Scientists from the Iowa State University are working on a project which will convert farm waste --cow manure and corn stalks-- into bio-oil, which, according to the researchers, may be used for...
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Singapore biotech company , ES Cell International Pte Limited (ESI), has produced four new clinically-compliant human embryonic stem cell (hESC), with another four lines in the pipeline. Previously...
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In June the US government has agreed to purchase 20,000 doses of ABthrax™ from Human Genome Sciences. But the stockpiling of drugs against inhalational anthrax, a potential bioweapon causing an...
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German billionaire Dietmar Hopp, the founder of SAP business softwares, has invested about 200 million euros in the last two years, and plans to invest 50 million more. "The biotechnology wave is...
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Scientists have discovered that drugs known as ampakines, developed in the early 1990s to treat age-related memory impairment and other CNS disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia,...
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GlaxoSmithKline reports the results of clinical trials of its vaccine against bird flu, which has demonstrated that more than 80% of the subjects were protected by two shots, each containing only 3.8...
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The US FDA has approved of Shire PLC's Elaprase, the first ever treatment for Hunter syndrome, also known as Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II), a hereditary and potentially fatal disorder in...
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This article from Philly.com higlights the increase in life science venture capital investing in the Philadelphia region. Two local companies, Tengion Inc. and Cardiokine Inc., were among the 10...
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The new issue of the Grand Rounds, a medical blog carnival, is hosted at Medical Humanities. I'm inviting you to go and see the blog. There must more than 50 links to some of the best medical- and...
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Neuroscientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a protein in the brain, called Vav, which regulates a cascade of oxidative damage that ultimately leads to...
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Australian researchers have developed a pill that,hopefully, might stop of delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The drug, called PBT2, demonstrated its efficacy in mice trials, and will be...
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An implantable contraceptive that has been sold in more than 30 countries has finally been approved in the US. Implanon(etonogestrel implant) 68mg is a 1.5-inch-long rod designed to be implanted...
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Investing on Biotech Stocks? Then you might find this commentary from a Motley Fool Rule Breakers analyst useful. Karl Thiel discusses three factors important in identifying a biotech firm to invest...
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President Bush exercised his first veto overriding Congress's Bill HR810 to loosen funding restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research. An excerpt from his message delivered during a White...
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Scientists have identified a hormone, called brain natriuretic peptide or BNP, that can identify patients with sickle cell disease whose condition have progressed to pulmonary hypertension. The...
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It seems that the topic of alternative fuels are high on the list of hot topic the last few days. Here are some discussion threads I found on the web: GreenCarCongress discusses the use of microbial...
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According to a Morgan Stanley report, large biotechnology companies may be able to offer good returns in the second half of 2006. "Examining events on tap for the second half of 2006, we...
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SemBioSys Genetics Inc. announce success in producing human insulin in transgenic safflower, exceeding its target and achieving accumulation levels of 1.2 percent of total seed protein. The company...
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An enzyme called Rho kinase has been shown to play a role in maintaining the tone of the internal anal sphincter (IAS). When the IAS tone is too high, the anal sphincter can be hypertensive, and may...
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