tricky following the earthquake in Taiwan after...