Biotech & pharma
Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible
18 Jul 2011
The new probe could prove to be a breakthrough in whole-body imaging allowing doctors to non-invasively monitor the growth of tumours in order to assess the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapies
Scientists unlock secrets of potato plant genome
11 Jul 2011
First successful transplant of a synthetic tissue-engineered windpipe
08 Jul 2011
For the first time in history, a patient has been given a new trachea made from a synthetic scaffold seeded with his own stem cells.
Proteins prove their metal
08 Jul 2011
Scientists solve mystery of nerve disease genes
08 Jul 2011
Hot springs microbe yields record-breaking, heat-tolerant enzyme
By By Robert Sanders | 07 Jul 2011
Researchers discover new airway stem cell
05 Jul 2011
CT scans significantly more effective than chest X-rays in reducing lung cancer deaths
By By Kim Irwin | 01 Jul 2011
Click chemistry creates new 'stealth' DNA links
01 Jul 2011
Researchers have developed an artificial DNA "stealth" linkage using click chemistry, a highly-efficient chemical reaction, to join together DNA strands without disrupting the genetic code