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Agricultural Biotechnology
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:47:00 +0800
For a bit of a change from the biopharmaceutical and biofuels angles, I've been writing a piece on different aspects of biotechnology in agriculture, and adding a new list item...
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Cystic Fibrosis Treatment and Phthalates
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:28:00 +0800
Most people are familiar with Cystic Fibrosis as a chronic, inherited disease that manifests itself as a thick mucus that lines the lungs and impairs breathing in its victims. What...
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Superbug Vaccine Based on Biofilm Sugar
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:53:00 +0800
Scientists are developing a vaccine for drug-resistant bacteria based on the biofilms they produce that protect them from antibiotics. The discovery that these "superbugs" produce a sticky substance which induces...
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry goes to Green Fluorescent Protein
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0800
This year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, awarded yesterday, gives a nod to a discovery that has played an enormous role in biotechnology and become as commonplace as E. coli as...
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Biofilms and Disease
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:25:00 +0800
Individual bacterial cells don't always live in isolation. Some types of cells thrive in groups, offering each other protection, shared nutrients and sending signals for when to divide or produce...
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Measles Vaccine and Autism Link Disproved
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:39:00 +0800
In keeping with my back-to-school / vaccine theme at the start of September, I want to report on one more study investigating the safety of vaccines. According to CNN, the...
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Science Parks in Taiwan
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:48:00 +0800
I've written about the top biotech hubs in North America, but you don't have to be an expert in the field to know there's a lot of biomedical research going...
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Biotech Stock Update
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:12:00 +0800
It's been a tumultuous two days on the stock exchange and, like the other sectors, many biotechnology stocks have not fared well, but life must go on and so does...
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Will Biotech Stocks Survive?
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:59:00 +0800
With today's catastrophic falls in the USA affecting the stock markets around the world, biotech startups, venture investors and others who are interested in investing in biotech are likely wondering...
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Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:39:00 +0800
For the first time in many years, yesterday I participated in the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research and am proud to say I completed (walked) the whole 10 km...
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