‘Flying Vaccinator’: Can Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Provide a New Strategy against Malaria?(19 Mar 2010) Successful testing finally realises decade old theory
Mosquitoes transmit infectious diseases to millions of people every year, including malaria for which there is no effective vaccine. New research published in Insect Molecular Biology reveals that mosquito genetic engineering may turn the ...
First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops(19 Mar 2010)
Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of Illinois have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes in the first reported nematode survey of Miscanthus and switchgrass plants used for biofuels. ...
DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine(19 Mar 2010) McGill researchers create DNA nanotubes able to carry and selectively release materials
A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr. Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of nanotubes – tiny "magic bullets" that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells. Sleiman explains ...
Duke technique is turning proteins into glass(19 Mar 2010)
Duke University researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules' properties as workhorses of biology. They are exploring whether their glassification technique could bring ...
GVK Biosciences opens new Clinical Pharmacology Unit in Ahmedabad(19 Mar 2010) New facility commissioned to meet increasing business demand
GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) announced that it has commissioned its new clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) in Ahmedabad, India. The Ahmedabad CPU adds 110 beds to GVK BIO’s existing capacity of 144 beds. The new CPU will conduct a variety of studies ...
Chickens frequently contaminated with Salmonella and Campylobacter(19 Mar 2010) EU study shows: Pathogens are carried over during slaughter from animals to carcasses
The results of a nationwide study coordinated by BfR show that Campylobacter and Salmonella can frequently be detected at the time of slaughter. The pathogens reach the slaughterhouse in intestinal contents or on the feathers of the animals and ...
Drägerwerk: Turnaround program already saved around EUR 45 million in 2009(19 Mar 2010)
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA took important steps towards increasing efficiency, lowering costs and boosting net sales in fiscal year 2009 with the help of its turnaround program. Order intake in 2009 went up by 2.9 percent (net of currency ...
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