Biotech & pharma
Cancer's potential on-off switch
19 May 2014
Harvard researchers use herpes virus to fight brain tumours
19 May 2014
Researchers have developed a new way to fight brain tumours by trapping oncolytic virus-loaded stem cells in a gel and then applying it directly to the malignancy
Patient stem cells used to make 'heart disease-on-a-chip'
17 May 2014
Harvard scientists have merged stem cell and 'organ-on-a-chip' technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease
Study helps unravel the tangled origin of ALS
16 May 2014
Man's best friend shares similar 'albino' gene
16 May 2014
10-year study shows 'Lethal Factor' could be X-factor for new anthrax vaccine
03 May 2014
Researchers have identified a section of the anthrax toxin Lethal Factor that could help produce a more effective vaccine
Fear of math? study finds some genetic factors
29 Apr 2014
New method to analyse how cancer cells die
26 Apr 2014
Skin layer grown in lab could replace animal testing
26 Apr 2014
The new epidermis, grown from human pluripotent stem cells, offers a cost-effective alternative lab model for testing drugs and cosmetics