Biotech & pharma

Bioprinting has promising future

19 Nov 2012

Serum’s meningitis vaccine can withstand temperatures of up to 40° C

16 Nov 2012

New gene identification technique to help underst dangerous new viruses

15 Nov 2012

Scientists unravel resistance to breast cancer treatment

15 Nov 2012

Understanding antibiotic resistance using crystallography and computation

14 Nov 2012

Research on anthrax vaccine on to counteract threat of bioterrorism

10 Nov 2012

Scientists uncover a new pathway that regulates information processing in the brain

10 Nov 2012

Scientists reveal key protein interactions involved in neurodegenerative disease

09 Nov 2012

Three-in-one 'supermolecule' could detect cancer early, help destroy tumours and monitor treatment

08 Nov 2012

Smokers leave a history of their addiction in DNA

07 Nov 2012

Unlocking the secrets of DNA repair

06 Nov 2012

New technique enables detection of low levels of sugars produced by living organisms

05 Nov 2012

1,000-genomes study is 'guidebook' to how genes vary

05 Nov 2012

A landmark project that has sequenced 1,092 human genomes from individuals around the world will help researchers to interpret the genetic changes in people with disease

Scientific team sequences 1092 human genomes to determine standard range of human genetic variation

02 Nov 2012

New inhibitors of elusive enzymes promise to be valuable scientific tools

01 Nov 2012

Researchers test new methods to end cancer research on animals

01 Nov 2012

How the brain controls our habits

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 30 Oct 2012

Researchers uncover new target for cancer research

29 Oct 2012

Breast cancer cells enticed to spread by "tumorous environment", genetic changes

29 Oct 2012

Blood pressure drug shows Alzheimer’s benefits in mice

27 Oct 2012

UCLA engineers control thousands of cells simultaneously using magnetic nanoparticles

By By Matthew Chin | 27 Oct 2012

Electron microscopy enables high-resolution visualisation of molecules inside cells

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 26 Oct 2012

A surprise mechanism uncovered in the development of lupus

25 Oct 2012

Researchers uncover new target for cancer research

25 Oct 2012

Genome sequencing of ancient African humans may lead to medical advances

By By Bjorn Carey | 23 Oct 2012

A comprehensive analysis of the anthropological and genetic record of humans' expansion out of Africa could lead to medical advances