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Thread: Cellulose nanocrystals: more clarity needed on their toxicity
Post: Cellulose nanocrystals: more clarity needed on the...
Post: Cellulose nanocrystals: more clarity needed on the...
Cellulose nanocrystals are an emerging class of nanomaterials which are attracting attention for a number of possible applications owing to desirable properties. These include their renewable starting...
Author: mtwalsh01
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News
03-11-2015, 01:09 AM
Thread: International Conference and Exhibition on Biotechnology | 3-4 Aug 2015 | Hyderabad
Post: International Conference and Exhibition on Biotech...
Post: International Conference and Exhibition on Biotech...
2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Biotechnology
Organisers: Bright International Conferences & Events Organization
Dates: 03-04 August, 2015
Location: Leonia International Centre for...
Author: mtwalsh01
03-10-2015, 10:39 PM
Thread: 6th World Congress on Biotechnology | 5-7 October 2015 | New Delhi, India
Post: 6th World Congress on Biotechnology | 5-7 October ...
Post: 6th World Congress on Biotechnology | 5-7 October ...
6th World Congress on Biotechnology
Organisers: OMICS Group International
Dates: October 05-07, 2015
Location: Crowne Plaza, Twin District Centre Rohini, New Delhi, India
Website: http://www.biot...
Author: mtwalsh01
03-10-2015, 10:17 PM
Thread: CRISPR cuts HIV: potential preventive and therapeutic strategy
Post: CRISPR cuts HIV: potential preventive and therapeu...
Post: CRISPR cuts HIV: potential preventive and therapeu...
Researchers have exploited the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) system, used by bacteria to protect themselves against viruses, to help human cells resist and fight a...
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News
03-10-2015, 10:03 PM
Thread: Immunity genes associated with post-traumatic stress development
Post: Immunity genes associated with post-traumatic stre...
Post: Immunity genes associated with post-traumatic stre...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder which is particularly challenging to study given the presence or trigger of a traumatic event, for example serving in a combat z...
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News
03-10-2015, 09:08 PM
Thread: Sluggish Rubisco enzyme needs appropriate chaperone for improved plant growth
Post: Sluggish Rubisco enzyme needs appropriate chaperon...
Post: Sluggish Rubisco enzyme needs appropriate chaperon...
There is currently widespread interest in development and implementation of strategies to improve crop productivity and address worldwide food-security concerns. One long-standing research challenge i...
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News
03-10-2015, 12:04 AM
Thread: Positive phase 3 trial results for Trimel’s Natesto testosterone nasal gel
Post: Positive phase 3 trial results for Trimel’s Natest...
Post: Positive phase 3 trial results for Trimel’s Natest...
Results of a phase 3 clinical trial of a new testosterone nasal gel called Natesto were presented on Saturday 7th March at the Endocrine Society's 97th annual meeting in San Diego. The gel is manufact...
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News
03-09-2015, 09:30 PM
Thread: ‘Heart-on-a-chip’ and potential for new drug testing.
Post: ‘Heart-on-a-chip’ and potential for new drug testi...
Post: ‘Heart-on-a-chip’ and potential for new drug testi...
A new ‘heart-on-a-chip’ system may provide a highly effective in vitro model for screening of cardiovascular medications and for testing cardiotoxicity of other pharmaceuticals, according to a new stu...
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News
03-09-2015, 08:59 PM
Thread: Genetic engineering produces TB-resistant cattle
Post: Genetic engineering produces TB-resistant cattle
Post: Genetic engineering produces TB-resistant cattle
A study from scientists in the Ministry of Agriculture in Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China has described production of a herd of genetically engineered cattle with improved resistance to ...
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News
03-09-2015, 08:18 PM
Thread: Blood-based cancer diagnosis: promising new strategy
Post: Blood-based cancer diagnosis: promising new strate...
Post: Blood-based cancer diagnosis: promising new strate...
A new strategy for improved cancer detection via blood-based diagnosis has been described in a recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study comes from ...
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News
03-07-2015, 12:32 AM
Thread: Top UK Biotech Companies - Career opportunities
Post: Top UK Biotech Companies - Career opportunities
Post: Top UK Biotech Companies - Career opportunities
Best Biotech/Life Science Companies to work for (UK)
There are many large and smaller Biotech/Life Science companies based in the UK who offer opportunities to develop a rewarding career. According t...
Author: mtwalsh01
01-15-2015, 11:08 PM
Thread: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the UK
Post: RE: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the...
Post: RE: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the...
Entrance requirements for the courses featured above:
University of Leeds Masters programme entrance requirements: Normally a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, but relevant expe...
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Europe
01-15-2015, 05:47 AM
Thread: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the UK
Post: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the UK
Post: Masters degree courses in Biotechnology in the UK
Below I summarise some courses available from five highly respected institutions. I also include useful links for those who want to find out more about individual courses or seek out further courses n...
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Europe
01-15-2015, 12:12 AM
Thread: Role of Microbes in Fermented Food
Post: RE: Role of Microbes in Fermented Food
Post: RE: Role of Microbes in Fermented Food
As a previous poster mentioned, it is important to be aware of the bacterial content of foods in which fermentation is a feature and to ensure purity of culture in producing such foods. One response t...
Author: mtwalsh01
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Biotechnology Products
01-13-2015, 09:55 PM
Thread: Transformation, Transduction and Transfection –Gene transfer methods
Post: RE: Transformation, Transduction and Transfection ...
Post: RE: Transformation, Transduction and Transfection ...
