The 61st issue of Tangled Bank, a carnival of science blogs, is hosted at Epigenetic News. I see a number of submitted entries which I think would also be of interest to Biotech Weblog readers:...
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Bausch & Lomb, a manufacturer of eye care products is expanding an agreement with biotechnology firm, Talecris Biotherapeutics, to develop a recombinant plasmin.Bausch & Lomb believes rplasmin...
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In July, trace amounts of LL Rice 601 were detected in long grain rice samples from Arkansas and Missouri that were targeted for commercial use. Due to this, EU food safety authorities have tightened...
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An international group of researchers are making progress in the development of a highly sensitive diagnostic test for breast cancer. According to preliminary clinical trials, the new immunoassay...
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In 2003, Dupont and Bunge North America formed a collaboration to develop soy food products using Dupont's Pioneer® brand soybean varieties. Under this partnership, low linolenic soybean oil were...
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Researchers at the Molecular Neurobiology Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, have scanned the human genome for genetic telltales for the risk of...
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Two independent researchers working under the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Grants have identified genetic markers that help predict the risk of premature birth. Dr. Jerome F. Strauss III, dean...
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Two independent groups of researchers are making progress in the use of gene therapy in developing biological pacemakers. A study led by researchers from UC Davis, report of successfully delivering a...
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What: SJBC - HR Legal breakfast Workshop: Litigation Avoidance When: September 19, 2006 Where: San Jose BioCenter, California Presenters will be Michael Doran and David Miclean, Of Counsel and...
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What: SJBC - HR Legal Lunch Workshop: Negotiating and Drafting Distribution Agreements When: September 7, 2006 Where: San Jose BioCenter, California Hear Tom Magnani, a senior attorney from the Howard...
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Scientists have developed a technique that allows stem cell lines to be produced from cells extracted from early (8-10 cell) stage embryos. The new method, described in a paper published in this...
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Before drugs make it to the commercial production, they are first tested in vitro i.e., under laboratory conditions. And then they go through in vivo, or clinical trials involving animal and...
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The standard test for kidney function is the creatinine test. It may be ordered particularly when kidney dysfunction si suspected, or at regular intervals to monitor patients with kidney disorders or...
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Scientists have been able to isolate a "conotoxin", a peptide from the venomous cone snail Conus omaria (photo) that seems to block the nicotine receptors in the brain. While the obvious...
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A new report (pdf file) from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) found 418 medicines and vaccines developed through biotechnology in various stages of development to...
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My apologies for the less-frequent-than-normal postings here at the Biotech Weblog. It's the peak of summer holidays here on my part of the globe, and it's simply not as easy to blog with a...
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Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have demonstrated in mice that rapamycin (sirolimus, sold as Rapamune by Wyeth), an immunosuppresor used in organ transplant patients,...
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What: EyeForPharma eCommunication and Online Marketing Conference When: November13-14, 2006 Where: Philadelphia The eyeforpharma e-Communication and Online Marketing Online conference provides the...
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A start-up biotech company from South Africa, Cape Carotene, has received funding from Cape Biotech to develop technologies to produce astaxanthin, a powerful antioxidant and dietary supplement used...
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