The publishers of BioWorld Today have released Innovations in Biotechnology 2008: Development-Stage Companies and Scientific Findings Leading the Way - an executive report focusing on the innovative...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on June 24, 2008
Credit: Bin Zhou, MD (Children's Hospital Boston)Scientists have identified a new, previously unrecognized group of stem cells that give rise to the different heart muscle cells. These stem cells,...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 3174859 A panel of seven biomarkers for prostate cancer has been identified to predict the likelihood of recurrence or metastasis of the cancer in patients who...
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As a result of a license agreement between the CSIRO/Australian Capital Ventures Limited joint venture and Austgrains Pty Ltd, a new high-fiber variety of barley developed by CSIRO called BARLEYmax®,...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks BioArts International and the Best Friends Again program have launched the first ever global online auction to clone five dogs. The auction will...
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The Biomarkers Consortium, a collaborative public-private partnership managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), will announce at 2008 BIO its future strategic focus on...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Howard Sandler Researchers have shown that GECGC, a synthetic version of procyanidins, a class of flavanols, slowed the growth and accelerated the destruction of human...
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The fertility assist device called INVOcell has received market approval in the EU. Meant to replace the artificial in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab with a natural maternal environment to optimize...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 3676922 Three DNA sequencing companies have joined an international research consortium called 1000 Genomes, aimed at creating a new map of the human genome that...
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Ernst & Young has named Jean-Paul Clozel, founder of Switzerland-based biotech firm Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., as the World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008. Founded in 1997, Actelion develops...
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The ASM Press has released Bioenergy, a new book focusing on microorganisms as a sustainable and cost-effective source of alternative energy. In 31 detailed chapters, Bioenergy provides thorough...
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