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The discovery and development of new antibody therapies and vaccines require knowing the epitope that the antibody interacts with. Regulatory bodies including the FDA and EMEA now require the specific...
View ArticleEngineered "Twincretin" peptide containing both GLP-1 and GIP sequences...
A recent study in Science Translational Medicine* describes the development and testing of a potential new therapeutic for treating obesity and diabetes. The therapeutic peptide (which was playfully...
View ArticleHydrogel with potential for craniofacial reconstruction
Bioengineering researchers in Rice University in Texas have made a major step forward in the field of craniofacial reconstruction with the development of a modified hydrogel that is liquid at room...
View ArticleGenome sequencing reveals new drug candidates for rhabdomyosarcoma
A gene sequencing project carried out by researchers in US centres including St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...
View ArticleBIO Asia International Conference | 8-9 April 2014 | Tokyo
11th Annual BIO Asia International Conference Organisers: Biotechnology Industry Organization Dates: April 8th-9th, 2014 Location: Grand Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan. Website:...
View ArticleRecent studies shed light on the mechanisms of actin filament formation and...
Actin is a ubiquitous multifunctional protein that participates in cytoskeletal dynamics, cellular motility, intracellular signaling, and regulating gene expression, among other key cellular roles. Its...
View ArticleDegradation temperature of plant extracts
Hello everyone, I am a final year B.Tech Nanotechnology student and i have a few doubts about degradation of plant extracts namely; the general temperature range for degradation of plant extracts and...
View ArticleDiabetes drug dapagliflozin wins support of FDA advisory committee
Bristol-Myers and Astra Zeneca have received a welcome recommendation from an FDA advisory panel on their proposed diabetes drug dapagliflozin. This is all the more welcome as the same panel previously...
View ArticleGalderna Labs faces restructuring and staff lay-offs
The difficult international economic conditions have hit the biotechnology industry hard, with many companies severely scaling back their research and development activities and many smaller companies...
View ArticleFUNDAMENTAL and APPLIED RESEARCH in BIOLOGY FARB 2014 | February 24-27 2014 |...
3rd International Conference on FUNDAMENTAL and APPLIED RESEARCH in BIOLOGY FARB 2014 Dates: February 24th -27th, 2014 Location: Donetsk, Ukraine Website: http://www.farb.com.ua/ The website gives all...
View ArticleUmbilical Cord Banking Benefits and Applications
The umbilical cord (also known as funiculus umbilicalis) is the connection between the placenta and the fetus in its developmental stages. The usual components of the umbilical cord are two arteries...
View ArticleHow to choose the optimal antibody for your application?
Selection Guide for Monoclonal vs. Polyclonal Antibodies The biggest difference between polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies is that polyclonal antibodies recognize multiple epitopes and monoclonal...
View ArticleBeauty product or biological weapon? An inhibitory peptide developed for...
Researchers in the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland have identified a substance that can protect nerve cells from the effect of the deadly toxin,...
View ArticleFlukeless: Irish scientists develop a diagnostic test kit for liver fluke
The Tyndall National Institute in Ireland announced last week that they have developed a diagnostic toolkit called Flukeless, which is designed to be used in the fight against liver fluke. A flatworm...
View ArticleBioTech 2014 | March 10-11 2014 | Dubai, UAE
4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (BioTech 2014) Organisers: Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF) Dates: March 10th-11th, 2014 Location: BITS-Pilani Dubai Campus,...
View ArticleZebrafish embryos reveal signalling link between calcium deficiency and cancer
On this forum, we have previously reported on the potential of the zebrafish as a model organism for drug discovery, following the entry into Phase II trials of ProHema, the first drug to be developed...
View ArticleCoffee drinking and smoking may be protective against rare liver cancer PSC
All of us are now aware of the overwhelming evidence linking cigarette smoking to cancer. However, Norwegian researchers working in the Rikshospitalet in Oslo and in the University of Oslo have carried...
View ArticleBiotherapeutics Analytical Summit| March 24-28 2014 | Baltimore USA
Biotherapeutics Analytical Summit Organisers: Cambridge Healthtech Insitute (CHI) Dates: March 24th-28th, 2014 Location: Hyatt Regency, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Website:...
View ArticleLung cancer ALK and ROS1 oncogenes found in CRC tumours; therapeutic...
A research group in the University of Colorado Cancer Centre has found that the ALK and ROS1 gene rearrangements that characterise some subsets of lung cancer are also found in a subset of colorectal...
View ArticleHow your pet dog may protect your children from allergies
Dogs may indeed be man’s best friends in ways not envisaged when the old saying was coined. It has been recognised for some time that raising of children from birth in the presence of animals,...
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