New protein regulator identified in Alzheimer's disease brain
A new study from the Scripps Institute in Florida has identified regulator of BACE1, a protein that has been implicated in progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, published in an advance...
View ArticleBioinformatics - M.Sc. after B.Sc
After 4 months I'm going to complete my studies (B.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS ) but now I'm confused. I want to know, is it better to do M.Sc. Bioinformatics after B.Sc.?? Is there any scope (jobs) in this...
View ArticleMicroRNA as Biomarkers and Diagnostics | March 17-18 2014 | Boston MA
MicroRNA as Biomarkers and Diagnostics Conference Organisers: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Dates: March 17th-18th 2014 Location: Omni Parker House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Website:...
View Articlepka of DNA
Hello...I m in my second year of biotechnology. It would be nice if anyone tell me about what is the pka of Dna and why it has that pka??Thank you..
View ArticleAll Things Cyanobacteria
Have recently returned to my background in molecular biology/biochemistry. Specifically, I have interest in the marine cyanobacteria that produce oxygen, ethylene and both. Seeking the top producers...
View ArticleNew mechanism for pulmonary fibrosis
An international research collaboraration between the laboratory of Prof. Padraic Fallon in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland with researchers in the University of Edinburgh and the University of...
View ArticleGenetic adaptation to high altitudes in Tibet
A new genomic study on people living in the Tibetan plateau has identified a novel mechanism of population adaptation to local environments, in this case specifically to high altitudes. The study, in...
View ArticlePractical cell cuture workshops | 9-15 March & 6-12 April 2014 | Pune, India
1-Week Hands-on Workshop on Human/Cancer Cell Culture Techniques & MTT Assay Organisers: Prof. Dr. Sheo Mohan Singh, Director, International Centre for Stem Cells, Cancer and Biotechnology (ICSCCB)...
View ArticleFlu vaccine reduces severity of the illness
The efficacy of vaccination against the influenza virus has been sharply demonstrated in a report published online today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The report...
View ArticleGATE BT 2014
hello,has anyone given gate 2014 biotechnology? if so,please give the reviews.
View ArticleTamoxifen targets fungal infections: a new use for an old drug?
A new use for the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could bring new hope for HIV/AIDS patients affected by the fungus Cryptococcosis. This fungus causes either pneumonia or the brain infection...
View ArticleCreatine slows progression of Huntington's disease in clinical trial
In the first clinical trial of a drug intended to slow onset of Huntington’s disease (HD) symptoms, a study from Massachusetts General Hospital has provided evidence that the nutritional supplement...
View ArticleGene variation affecting grey matter thickness influences intelligence
Agatha Christie’s famous fictional detective Hercule Poirot was fond of ascribing his formidable intelligence to his ‘little grey cells’. A new study from an international team of scientists, led by a...
View ArticleA new Twist in the tale of triple-negative breast cancer
A new study published in the journal Cancer Cell suggests that a nuclear protein known as Twist may point to a potential way forward in treatment of the clinically aggressive triple-negative form of...
View ArticleProstaglandin the key to liver versus pancreatic stem cell differentiation?
Scientists from Harvard University have discovered that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is the key that unlocks stem cells to differentiate into either liver or pancreas cells. Both these cell types are...
View ArticleSmall nuclear RNAs: new tool for cancer prediction?
Small non-coding RNAs, long dismissed as 'transcriptional noise' due to their apparently random distribution and lack of any discernible link to known functions, may actually be predictive of...
View ArticleEMBO Tumour Microenvironment conference | 7-10 May 2014 | Heidelberg
Organisers: European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL): Scientific Organisers: A. Berns, P. Pandolfi, B. Pauly Dates: 7th May - 10th May 2014 Location: EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Website:...
View ArticleFertiliser over-use negatively impacts on global grassland biodiversity
According to a new international study published online in Nature on February 16th, over-use of fertilisers is having an adverse effect on the number of species thriving in grasslands. According to one...
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