Biotech & pharma

Gene contributes to poor speech processing and dyslexia: study

20 Jul 2016

Proteins team up to turn on T cells

18 Jul 2016

Stanford researchers grow bone, heart muscle from embryonic stem cells

16 Jul 2016

Scientists transform lower-body cells into facial cartilage

11 Jul 2016

Researchers identify new biomarker for Parkinson’s disease in patients’ urine

08 Jul 2016

New anti-cancer strategy mobilises both innate and adaptive immune response

06 Jul 2016

Researchers identify calorie-burning pathway in fat cells with potential for obesity treatment

04 Jul 2016

Gene-editing tool CRISPR to be used to treat humans for the first time

23 Jun 2016

Drug candidate shrinks tumour when delivered by plant virus nanoparticle

09 Jun 2016

Stanford stem cell experiment helps stroke patient walk

04 Jun 2016

European regulators approve GSK’s Strivelis therapy for children with combined immunodeficiency

01 Jun 2016

Mistreating animals: US biotech firm to pay record $3.5 mn fine, shut down

23 May 2016

Scientists identify 'smoking gun' in metastasis of hybrid cells

21 May 2016

Researchers successfully excise HIV DNA from animals

21 May 2016

In scientific first, researchers visualize proteins being born

09 May 2016

Controlling RNA in living cells

30 Apr 2016

Study uncovers memory molecules in plants

28 Apr 2016

Flu vaccine taken in morning more effective: Study

28 Apr 2016

New insights into enzymes to help reverse cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's

27 Apr 2016

New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan

23 Apr 2016

AstraZeneca project to sequence 2 mn genomes for new medicines

23 Apr 2016

Cellular Trojan horse yields potential cancer treatment

19 Apr 2016

Salk scientists discover key ingredient to make functional beta cells

16 Apr 2016

Substituting animal fat with vegetable oil not reducing heart disease risk: Study

13 Apr 2016

6 new proteins found to help crack age-related diseases

13 Apr 2016