Tag: Biotechnology
How Biotech and Gene Modification is good for the...
This is a little old now, but clearly demonstrates that genetic engineering is good for the environment. It's now just used in plants, but on them as well. Biotechnology = less chemicals Australia is leading the world in the move away from conventional chemical...
Space shuttle launches successfully
"US Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 7.45pm this evening after two months of delays. It is on on a mission to deliver the European Columbus space lab to the International Space Station.
It is carrying a crew of seven, including a Frenchman, a German and five...
Scientists create 'no tears' onions
"Scientists in New Zealand and Japan
have created a "tear-free" onion using biotechnology to switch off the
gene behind the enzyme that makes us cry, one of the leading
researchers said Friday. The discovery could signal an end to one of cooking's eternal puzzles: why does...
Australian embassy hosts seminar on biotechnology...
"Australian and Indonesian academics, education experts and professionals participated in a seminar on Biotechnology and Nano-technology at the Australian Embassy on Thursday, coordinated by Australian Education International (AEI), the embassy media release has said.On the...
Eurand added to NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
"Eurand is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies.
Eurand has had four products approved by the FDA since 2001 and has a pipeline of product candidates in...
Codexis opens Singapore laboratory
""Our expansion to Singapore is a significant part of our global development strategy," Dr. Shaw said. "Singapore offers us access to a highly skilled workforce, proximity to our growing customer base in Asia, and a productive business environment as our company grows....
Science Drama 'ReGenesis' Coming to the US Market
ReGenesis is an award winning science drama produced by Toronto's Shaftesbury Films that centers on the fictitious
North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission. NorBAC's special operations team, headed by the...
Microbe Petrol For Better Living :: MAXINE
"What would happen if technology could deliver a renewable way of creating gasoline in relative minutes as opposed to the millions and millions of years it takes to create the base of gasoline we pump out of the...
ScienceHack: Science Videos Search Engine
ScienceHack is a search engine for science
videos based in Halifax, NS. What makes ScienceHack unique is that every video is screened by a
scientist or an engineer to verify the video's accuracy and quality....
Skim Milk Straight From the Cow
Does this mean the cows will be skinnier? "WELLINGTON (AFP) - Skim milk may one day come straight from the udder with New Zealand scientists working to develop a dairy herd that naturally produces low-fat milk,...
Blood groups 'can be converted'
"Scientists have developed a way of converting one blood group into another.
The technique potentially enables blood from groups A, B and AB to be converted into group O, which can be safely transplanted into any...
Safety of Cloned Livestock Debated
"(CNSNews.com) - Claiming that cloned livestock are good for the food supply in the United States, biotechnology firms are hailing the Food and Drug Administration's tentative decision to classify meat and milk from cloned animals as indistinguishable from current supplies....
The vaccine to cure every strain of flu
"British scientists are on the verge of producing a revolutionary flu vaccine that works against all major types of the disease.
Described as the 'holy grail' of flu vaccines, it would protect against all strains of influenza A - the virus behind both bird flu and the...
Study: Average biotech drug takes $1.2 billion, e...
BOSTON (AP) - The
average drug manufactured by the biotechnology industry costs $1.2
billion and takes a little more than eight years to develop, according
to a study released Thursday by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug
Development.
