Biotech & pharma
International research consortium sequences tomato genome
31 May 2012
The Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC), a group of over 300 scientists from 14 countries, including India, has sequenced the genomes of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor
Powerful new approach to attack flu virus
28 May 2012
Nuisance seaweed found to produce compounds with biomedical potential
By By Mario Aguilera | 26 May 2012
Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections
By By Scott LaFee | 25 May 2012
No new neurons in the human olfactory bulb
24 May 2012
Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair
24 May 2012
Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D
23 May 2012
New details about gene regulation explained
19 May 2012
Mystery of the missing breast cancer genes
10 May 2012
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News office | 08 May 2012
Gaining access to the inner workings of a neuron in the living brain offers a wealth of useful information: its patterns of electrical activity, its shape, even a profile of which genes are turned on at a given moment