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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
... © micahb37 Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new ...
Yahoo 推出一个 Twitter 克隆站：MEME
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
...ology.
It is clear that the term "meme" as used here, is an adaptation of free and expanded its strict scientific sense, but not away from the essence of the idea. ...
How Capsaicin Interacts with Pain Receptors
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7560169 New research published in PLoS Biology further expounds on capsaicin's role in chronic pain relief . According to a related report :
"T...
A New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells?
in Daily Diabetic, on November 25, 2008
...dy's lead researcher and a Senior Investigator in the Section on Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology at Joslin and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School:
"This means ...
Allergies Protect Against Cancer
in Allergies, on November 13, 2008
... protecting you from cancer . A new study published in the latest issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology suggests that allergy symptoms may protect our organs against cancer by expelling foreign p...
New Scientific Journal: EMBO Molecular Medicine
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 11, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Andrey Prokhorov The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)will launch a new journal focusing on the interface between molecular biology and clinical
re...
Why Pro Athletes Deserve More Money Than You
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 22, 2008
...rewed up that Lebron James comes out of high school to tens of millions of dollars while a Ph.D in biology guarantees you nothing more than a nice piece of paper suitable for framing?
As this articl...
Natural Birth Results to Stronger Baby Bonding Compared to C-Sections
in Next Nine Months, on September 21, 2008
...and increase the risk of problematic bonding and postpartum depression."
If you think of the biology of childbirth and parenting, of course it makes sense. This is what nature meant the body to ...
New Tuberculosis Vaccine Goes Into Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 12, 2008
...sis pathogens."
The new vaccine has been developed at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology. In 2004, the vaccine was licensed to the Hanover-based VPN, which expedited the clinical stu...
Netzwerke der Zellen: Toponomik, neues Forschungsgebiet
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on August 18, 2008
...ofessor für Toponomics an der International Faculty des Partner-Institutes for Computational Biology (PICB) in Shanghai ernannt worden. Es handelt sich um die weltweit erste Professur auf diesem neuen...
HD Biosciences Raises First Round
in China Venture News, on August 16, 2008
...HD Biosciences Inc. of Shanghai has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding.
HD Bio is a biology contract research group. Morningside Venture and Lilly Asian Ventures led the round toge...
Tabebuia impetiginosa Extract May Help Reduce Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 14, 2008
... population to pharmaceuticals."
The data has been presented at the Society for Experimental Biology's Annual Meeting in Marseille last month and a paper is currently in press. The researche...
Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate Largazole
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 9, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tammy Peluso
Scientists have identified a compound called largazole , produced by cyanobacteria that grow on coral reefs off the coast of key largo , that may have potentials as an anti-cancer drug.
Largazole, discovered and named by Luesch for its Flori...
Phase 1 Trials Shows Plant-Produced Cancer Vaccine as Safe
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 28, 2008
...em allows very rapid production of a vaccine," said Charles Arntzen, PhD, a professor of plant biology at the Arizona Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, who was not involved in the ...
Drug Candidates from Marine Animals
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2008
...very of drugs into the eye."
The findings were presented during the Society for Experimental Biology's Annual Meeting in Marseille, France.
Source
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So What is Apoptosis?
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 19, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sven Hoppe
If you've been following any nanotechnology news, you've probably seen this term called "apoptosis." What does this word mean? Programmed cell death. That's right. Our cells know when they should destroy themselves. If a human ...
First Class of Biological Engineering Students About to Graduate at MIT
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 5, 2008
...bers to designate everything, including majors). The biological engineering program fuses molecular biology with engineering to create a new discipline that can be applied to medicine. The teaching fa...
Schock-Kongress an der Uni Witten-Herdecke
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on May 30, 2008
...uzzleteile zusammengehören. Hier ist eine neue Disziplin entstanden, die 'Systems Biology', zu der Prof. Prof. Dr. Edmund A. M. Neugebauer von der Universität Witten/Herdecke vor einigen Jahre...
