Biotech & pharma
Can fat fight brain cancer?
14 Mar 2013
In laboratory studies, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found that stem cells from a patient’s own fat may have the potential to deliver new treatments directly into the brain after the surgical removal of a glioblastoma
Protein abundant in cancerous cells causes DNA ‘supercoiling’
By By Robert Perkins | 13 Mar 2013
Dual systems key to keeping chromosomes intact
By By Robert Perkins | 11 Mar 2013
Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young
By By Bill Hathaway | 11 Mar 2013
New material could improve ultrasound technology
By By Ryan Garcia | 08 Mar 2013
New tool in the fight against tropical diseases
05 Mar 2013
Chemists find help from nature in fighting cancer
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 02 Mar 2013
Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumour activity.
New tool in the fight against tropical diseases
01 Mar 2013
Researchers refine 'NanoVelcro' device to grab single cancer cells from blood
By By Shaun Mason | 27 Feb 2013
Taking the gamble out of DNA sequencing
27 Feb 2013
Scientists have developed an algorithm to predict how much can be learned in a large-scale DNA sequencing experiment -- with potential applications in every field of science