Biotech & pharma

Stem cell therapy opens new approach to treatment of cardiac conditions

06 Dec 2011

An `eye’ on stem cells

06 Dec 2011

New discovery of adult stem cells holds fresh possibilities for heart regeneration

05 Dec 2011

Bacteria engineered to eat switchgrass and make transportation fuels

02 Dec 2011

Gene that acts as a brake on breast cancer progression

Gene that acts as a brake on breast cancer progression

30 Nov 2011

New research provides compelling new evidence that a gene known as 14-3-3s plays a critical role in halting breast cancer initiation and progression

Surprise role of nuclear structure protein in development

30 Nov 2011

Scientists uncover new role for gene in maintaining steady weight

25 Nov 2011

Implanted neurons grown in the lab take charge of brain circuitry

24 Nov 2011

The brain's zoom button

24 Nov 2011

Researchers find genetic link between heart disease and brain aneurysms

Researchers find genetic link between heart disease and brain aneurysms

23 Nov 2011

Researchers have discovered that a variant of a gene linked to heart disease also increases the risk of deadly aneurysms of blood vessels in the brain

A better way to count molecules discovered

22 Nov 2011

New biosensor benefits from melding of carbon nanotubes, DNA

21 Nov 2011

How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet

How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 21 Nov 2011

New study shows that tumour cells, deprived of glucose, alter their metabolism to use other sources of sustenance

Scientists develop brand new class of small molecules through innovative chemistry

21 Nov 2011

Embryo development discovery

19 Nov 2011

Unraveling how a mutation can lead to psychiatric illness

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Nov 2011

UN warns cassava virus, first identified by Bristol researchers, nearing an epidemic in Africa

18 Nov 2011

Scientists identify new class of antimalarial compounds

18 Nov 2011

Dendritic cells control lymphocyte entry into lymph nodes

17 Nov 2011

Diseased hearts to heal themselves in future

16 Nov 2011

Researchers find potential Achilles’ heel on Lassa Fever, related viruses

15 Nov 2011

Stem cell approach primes immune system to fight cancer

14 Nov 2011

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create First of Its Kind Gene Map of Sulfate-reducing Bacterium:

12 Nov 2011

Tiny worms change direction using two human-like neural circuits

12 Nov 2011

ORNL fundamental discovery casts enzymes in new light

11 Nov 2011

View details about the software product Informachine File Manager