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US trails other countries in publishing embryonic stem cell studies, Stanford researcher finds
The fear that U.S. researchers might lose ground to their international counterparts in carrying out human embryonic stem cell research now appears to have become a fact. view more (2006-04-10)
£2 Million of Yeast Could Triple Available Drug Treatments
Researchers are to employ the humble yeast cell to greatly increase – perhaps even triple - the number of drug treatments for common diseases such as allergies, asthma, obesity, type 2 diabetes, schizophrenia, heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer. view more (2003-02-05)
Dr Brian Gennery appointed Deputy Head of The Postgraduate Medical School at UniS
The Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Dr Brian Gennery as Deputy Head of School and Vice-Dean of Medicine as from 1 March 2005. Dr Gennery joined PGMS in 2002 and has been the Programme Director for the MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. view more (2005-03-08)
Using combinatorial libraries to engineer genetic circuits advances synthetic biology
Streamlining the construction of synthetic gene networks has led a team of Boston University researchers to develop a technique that couples libraries of diversified components with computer modeling to guide predictable gene network construction without the back and forth tweaking. view more (2009-04-23)
Crop plants and domestic animals piggy-back on the Human Genome Project
A new £4.5M funding initiative to exploit developments in genome analysis of crops and livestock has been launched by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The scheme Genome Analysis of Agriculturally Important Traits (GAIT) will support research to identify, characterise and manipulate genes for crucial... view more... (1997-11-21)
Changing climate may make 'super weed' even more powerful
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. view more (2009-06-04)
Promising Talents Of A Wild Bacterium
A wild strain of E. coli possessing completely original properties has been discovered in shea cake, a residue of a tropical food industry used in cosmetics, by IRD scientists working in microbial biotechnology found the strain, designated “ C2 ”, had the ability to transform certain polluting aromatic acids into other, non acid,... view more... (2002-06-27)
Extracting Metal from the Sea â€" the Environmentally Friendly Way
A novel method that uses bacteria to mine valuable minerals from the ocean has been developed. Nodules collected from the Indian Ocean seabed can be treated to extract scarce land-based minerals in an environmentally sound way, says research published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. Using the marine species Bacillus M1,... view more... (2004-04-02)
Eppendorf, the Hamburg-based Biotech Group establishes competence center for biochips in Belgium.
Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, will concentrate its core activities in the business field of micro arrays (biochips) in Belgium and has acquired the majority interest in Advanced Array Technology, Namur, (AAT) effective immediately. Micro arrays are DNA probes, which are fixed to polymer supports and enable the detection of specific DNA targets. Customer... view more... (2002-07-19)
Why do rodents' teeth stay sharp? What is the difference between the mouse and the kangaroo?
Answers to these two questions are given by two recent studies on tooth development and evolution. Scientists at the University of Helsinki have identified the gene responsible for tooth enamel formation, which also explains the sharp incisors of rodents. The second study adds to our knowledge on evolution: the differences between teeth in various... view more... (2004-11-10)
Finnish Centre of Exellence in Virus Research
The Finnish Center of Excellence (CoE) in Virus Research was selected as a member of the National Centers of Excellence Program by the Academy of Finland for the years 2006-2011. view more (2006-06-22)
Chemistry & Industry Press Release for Issue 24 - Cover Date 17 December
NEWS US Chemicals heading toward trade deficit (p783) The US is set to slide into its first trade deficit since the 1920s next year and the Republic of Ireland will run close to Canada in the race to be the largest exporter to the US in value terms. Cartels face EUR135M fines (p783) Citric acid producers Roche, Archer Daniels Midland,... view more... (2001-12-14)
Silicon May Have Been The Key To Start Of Life On Earth
A scientist at the University of Sheffield has discovered that silicon may have been key to the establishment of life on earth. Until now it has generally been thought that bacteria do not interact with silicon, but Dr Milton Wainwright and his team at the University's Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, has found that this is not... view more... (2003-10-23)
Patch to Help Cut Down Alcohol Consumption in Development
A patch that could help drinkers cut down on alcohol is being developed, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry Magazine. The patches will contain nicotine, to help smokers get off cigarettes, and a compound called mecamylamine, which reduces a person's desire to both drink and smoke. Mecamylamine works by modulating the activity of... view more... (2004-04-15)
Renewed funding for Nuffield Council on Bioethics as they celebrate 10 year anniversary
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding for the next five years. The Nuffield Foundation, the Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust, joint-funders of the Council since 1994, today confirmed that they will continue funding the Council until 2006. Chairman of the Council, Professor Ian... view more... (2001-12-18)
Intellidos wins R&D Award to develop intelligent software tools for scientists
Intellidos Ltd, an innovative software company based in Harwell Innovation Centre, Oxfordshire has won a prestigious Grant for Research & Development (formerly, SMART Award) from the DTI's Small Business Service. The R&D Grant aims to help individuals and businesses based in England carry out research and development work on technologically... view more... (2004-03-06)
"Fleming's Unfinished" is finished at last
A scientist at the University of Sheffield has applied the principles of musicology to science and has finished the paper that Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered the first antibiotic, should have written. The practice is common in classical music, with experts finishing the symphonies of great classical composers, but has probably never... view more... (2002-10-24)
Life sciences and the media: a troublesome couple bound to get along
The relationship between science and the media is not always easy. Scientists complain that the press oversimplifies complex issues and sometimes writes about scientific matters with distrust and fear. Journalists point their finger to researchers' alleged lack of communication skills and will. To help bridge this gap, on July 9, 2002, the... view more... (2002-07-11)
New CSA databases on STN International
Karlsruhe, July 2004 - At the end of June, FIZ Karlsruhe has made available on STN International, the world's premier online service for sci-tech information, seven new databases from the renowned database producer Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) With these new files, STN now offers a total of 26 CSA databases, and remains the largest... view more... (2004-07-19)
Mopping up mercury - a new solution to an old problem
A pilot plant employing a new type of bioreactor has successfully been used to treat mercury-contaminated wastewater in Germany. Dr Irene Wagner-Döbler and colleagues from the GBF National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Germany, developed the technical scale plant based on previous work on mercury-resistant bacteria. Biofilms of bacteria... view more... (2001-04-01)
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