Does breastfeeding promote healthy gut microbiota?
A new study on Danish infants suggests that breastfeeding (and when it is ceased) is the nutritional element with the most significant effect on the development of the child’s gut bacterial population,...
View ArticleSpider genome sequenced for first time: possible applications
The spider genome has been sequenced for the first time, opening up the possibilities for gaining insights into spider attributes and activities. For example, the venom and silk made by spiders has...
View ArticleIPM-Janssen agreement: access to HIV Prevention Medicine in developing countries
Innovative uses of a promising anti-HIV medication called dapivirine are giving hope that women can be better protected against HIV. The exclusive worldwide rights for dapivirine have been granted to...
View ArticleExperimental antibody shows promise in Phase I trial for neuroblastoma
An experimental monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A has shown encouraging results in a Phase I trial on children with advanced neuroblastoma. Of the 31 patients who received two or more rounds of...
View ArticleDeadly pig virus causing international concern
Concerns are spreading internationally over a particularly virulent strain of the porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv). Thought to have originated in China, this strain of the virus is now suspected...
View ArticleTypical Waist Training Results
If you are simply beginning a program for waist training, you most likely need to know what to expect in terms of waist training results. The answer to that does, normally, vary according to the...
View ArticleCareer Decision After Intermediate
Question by Chikki Renu: i just now completed my intermediate 2nd year,and wanted to do biotechhnology so which way should i choose degree or engineering?...
View ArticleWorldwide Protein Data Bank breaks 100,000 structures mark
The Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB), an international partnership which maintains a freely accessible archive of protein and nucleic acid 3-D structures, has announced that they have broken the...
View ArticleUn-tangling Alzheimer’s disease: Novel protein fragments show promise in...
A new study suggests that novel protein fragments (peptides) can protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology, including the Alzheimer's disease (AD) toxin (amyloid-β 1–42 peptide) and also against...
View ArticleReseveratrol in red wine insufficient to explain 'French Paradox'
There have been many studies attempting to explain the ‘French Paradox’, that is the relatively low incidence of heart disease in France, despite the high-fat diet consumed by many of its inhabitants....
View ArticleSleeping sickness or not? Insight into differential trypanosome infectivity
A new study has shed light on factors that cause some species of the trypanosome parasites to be infective of humans while other aren’t. The study, published in the journal PLoS Pathogens, was carried...
View ArticleTriple-negative breast cancer: trial to develop personalised therapy
A new trial, teaming researchers in Indiana University with Paradigm, a non-profit genomic sequencing and molecular information company, aims to use advanced genomic sequencing technology to tailor...
View ArticleFuture bright for faecal microbiota transplant therapy despite FDA regulation...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been taken by surprise by the high demand for faecal microbiota transplants (FMT), according to a news article published this week in the journal Nature...
View ArticleBiotech. @ IIT Bombay: Admission, Facilities, Placements, Events and Much More!
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is the second oldest IIT of the country, established in 1958 with assistance from UNESCO and funded in part by the Soviet Union. Today, it's a world...
View ArticleRac1b: potential pancreatic cancer drug target
Three proteins, namely matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3), Rac1b and KRAS work together to drive progression and tumourigenesis in pancreatic cancer. This pathway provides a therapeutic target for this...
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Workshop on Bioinformatics and Interdisciplinary Technologies (BAIT)
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The Bioinformatics course aims to provide students with high-quality training in bioinformatics. The course provides a strong foundation for the development of essential...
View ArticleCalorie restriction and reduction of breast cancer metastasis
Calorific restriction reduces metastasis (spreading to secondary sites) of tumours in a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer. This effect is augmented by ionising radiation. While the effect is...
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International Conference on: Urban Planning and Architectural Design for...
International Conference on: Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (http://www.ierek.com) We have the honor to invite you to attend our international conference on: “Urban...
View ArticleFermentation / EMF
I'm hoping someone can direct me to someone who may know whether EMF (electromagnetic radiation) has been used in any commercial fermentation processes as a way to promote growth. The reason for my...
View ArticleGenetic basis of schizophrenia involves multiple mutations
Use of high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques has revealed that the underlying genetic cause of schizophrenia appears to lie in damage to several genes rather than being pinpointed to a single gene....
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