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LSBC closing signals pharming trouble

Tue, 28/06/2022 - 23:00
Fall of pioneer in using transgenic plants for pharmaceuticals has analysts worried field may dry up
Categories: Global Health Headlines

LSBC closing signals pharming trouble

Tue, 28/06/2022 - 23:00
Fall of pioneer in using transgenic plants for pharmaceuticals has analysts worried field may dry up
Categories: Global Health Headlines

PNAS names new editor-in-chief

Tue, 25/10/2016 - 23:00
Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman aims to include more cross-disciplinary science and longer papers
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Genetic basis of XX males discovered

Sun, 25/09/2016 - 23:00
Italian team implicates R-spondin1 as an ovary-promoting sex-determination gene
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Did they really do that?

Sun, 28/12/2014 - 00:00
Four decades ago, a group of scientists actually thought it was a good idea to give an elephant LSD
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Is that beer on your tie?

Fri, 05/08/2011 - 23:00
A molecular biophysicist helps fund his lab with lush microphotos that decorate neckties, calendars and greeting cards
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Osteogenesis imperfecta gene identified

Tue, 05/07/2011 - 23:00
CRTAP affects prolyl 3-hydroxylation of fibrillar collagen
Categories: Global Health Headlines

NIH lab space plagued by vibrations

Sun, 05/06/2011 - 23:00
Sensitive instruments may be unusable in large sections of the new gerontology and drug addiction research facilities
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Stem cell divide in midterm elections

Thu, 06/01/2011 - 00:00
Senate elections and Missouri initiative could influence the direction of research
Categories: Global Health Headlines

SIDS tied to serotonin dysfunctions

Thu, 06/01/2011 - 00:00
Abnormalities in the medullas of SIDS infants may be more extensive than previously thought, according to a new report
Categories: Global Health Headlines

A case of mistaken identity

Mon, 15/09/2008 - 23:00
A cell line used in more than 650 published breast cancer studies may not be a breast cancer cell line at all
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Middling measures

Mon, 15/09/2008 - 23:00
Avoiding the pitfalls of medium-throughput SNP detection
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Mysterious resistance

Mon, 15/09/2008 - 23:00
How do genes confer resistance to the broad-spectrum antibiotic, quinolone?
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Potato genome sequencing

Mon, 15/09/2008 - 23:00
The year 2008 has been designated the International Year of the Potato, and scientists are working hard to crack the tuber's genetic code
Categories: Global Health Headlines

2008 Lasker Awards announced

Sun, 14/09/2008 - 23:00
Three researchers share the basic medical research award for their discovery of microRNAs
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McCain changes stem cell tune

Sun, 14/09/2008 - 23:00
US Republican presidential candidate's responses to a science policy survey suggest he's backing away from support of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Canvassing protein complexes

Sun, 14/09/2008 - 23:00
Two yeast studies begin to identify protein interactions on a genome-wide scale
Categories: Global Health Headlines

How is Joe Biden on science?

Sun, 14/09/2008 - 23:00
Democratic VP nominee appears to have a strong record on supporting science
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Science novice, Sudoku master

Thu, 11/09/2008 - 23:00
A Stanford postdoc rules the Sudoku world
Categories: Global Health Headlines

Open access recall?

Thu, 11/09/2008 - 23:00
A new bill seeks to undo the NIH mandate requiring public access to federally-funded research papers
Categories: Global Health Headlines
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