Freshmen: Things Not to Do Next Year...
in The Universities Weblog, on May 24, 2008
...rofessors expect of them.
Attendance is a classic issue. My mother tells the story of her freshman biology class at Radford back in the day (I hope she forgives me for using this). The professor said...
Studying to be a Nanotechnology Expert
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 15, 2008
...eering? Materials science? Mathematics? mechanical engineering ? Chemistry? Physics? Cellular biology? The choices seem endless. Some colleges have a major called "nanoscience." The U...
Transgenic SunUp Papaya Genome
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 24, 2008
...dietary benefits of different fruits, the evolution of fruiting trees, and other basic questions of biology. Data from the genome will also help in designing field-based assays to differentiate hermap...
New Molecule May Lead to Anti-Heart Attack Drug
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 21, 2008
...vid Rockefeller Professor and head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, and laboratory manager Robert Blue have found a new molecule, called RUC-1, that not only ap...
Online High School Pays Students Taking AP Courses
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 14, 2008
...ourses in the program all have that flavor. The lineup includes five courses in the hard sciences - biology, chemistry, statistics, calculus and physics - and two more in English language and literatu...
EGM's Crispin Boyer's a Clown
in House of Nintendo, on January 26, 2008
...al installment of Electronic Nongaming Monthly.
If I were to rate Endless Ocean on a scale between Biology Class and a night dive in the actual ocean, I'd give it 'trip to Walmart's aquar...
Entelos Signed Agreement with J&J Pharma R&D for Diabetes Study
in Daily Diabetic, on December 22, 2007
...A biopharmaceutical company utilizing sophisticated mathematical models of human biology to discover and develop new drugs that treat and cure diabetes among other conditions - Entelos - ha...
WTO Decision Fizzles Online Gambling Chances
in Internet Poker, on December 21, 2007
Pokernews.com article from Amy Calistri:
During the negotiations, a price tag for the EU trade compensation package was estimated at $100 billion. Gretchen Hamel, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's said the deal "involves commitments to maintain our liberalized markets fo...
Molecular Biology of the Gene, 6th Edition
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 20, 2007
...The sixth edition of the most widely used undergraduate textbook in molecular biology , Molecular Biology of the Gene , has just been released.
Now in its sixth edition, Molecular Biolo...
Vitamin B12 Derivative Nitrosyl-Cobinamide May Treat Heart Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2007
...c studies are ongoing.
The results of this study will apear in the December issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine .
Source: EurekAlert ...
Silk from Bees
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 29, 2007
...orms, bees also produce silk?
Those are the latest findings reported recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution , which discusses the honeybee silk genes and the properties of the coil prote...
Why you shouldn't believe every health advice your mother gave you
in Daily Power Walk, on November 28, 2007
...now what is a myth or not we need to know how our body reacts in different situations. Did you miss biology class? Research to find out if the advice is a myth or if you should believe it.
Do you be...
OPCs from Grape Seeds, Prevent LDL Cholesterol Oxidation
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 23, 2007
The oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) from grape seeds have been found by a new study to prevent oxidation of LDL cholesterol which can lead to atherosclerosis .
Masquelier's® Original OPCs from IBioCeuticals in the US have been used by the scientists in this particula...
Homemade Yogurt
in Do you like to cook?, on November 21, 2007
Creamy, slightly tart , plain yogurt is a wonderful thing. We eat it mixed with fresh fruit or muesli, drizzled with honey or sprinkled with sugar for breakfast. Yogurt can also be whipped with garlic, cucumber and cilantro to make a soothing raita to accompany a spicy Indian feast. It has e...
Promising MRSA VAccine Targets Quorum Sensing
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 9, 2007
... production of antibodies to block quorum sensing. This study appears in the journal Chemistry and Biology .
Source: Science Daily
Photo Credit: CDC/Jim Biddle...
Heparanase Inhibitor, Potential Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...lls has been linked in previous studies to malignancy. A recent study published in Nature Chemical Biology indicates that an inhibitor for heparanase may have potentials as an anti-cancer drug candi...
