Commercial Seeds (Conventional, Biotechnology) Market Report 2020: Global Methodology, Research Findings, Size And Forecast...

A detailed research study on the Commercial Seeds (Conventional, Biotechnology) Market was recently published by DataIntelo. This is a latest report, covering the current COVID-19 impact on the market. The pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Biotech Blog: Update on Government Activities on Agricultural Biotechnology in 2020 – CSPI Newsroom

While much of the federal government’s recent activity has surrounded COVID-19, some agencies are continuing their work in other areas, including agricultural biotechnology. In this blog, I invite you to take a break from...

Racial inequalities in liver cancer mortality increased after introduction of hepatitis C drugs

In the United States, hepatocellular or liver cancer deaths have doubled since 1979. Hepatitis C virus is the leading cause of liver cancer. Around 1998, lifesaving drugs to treat hepatitis C – prohibitively expensive...

Medical staff fighting COVID-19 experience serious skin injury related to PPE use

A new study of medical staff treating COVID-19-infected patients found 42.8% experienced serious skin injury related to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, goggles, face shields, and protective gowns. Researchers concluded...

Coffee plants have a small but consistent core microbiome of fungi and bacteria

Credit: Roberta Fulthorpe For most people, coffee is a necessary start to the day. For three scientists based in Toronto, coffee is a good research subject in...

Puma Biotechnology and Bixink Therapeutics Enter into Exclusive Licensing Agreement to Commercialize NERLYNX® (neratinib)...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company, and Bixink Therapeutics, a new South Korean company working in the field of anti-cancer drugs and digital therapeutics, have entered into an exclusive agreement...

UK-based biotechnology firm discovers potential treatments for Covid-19

Apr 30 2020 A UK-based biotechnology firm has announced the discovery of two separate novel treatments for Covid-19 patients before they are put on ventilators.  They are now urgently seeking funding of £4m to accelerate...

COVID-19 Testing Gets Boost from NIH Funding Initiative

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hoping to push COVID-19 testing to the next level by funding research groups who are innovating new testing technologies. A new initiative was recently announced that aims...

Antibody produced by llamas shows promise against SARS-CoV-2

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 29 2020 The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter. The team...

Antibody produced by llamas shows promise against SARS-CoV-2

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 29 2020 The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter. The team...