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Sydney scientists discover and license breakthrough anti-inflammatory treatment
Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed what could be the next big blockbuster treatment for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. view more (2006-02-08)
Science news from BBSRC
These are just some of the research stories featured in the July 2001 issue of BBSRC business, the community magazine of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Articles are available in full online at: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/features/current.html New chicken vaccine eliminates need for drug intake for broiler chickens A new... view more... (2001-07-02)
UCSD discovery allows scientists for the first time to experimentally annotate genomes
Over the last 20 years, the sequencing of the human genome, along with related organisms, has represented one of the largest scientific endeavors in the history of mankind. view more (2009-11-10)
Online European Marketplace Aims to Stimulate Uptake of Technology
A new look Technology Marketplace Service on the Web offers free information on under-exploited opportunities arising from more than 30 000 million Euro of R&D investment by the European Union. The multi-lingual service is part of a drive to stimulate innovation and make Europe the most competitive knowledge based economy in the world. Working... view more... (2002-02-06)
Harvesting Arctic algae
Microorganisms living in the depths of the oceans under conditions unbearable for humans utilize hot springs to produce their energy and substances. Some bacteria and algae feel right at home in the boiling waters of a geyser and others in acid ponds or salt waters. Still others populate glaciers and snow fields. For many years, researchers have... view more... (2002-09-20)
Oxford bioincubator wins international award
The highly successful bioincubator, the Oxford BioBusiness Centre, has won the prestigious international award 'Best Science-Based Incubator 2003'. The annual conference 'Best Practice in Science-Based Incubators', organised by Science Alliance of The Hague and held in the Netherlands, attracts a large number of delegates from around the world to... view more... (2004-01-15)
Researchers Create New Organic Gel Nanomaterials
Researchers have created organic gel nanomaterials that could be used to encapsulate pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products and to build 3-D biological scaffolds for tissue engineering. view more (2006-06-29)
£25m University building open for business
Researchers were busy moving into the University of York`s new £25 million Biology Building today. The building, which will be dedicated to York`s cutting-edge biology research, gives researchers working in many different fields of biology access to the very latest scientific equipment and techniques. The investment will allow new research... view more... (2002-07-01)
Mathematicians help unlock secrets of the immune system
A group of scientists, led by mathematicians, has taken on the challenge of building a common model of immune responses. view more (2007-10-10)
New life discovered in the deep Mediterranean
Scientists have discovered a new group of microbes thriving in extreme conditions deep in the Mediterranean Sea. Their existence in such hostile environments hints at the possibility of life on other planets. view more (2005-01-13)
University of Kent signs licensing deal with Delta Biotechnology Limited
The University of Kent has recently concluded negotiations with Delta Biotechnology - a company with more than twenty years experience in the expression of heterologous proteins - to allow licensing of the technology covered by the University's patent process for increasing the production of disulphide bonded recombinant proteins from the baker's... view more... (2004-02-05)
Scientists unlock more secrets of HIV and SARS
UK scientists have cracked one of the key biological processes used by viruses such as HIV and SARS when they replicate. view more (2006-05-11)
Researchers find possible target to treat deadly bloodstream infections
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a possible target to treat bloodstream bacterial infections. view more (2008-02-29)
U of M researchers discover key for converting waste to electricity
Researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria capable of generating electricity have discovered that riboflavin (commonly known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of the energy produced by these organisms. view more (2008-03-04)
MIT model could improve some drugs' effectiveness
MIT researchers have developed a computer modeling approach that could improve a class of drugs based on antibodies, molecules key to the immune system. The model can predict structural changes in an antibody that will improve its effectiveness. view more (2007-09-24)
Tiny magnets offer breakthrough in gene therapy for cancer
A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). view more (2008-04-18)
Chemistry & Industry Magazine - cover date 16 June 2003
NEWS Smart Breast Milk Can Change According To Need Western societies obsession with hygiene may be affecting the quality of breast milk, say Australian scientists. A study by post-graduate student Dani-Louise Bryan at Flinders University in Adelaide revealed that exposure to pathogens can prompt the production of protective antibodies in breast... view more... (2003-06-10)
New vaccines harvested from plants
Producing vaccines and other pharmaceutical products from genetically modified plants has many advantages over traditional methods: shorter development times, lower costs and less risk of contamination. US industry and research institutions are planning to collaborate. On January 14, the Dow Chemical Company announced the signing of a four-year, $... view more... (2004-02-03)
Irish Deputy Prime Minister to attend CORDIA - Mary Harney joins the panel at opening plenary of Europe's central biotech convention
The Irish Deputy Prime Minister (An T'¡naiste) and the incoming President of the EU Competitiveness Council from next January, Mary Harney, has agreed to speak at the opening plenary session of CORDIA - EuropaBio Convention 2003, on 2nd December, in Vienna, Austria. Mary Harney is a highly respected and admired politician and is the first woman in... view more... (2003-09-30)
Harvesting "green" pharmaceuticals
Blood substitutes and antibodies to combat caries, harvested from plants - molecular farming provides a solution. Fraunhofer researchers are producing a number of valuable substances from tobacco. They were awarded Joseph-von-Fraunhofer special-merit prize. view more (2001-11-12)
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