Biology Image Library, Online Image Database
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 22, 2007
... BioMed Central has launched the Biology Image Library , an online resource that provides access to over 11,000 carefully selected biology-related images. This is the latest service from BioMed Ce...
Hormone Leptin Has Potential Role in Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on October 5, 2007
...irculating in the bloodstream.
Unraveling the role of leptin in the regulation of beta cell biology will be especially useful in understanding the mechanisms that contribute to beta cell growt...
Economic Choices Have a Genetic Component
in Businesspundit, on October 1, 2007
...tiators often come from law or finance, but in the future, perhaps they will come from the field of biology.
...
Alzheimer's Disease: Type 3 Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on September 27, 2007
...ciation.
Now, a new U.S study (published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal ) has claimed that the memory loss in Alzheimer's disease may be a third type of...
Protein Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 24, 2007
... prevention of colorectal cancer. The study will be published in the October issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine .
...
Tissue Engineering and Immunology Protocols, on Video
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 19, 2007
...t, Pavel Koudria, Jeffrey A. Bluestone (UCSF)
A gradient-generating microfluidic device for cell biology
Bong Geun Chung, Amir Manbachi, Ali Khademhosseini (MIT)
To date, JoVE has so far rele...
Symposium: Regulatory RNA in Biology and Human Health
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 28, 2007
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What: Miami 2008 Winter Symposium: Regulatory RNA in Biology and Human Health
When: February 2-6, 2008
Where: Miami Beach resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Florida
Even though the key...
Polymer Nanoparticle Uptake in an In Vitro 3-D Brain Tumor Co-Culture Model
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 27, 2007
...ew nanoparticles can be seen on the brain slice (blue) underneath. Credit: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
A nanoparticle drug delivery system designed by University of Nottingham scie...
Miniature, Nanotech Implants May Treat Epilepsy and Glaucoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 11, 2007
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Findings will be presented in details in three research papers at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 's Sciences and Technologies for Health conference from Aug. 23-26 in Lyon, Fra...
Will Some Majors Cost You More?
in The Universities Weblog, on July 30, 2007
...r current situation, it doesn't seem to us that that's possible."
Some majors, like biology and chemistry, have long charged extra for lab fees and such. So what's new? Still, we&#...
Diesel Exhaust + Cholesterol = Clogged Arteries
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 30, 2007
...lone."
The said findings - published in the July 26 edition of the online journal Genome Biology - are the first to explain how fine particles in air pollution conspire with artery-clogging...
Free Online Video Lectures
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 17, 2007
... mechanical engineering . The site also provides Video and Audio lectures on various Sciences: Biology, Psychology, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry etc..." Interested? Check out the free ...
Attosyringe for Injections into Living Cells
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 11, 2007
...to change its behavior appreciably. Its inventors see applications for this attosyringe in cellular biology research....
Towards the Development of an Orlistat-like Cancer Drug
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 9, 2007
...ancer treatments based on such findings.
As recently reported in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology :
"...the drug orlistat ( Xenical® or Alli® ) binds and interacts with a protein fo...
Nanoinjector Penetrates Human Cell
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 6, 2007
...mething a micropipette cannot do. In the near term, this technique will be useful for studying cell biology by injecting almost arbitrary molecules into the intracellular milieu. In the longer term, i...
Krebs: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum gründet Graduiertenschule
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on July 3, 2007
...ätsgesicherte Ausbildung sicherzustellen.
In Verbindung mit dem Schwerpunkt "Cancer Biology" ( biologie der Krebserkrankung) im Rahmen des Heidelberger Masterstudiengang "Molecu...
Towards Solving the Mystery of Lou Gehrig's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 1, 2007
...tone Valentine, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a member of UCLA's molecular biology Institute who has been studying this particular protein since the 1970s:
"Some o...
OHV Group Watching the Watchdogs
in Under My Helmet, on June 29, 2007
...lition has offered to help with the study.
