Algae show potential to produce human therapeutic proteins
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Researchers have modified algae to grow human therapeutic proteins that treat a range of diseases at levels suitable for commercial production.
Researchers have modified algae to grow human therapeutic proteins that treat a range of diseases at levels suitable for commercial production.
The tiny marine, wood-eating gribble that destroys ships and piers worldwide has gut enzymes that could hold the key to converting wood and straw into liquid biofuels.
Genetic Technologies has filed a patent infringement suit against nine U.S. biotechnology companies, including Bechman Coulter and Monsanto.
Can engineering approaches tame the complexity of living systems? Article explores five challenges for the field and how they might be resolved.
Humans may have played a far more active part in their own evolution than traditionally conceived. Good one for biology teachers.
Eminent researchers predict where the future lies ten years from now for their areas of expertise.
Scientists have found that a “longevity gene” helps to slow age-related decline in brain function in older adults.
The Gene and NanoTechnology Information Service is about to change its name to techNyou.
Time magazine has picked a genetically modified dandelion that produces latex as one of its 50 best inventions for 2009.
The discovery of bacteria that breathe rocks could help develop systems that use domestic or agricultural waste to generate clean electricity.