Biotech & pharma

Boosting 'cellular garbage disposal' can delay the ageing process, biologists report

06 May 2013

Scientists discover one gene is necessary for mice to avoid predators

06 May 2013

Decoded: molecular messages that tell prostate, breast cancers to spread

03 May 2013

For the first time scientists have decoded the molecular chatter that ramps certain cancer cells into overdrive and can cause tumours to spread throughout the body

Biologists produce rainbow-coloured algae

02 May 2013

Secrets of bacterial slime revealed

30 Apr 2013

Fingerprinting malaria parasite drug resistance

29 Apr 2013

A different view of cancer cells

By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 27 Apr 2013

A new study measures physical changes in tumor cells as they become metastatic and  break free from the original cancer site and spread throughout the body causing death among cancer patients

Boosting the powers of genomic science

By Scott LaFee | 26 Apr 2013

Scientists reveal natural process that blocks viruses from entering the body

25 Apr 2013

Scanning the human barcode: DNA tests aid faster diagnosis

25 Apr 2013

Battling with bugs to prevent antibiotic resistance

23 Apr 2013

Random walks on DNA

23 Apr 2013

Genetics defines a distinct liver disease

22 Apr 2013

Discovery of new genes will help childhood arthritis treatment

22 Apr 2013

Analysing meningitis genes to identify new treatments

20 Apr 2013

Nanoscopic cages for big applications

20 Apr 2013

3D printer can build synthetic tissues

20 Apr 2013

A custom-built programmable 3D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, Oxford University scientists have demonstrated.

Modified bacteria could be used in vaccines

By By Sam Wong | 18 Apr 2013

After Dolly, Roslin researchers create GM-modified piglet

17 Apr 2013

The male piglet, Pig 26, was born last August, and had been genetically engineered with the smallest of DNA mutations - a single deletion of one out of the 3 billion chemical "letters" of its entire genome

Pig disease that costs millions is target of genetic study

17 Apr 2013

Medical breakthrough: test-tube kidney works in rats

15 Apr 2013

Patterning graphene with DNA

By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Apr 2013

Folded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.

'Sonic lasso' catches cells

10 Apr 2013

Academics have demonstrated for the first time that a “sonic lasso” can be used to grip microscopic objects, such as cells, and move them about.

Fighting listeria and other food-borne illnesses with nanobiotechnology

10 Apr 2013

Protein that takes care of our DNA is critical to leukaemia cell survival

09 Apr 2013