The University of Washington Center for Conservation biology seems to be very pleased with the fact that the OHV group has offered to help, but I...
Popular Science Magazine has ranked working at Microsoft's security group as terrible
in Tech Intelligence, on June 28, 2007
... security researcher as less-bad than the people who prepare the carcasses for dissection in biology laboratories," Moyer ( Popular Science editor ) said.( Computerworld )
Apparently it i...
Inherited Gene Mutation for Leukemia Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2007
Researchers have identified the first inherited gene mutation that increases a person's risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), one of the most common forms of the disease.
The mutation was found in a gene called DAPK1 , which normally helps trigger the death of cells before...
CSH Protocols, June Issue
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2007
...or Protocols (http://www.cshprotocols.org) is an online resource of methods used in a wide range of biology laboratories. It is structured to be highly interactive, with each protocol cross-linked to ...
Virus Sponge Filters Viruses from the Blood
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 14, 2007
Scientists have developed a "virus sponge" that could filter a patient's blood in a process similar to kidney dialysis, a technology which may be used to remove virus from a patient's body, or to reduce glucose levels among diabetics.
The virus sponge is based on a technology ...
Coffee Could Help Prevent Diabetes, Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on May 4, 2007
...ealth benefits.
Now, presented in a "controversy session" on coffee at the Experimental Biology 2007 meeting recently concluded in Washington, DC is the new findings that drinking coffee ...
Top Your Diet with Cherries
in Daily Diabetic, on May 1, 2007
...alth benefits.
The study findings which have been presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology are so encouraging the researchers are hoping they will lead to human studies.
Read the f...
Antioxidants from Cherries Help Reduce Risks of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 1, 2007
...rt Association .]
Such were the findings presented recently at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology .
The findings, derived from animal studies that will hopefully lead to human studies were ...
Heavy College Drinking = Heart Disease Later in Life?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 24, 2007
...erican Heart Association 's 8th Annual Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology .
In the said study, the group of college students who drank heavily had higher levels of ...
EEG Signals Help Diagnose Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 19, 2007
...en presented in New York City at the Annual International Conference of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Find more details fr...
No Evidence to Support that Certain Minorities are Prone to Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 17, 2007
...genetic factors."
Findings are published in the spring issue of the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine .
Read the full report from the University of California, Irvine .
...
Telomeres: Genetic Markers That May Predict Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 12, 2007
... in India.
Finding were presented recently at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology .
Find more details from the full report .
...
Azim Premji's Thoughts on the Talent Shortage problem in India
in The CIO Weblog, on April 6, 2007
... recruit 3500 people into it who are BSc's (Bachelor of Sciences) in Math, Physics, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry and put them through as trainees into a 4-year program with BITS, Pilani, which i...
Stomach Fats Reduce Antioxidants' Effects
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 4, 2007
...stry, have been presented by post-doctoral researcher Emilie Combet at the Society of Experimental Biology 's Annual Main Meeting, last 2nd of April.
Read the full report .
...
Sleep and the Busy Woman
in Well Woman Blog, on March 17, 2007
..., not easier, as they age.
"Sure, guys are exhausted, but they're not blindsided by their biology," says Meir Kryger, chairman of the task force that designed this year's poll for t...
Latin America Racial Diversity
in Latina Viva, on March 16, 2007
The "Latino race" thing bothers me. It's just ridiculous; I'm tired of explaining again, and again, and again, that Latin is a culture, not a race. Race is a biological classification; it shouldn't be used to classify millions of Latin Americans, who belong to different bio...
Towards Making the Beneficial Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Isomer as Food Supplement
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 14, 2007
...l CLA supplement, explains Dr. Paul Evans (a researcher with the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology ), contains two of its isomers: cis-9-trans-11 CLA which has beneficial effects and the ot...
Improving Crop Plants Through Genomics
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2007
...L scientists are applying genomics and related sciences such as proteomics and computational biology to improve the nutritional value of leading crops, as well as boost crop plants' resista...
