Biotech & pharma
A call to arms for synthetic biology
15 Sep 2011
Scientists synthesise one arm of yeast chromosome, develop new method for "scrambling" DNA
New hope for hepatitis C vaccine
15 Sep 2011
Invention unravels mystery of protein folding
15 Sep 2011
Cancer-killing cells caught on film in greater 3D detail than before
14 Sep 2011
Scientists reveal how a type of white blood cells, called Natural Killer cells, protect the body from tumours and virus-infected cells
Men also wired for childcare
14 Sep 2011
New hope for HIV vaccine
10 Sep 2011
Bacteria shed light on new drug targets for inherited cancers
09 Sep 2011
Scientists have succeeded in purifying a protein found in bacteria that could reveal new drug targets for inherited breast and ovarian cancers as well as other cancers linked to DNA repair faults
New drugs for dangerous yeast infections
06 Sep 2011
Developing drugs tailored to patients' genome
By By Marla Paul | 06 Sep 2011
Killing a cancer cell from the inside out
03 Sep 2011
Biologists have designed a synthetic gene that, when delivered to cancer cells, forces them to commit suicide.
Discovery could create retinas from 'Jell-O'
03 Sep 2011
Two brain halves, one perception
02 Sep 2011
Free radicals crucial to suppressing appetite
30 Aug 2011
New imaging method sheds light on cell growth
29 Aug 2011
Plants could pave the way for new ovarian cancer treatments
27 Aug 2011
Tropical plants may contain the basis of new and effective treatments for ovarian cancer, according to researchers at the Universities of Strathclyde and Portsmouth.