The opening post in this thread mentions the use of nanoparticles in gene transfection. Gene therapy depends on safe and efficient gene transfer and nanoparticles are potentially useful vectors in thi...
Author: mtwalsh01
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Cloning
01-13-2015, 06:27 AM
Thread: What is Bioremediation Process and its Types
Post: RE: What is Bioremediation Process and its Types
Post: RE: What is Bioremediation Process and its Types
The original post in this thread mentions one form of bioremediation called biostimulation “in which bacteria are motivated to start the process of bioremediation”. There are various examples in which...
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Environmental Biotechnology
01-13-2015, 05:39 AM
Thread: Role of Bacteria in Environment
Post: RE: Role of Bacteria in Environment
Post: RE: Role of Bacteria in Environment
The term ‘extremophile’ applies to organisms that can survive in extreme environmental conditions such as in extremes of heat, cold or acidity. Most of the known extremophiles are microbes, including ...
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Environmental Biotechnology
01-12-2015, 11:48 PM
Thread: Spirulina as a food supplement
Post: RE: Spirulina as a food supplement
Post: RE: Spirulina as a food supplement
This is an interesting thread which contains many useful contributions on the subject of Spirulina. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has singled out Spirulina as an interest...
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Biotechnology Products
01-12-2015, 10:38 PM
Thread: Antibiotics: what are they and how do they work?
Post: RE: Antibiotics: what are they and how do they wor...
Post: RE: Antibiotics: what are they and how do they wor...
It is important not to become confused between bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria rather than eukaryotes, and the multiple types of viruses that directly infect eukaryotes includin...
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Biotechnology Products
01-12-2015, 10:05 PM
Thread: Genes involved in vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder
Post: Genes involved in vulnerability to post-traumatic ...
Post: Genes involved in vulnerability to post-traumatic ...
Variants of two genes named catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2), associated with dopamine and serotonin regulation respectively, have been linked to increased risk ...
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News
01-10-2015, 05:26 AM
Thread: International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference | 15-20 Feb 2015 | San Francisco USA
Post: International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference | ...
Post: International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference | ...
[b]22nd International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference
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Organisers: Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Dates: 15[sup]th[/sup]-20[sup]th[/sup] February 2015
Location: Moscone North Convention Cen...
Author: mtwalsh01
01-10-2015, 03:29 AM
Thread: Discovery of new antibiotic which bacteria cannot resist
Post: Discovery of new antibiotic which bacteria cannot ...
Post: Discovery of new antibiotic which bacteria cannot ...
The growth of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics has outstripped the development and introduction of new antibiotic compounds, leading to a public health crisis with the rise of multidrug resistant...
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News
01-10-2015, 01:30 AM
Thread: BCL11A: a novel overactive triple-negative breast cancer gene
Post: BCL11A: a novel overactive triple-negative breast ...
Post: BCL11A: a novel overactive triple-negative breast ...
Exciting results from a new study suggest that an overactive gene called BCL11A drives the development and progression of the aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. The study, carried out in both h...
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News
01-10-2015, 12:41 AM
Thread: Bacterial input to wound-associated skin cancer
Post: Bacterial input to wound-associated skin cancer
Post: Bacterial input to wound-associated skin cancer
Binding of a bacterial protein by a white blood cell receptor at the site of wounds associated with chronic skin inflammation can tip the balance from wound healing to tumour formation. That is a majo...
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01-10-2015, 12:11 AM
Thread: An avocado a day keeps the heart doctor away?
Post: An avocado a day keeps the heart doctor away?
Post: An avocado a day keeps the heart doctor away?
Incorporating one fresh avocado per day into a moderate fat diet results in a greater improvement of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL; ‘good’) to low density lipoprotein (LDL; ‘bad’) choleste...
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01-09-2015, 01:31 AM
Thread: Cell Line Development & Engineering | 9–12 February 2015| Dublin, Ireland|
Post: Cell Line Development & Engineering | 9–12 Februar...
Post: Cell Line Development & Engineering | 9–12 Februar...
Cell Line Development & Engineering 2015
Organisers: Informa Life Sciences
Dates: 9th–12th February 2015
Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Website: http://www.informa-ls....
Author: mtwalsh01
01-09-2015, 12:07 AM
Thread: U.S. brain drain of young scientific talent needs to be stemmed
Post: U.S. brain drain of young scientific talent needs ...
Post: U.S. brain drain of young scientific talent needs ...
A ‘brain drain’ of young talent is threatening the future of scientific research in the U.S. That’s according to a new article by Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels, published this w...
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01-08-2015, 11:39 PM
Thread: Cocoa flavanols are good for your brain
Post: Cocoa flavanols are good for your brain
Post: Cocoa flavanols are good for your brain
Dietary supplementation with cocoa flavanols improves aspects of cognitive function in older adults and also confer cardiometabolic advantages. These are the major findings of a new paper in the Ameri...
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News
01-08-2015, 11:10 PM
Thread: How well can you focus? Identification of neural network in visual attention
Post: How well can you focus? Identification of neural n...
Post: How well can you focus? Identification of neural n...
A new study on the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) brain area of macaques has identified a network of neurons that interact to rapidly process visual information while ignoring distractions. In human...
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01-08-2015, 10:21 PM
Thread: Question on Telomeres
Post: RE: Question on Telomeres
Post: RE: Question on Telomeres
(07-15-2014, 10:42 PM)zuzufarah Wrote: That was exactly my question, thank you for your reply. I was imagining as much about the presence of telomerase, however I found the question curious enough t...
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Questions and Answers
07-23-2014, 04:39 AM