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Opinion special: Gene patenting
Date: December 18th, 2009 Ian Olver, CEO of Cancer Council Australia, and Trevor Davies, of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, debate the merits and dangers of gene patents. Australian Life Scientist: http://www.lifescientist.com.au/article/329879/opinion_special_gene_patenting?eid=-2
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Nanotechnology and the future of food
Date: December 17th, 2009 The Institute of Food Technologists released three review articles that provide greater detail on nanotechnology science and its application to food. Nanowerk: http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=14073.php Articles were released in the Journal of Food Science that were presented at the IFT Annual Meeting… More »
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Rock-breathing bacteria could generate electricity, clean oil spills
Date: December 16th, 2009 The discovery of bacteria that breathe rocks could help develop systems that use domestic or agricultural waste to generate clean electricity. Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214151931.htm University of East Anglia (UEA). Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)… More »
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Report: Biotech the key to improving Australia’s agriculture
Date: December 14th, 2009 The Bureau of Rural Sciences report, Plant gene technology: improving the productivity of Australian agriculture, released today. DAFF media release here Report downloaded from here The report reviews the role biotechnology plays in maintaining and improving crop and pasture production.… More »
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Plant protein discovery could lead to drought-tolerant crops
Date: December 14th, 2009 Plant enzymes that have been found that may help engineer plants to take advantage of elevated carbon dioxide yet use less water. Eurekalert: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/uoc–nie120809.php University of California, San Diego, has identified the protein sensors that control the opening of pores… More »
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First measurement of cancer biomarkers in whole blood
Date: December 14th, 2009 Researchers have developed highly sensitive nanowire sensors that can detect cancer biomarkers in blood and enable doctors to test for these and other diseases in minutes rather than days. Eurekalert: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/yu-sun121009.php A team led by Yale University researchers. Their findings… More »
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Xenotransplantation ban lifted in Australia
Date: December 14th, 2009 The National Health and Medical Research Council has given the go ahead for animal-to-human transplantation (xenotransplantation), ending a five year moratorium. Australian Life Scientist: http://www.lifescientist.com.au/article/329402/xenotransplantation_ban_lifted_australia?eid=-2 NHMRC: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/media/media/rel09/091210-xenotransplantation.htm
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Bacteria turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Date: December 11th, 2009 US researchers have have genetically modified a bacterium to consume carbon dioxide and produce the petroleum alternative, isobutanol. Phys Org: http://www.physorg.com/news179683624.html Research done at UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and published in Nature Biotechnology Dec 9… More »
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Gene therapy and stem cells save limb
Date: December 10th, 2009 Researchers have developed therapies that increase blood flow, improve movement and decrease tissue death and the need for amputation, a procedure that could benefit diabetics. Australian Life Scientist: http://www.lifescientist.com.au/article/329155/gene_therapy_stem_cells_save_limb?eid=-2 Research done at at Johns Hopkins. The findings were published online… More »
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‘Mini’ transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
Date: December 10th, 2009 Results of a preliminary study show that “mini” stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. Eurekalert: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/jhmi-tm120809.php The National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins, research published December 10 in the New England Journal of… More »
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