News articles tagged with 'biotechnology'
Stanford researcher uses living cells to create 'biotic' video games
— 14 Jan 2011 15:32 | TechnologyVideo game designers are always striving to make games more lifelike, but they'll have a hard time topping what Stanford researcher Ingmar Riedel-Kruse is up to. He's introducing life…
NYU Courant researchers develop algebraic model to monitor cellular change
— 2 Nov 2010 14:12 | HealthResearchers at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have developed a novel algebraic model of DNA 'hybridisation,' a process central to most biotechnology…
Non-human sugar in biotech drugs causes inflammation
— 26 Jul 2010 09:27 | HealthResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a kind of sugar molecule common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals but not found…
Researchers cut years from drug development with nanoscopic bead technology
— 16 Jul 2010 12:01 | HealthNew research accepted by the Journal of Molecular Recognition confirms that a revolutionary technology developed at Wake Forest University will slash years off the time it takes to…
Success with 'cisgenics' in forestry offers new tools for biotechnology
— 9 Jun 2010 13:22 | BiologyForestry scientists at Oregon State University have demonstrated for the first time that the growth rate and other characteristics of trees can be changed through 'cisgenics' - a type…
Radical new directions needed in food production to deal with climate change
— 13 Feb 2010 21:05 | EnvironmentYields from some of the most important crops begin to decline sharply when average temperatures exceed about 30 degrees Celsius, or 86 Fahrenheit. Projections are that by the end of…
Time in a bottle: Scientists watch evolution unfold
— 19 Oct 2009 07:19 | BiologyA 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology…
Tobacco plants yield the first vaccine for the dreaded 'cruise ship virus'
— 19 Aug 2009 12:25 | ChemistryScientists have used a new vaccine production technology to develop a vaccine for norovirus, a dreaded cause of diarrhoea and vomiting that may be the second most common viral infection…
Environmentally friendly biotech labs opened
— 17 Aug 2009 12:07 | EnvironmentA new building featuring state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly biotechnology research laboratories, was officially opened this morning at CSIRO Entomology's site in Canberra by…
Reprogramming human cells without inserting genes
— 29 Jul 2009 19:08 | HealthA research team comprised of faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Centre (LSBC) and investigators at CellThera, a private company also…