German scientists have successfully re-implanted a patient's ovarian tissues following cancer therapy, thus allowing the patient the possibility of becoming pregnant. The case report may be...
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The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100 000 children and could become the biggest tooth bank in the world. Milk teeth can give invaluable information about environmental factors and...
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press has published a new anatomical atlas of C. elegans, a commonly used model animal in biological research: Derived from the acclaimed online WormAtlas, C. elegans...
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Researchers in McGill University's Department of Animal Science have successfully produced three litters of cloned pigs, Canada's first. These pigs are meant to contribute to biomedical...
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The sixth edition of the most widely used undergraduate textbook in molecular biology, Molecular Biology of the Gene, has just been released. Now in its sixth edition, Molecular Biology of the Gene...
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Researchers have discovered that the bacteria Shewanella can produce semiconducting nanotubes that may be useful in the creation of a new generation of nanoelectronic devices. This is the first report...
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Time Magazine lists down the Top 10 scientific discoveries of 2007. Among them are: 1. Stem Cell Breakthroughs 2. Human Mapped (J. Craig Venter's genetic sequence) 3. Brightest Supernova Recorded...
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Researchers have developed new biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the a water channel protein...
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BioMed Central has launched the Biology Image Library, an online resource that provides access to over 11,000 carefully selected biology-related images. This is the latest service from BioMed Central,...
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Iowa State engineers are exploring the use of lignin, a co-product in the production of biofuel from plant fibers, could be a good soil stabilizing agent. While stabilizing soils for road construction...
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One of the most commented entries on this blog is about the launch of the DuBiotech, most of which are from readers interested in landing a job there. Unfortunately, as I've already tried to...
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Using tissue engineering, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have developed pulmonary-valve replacements for infants and children which could grow as the child grows older, thus removing...
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A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge reports the first synthesis of azadirachtin, a secondary metabolite first isolated from Neem tree seeds. It is a highly potent insecticide that...
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(Photo: The tube on the left shows the original emulsion, while the one on the right shows the rapid separation of the emulsion into oil and water after a newly developed "switchable"...
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According to a study published in the July 24, 2007 issue of Neurology® (the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology), people with serious cases of writer's cramp have brain...
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With the $2.5 million grant received from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida researchers from the College of Medicine, the College of Engineering and the McKnight Brain Institute...
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The new powered ankle-foot prosthesis developed by a team in MIT got off on the right foot during a ceremony at the Providence, R.I., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, wherein an army amputee - Garth...
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A novel biomaterial with surprising antibacterial properties that can be injected as a low-viscosity gel into a wound where it rigidifies nearly on contact-opening the door to the possibility of...
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At the 12th congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics in Vancouver, the new high-tech bionic hand with five motorized fingers, invented in Scotland, will be unveiled....
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Researchers from Ohio State University have created surfaces that, seen with the eye, look as flat and transparent as a sheet of glass - but when seen up close, the surfaces are actually carpeted with...
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