New tool could speed up neuroscience research into pheromones
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a tool to identify molecular receptors in worms that are involved in sensing pheromones related to mating, an advance that could speed up neuroscience research into...
Bath scientists identify promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer
A promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer has been identified by University of Bath scientists, who have found a molecule that suppresses melanoma tumor growth.
Although the research is at an early...
Illumina, Roche Launch NGS-Based Cancer Diagnostics Partnership
llumina and Roche have signed a 15-year, non-exclusive collaboration agreement designed to realize next-generation sequencing's potential to transform cancer risk prediction, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring . . .
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How to make it easier to turn plant waste into biofuels
Rutgers-led team develops innovative process to rapidly dissolve plant fibers
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Researchers have developed a new process that could make it...
Release by FDA, USDA, and EPA of New Joint Website on Biotechnology Regulation –...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency...
Leukemia’s Favorite Fix, Vitamin B6, Vulnerable to Pharmacological Blockade
Healthy cells keep their use of vitamin B6 under control. You could say that they are casual or functional users. Leukemic cells, however, are full-blown addicts. The difference between being strung out on vitamin...
Human liver manages to stay alive outside the body for a week
Scientists from University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich and the University of Zurich have managed to keep human livers alive for a week outside the body using machines. If successful on large scale...
CLICS: World’s largest database of cross-linguistic lexical associations
Newest version of database sets new standards for reproducible research, providing a reliable approach to the quantitative study of linguistics
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Every language has cases in which two or more concepts are expressed...
Why are biotech companies focusing on cancer? – SciTech Europa
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Many biotechnology firms focus on the health sector. However, there has been recent growth in the use of biotechnology in cancer research and treatment.
Biotechnology (biotech) plays a vital role in a myriad of...
From JP Morgan: Cell, Gene Therapy to Drive Biopharma M&A in 2020
After reaching an all-time high of $357 billion in 2019 (as of November 30), life sciences mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is unlikely to surpass that record combined value this year—but the number of deals...
