Biotech & pharma

Over 100 genetic risk markers for rheumatoid arthritis identified

01 Jan 2014

New study brings scientists closer to the origin of RNA

26 Dec 2013

Chemists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown how molecules that may have been present on early Earth can self-assemble into structures that could represent a starting point of RNA

Biosynthesis captured in motion

26 Dec 2013

Adult stem cells found to suppress cancer while dormant

By By Shaun Mason | 24 Dec 2013

Biologists find clues to a parasite’s inconsistency

24 Dec 2013

How cells remodel after UV radiation

23 Dec 2013

Speeding up gene discovery

18 Dec 2013

Researchers developing a ‘universal’ flu vaccine

18 Dec 2013

Stanford engineers are working to create a flu vaccine that could be produced more quickly and offer broader protection than what is available today

Novel genetic mutations that cause neuro-muscular disease in children discovered

17 Dec 2013

Novel membrane for climate protection and medicine technology

14 Dec 2013

Autism-risk genes by function mapped

By By Elaine Schmidt | 13 Dec 2013

New sensor tracks zinc in cells

10 Dec 2013

Research into bacteria could lead to improved fertilisers

04 Dec 2013

Prostate cancer stem cells a moving target: research

By By Shaun Mason | 04 Dec 2013

Neanderthal viruses found in modern humans

04 Dec 2013

Natural killer cells may be key players in asthma

04 Dec 2013

Researchers unlock a new means of growing intestinal stem cells

03 Dec 2013

Studying these cells could lead to new treatments for diseases ranging from gastrointestinal disease to diabetes.

Quantitative approaches provide new perspective on development of antibiotic resistance

29 Nov 2013

Gene Mutation can cause excessive drinking

29 Nov 2013

Protein responsible for controlling communication between brain cells identified

29 Nov 2013

Pills of the future: nanoparticles

28 Nov 2013

Creating synthetic antibodies

26 Nov 2013

Researchers have developed a novel way to generate nanoparticles that can recognise specific molecules, opening up a new approach to building durable sensors for many different compounds

Scientists capture 'redox moments' in living cells

By By Tom Rickey | 25 Nov 2013

Researchers model disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell for genetic disorder

20 Nov 2013

All aboard the nano-train network

11 Nov 2013