UN: More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge amid rising seafood demand, coastal development
UNESCO IOC delivers 1st global assessment report after 7 years’ work by 109 experts in 35 countries, creating a baseline to detect and gauge the changing distribution, frequency, and intensity of harmful — often...
Novel COVID-19 vaccine is safe, generates immune response in healthy adults
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt and end lives around the world, and public health officials worldwide have recognized vaccines as the critical tools required for controlling the COVID-19 death toll and achieving a...
Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug Wins Historic Approval, but FDA Requires New Trial
Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos
Aducanumab, the Alzheimer’s disease candidate Biogen has co-developed with Eisai, today won accelerated approval from the FDA—which hinged its authorization of the drug on a new clinical trial.
The FDA hopes the...
A few common bacteria account for majority of carbon use in soil
Credit: Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
Just a few bacterial taxa found in ecosystems across the planet are responsible for...
Biotechnology is Proving to Be Big Business – DirectIndustry e-Magazine
From protecting the planet to battling COVID-19, biotechnology not only seems to be offering solutions but is also proving to be big business.According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc, by 2028,...
Food deprivation causes hangry behavior in fruit flies
Jun 7 2021
New research shows humans aren’t the only ones who can turn irritable and aggressive between meals. Findings from the University of East Anglia (UEA) show ‘hangry’ behavior in male Drosophila melanogaster,...
Cells/colony motion index of oral keratinocytes predicts epithelial regenerative capacity
The cells/colony motion index determined by non-invasive, quantitative measurements via optical flow algorithm is correlated with epithelial regenerative capacity of oral keratinocytes in mid-phase cultures, making it a reliable tool for quality control
Credit: Niigata...
SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis reveals new ‘Mexican variant’
A research group of the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology of the University of Bologna analyzed more than one million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences. This analysis led to the identification of a new variant that,...
Amyris, Codex Beauty, Geltor on Biotech’s Growing Role in Beauty – WWD
As brands and consumers alike seek out innovation, biotechnology and beauty are increasingly intertwining.
During Beauty Inc @20, Alex Lorestani, chief executive officer and cofounder of Geltor; John Melo, CEO of Amyris, and Barbara Paldus, CEO...
Human DNA Map Completed – Biotechnology – theinformant.co.nz
New Genes, More Than 3,400 Than We Know So Far: The Book of Life is finally complete and its still-blank pages have been written, about 8% of the volume. After 20 years,...
