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From Foe To Friend: Researchers Use Salmonella As A Way To Administer Vaccines In The Body
July 8, 2008 — Researchers have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered organism that can effectively deliver an antigen in the body. The researchers report that they have been ... > full story -
Computers Used To Hone Cancer-Fighting Strategies
July 2, 2008 — Medical researchers are using high-powered computers to determine how substances known as recombinant immunotoxins can best be modified in order to attack and kill malignant tumors while doing ... > full story -
New Technique Produces Genetically Identical Stem Cells
July 1, 2008 — Cells from mice created using genetically reprogrammed cells can be triggered via drug administration to enter an embryonic-stem-cell-like state without the need for further direct genetic ... > full story -
New Ways To Regulate Genes, Reduce Heart Damage Identified
June 20, 2008 — Biophysics researchers are trying to reduce post-heart attack damage by studying the way cells die in the heart -- a process controlled by transcription ... > full story -
New Molecular Imaging Techniques May Lead To Advances In Disease Treatment
June 16, 2008 — A promising new technique has been developed that will enable more accurate non-invasive positron emission tomography imaging of new cells injected into the body. The new technique, which involves ... > full story -
Ability To Track Stem Cells In Tumors Could Advance Cancer Treatments
June 16, 2008 — Using noninvasive molecular imaging technology, a method has been developed to track the location and activity of mesenchymal stem cells in the tumors of living organisms. This ability could lead to ... > full story -
Stem Cell Researchers Give Old Muscle New Pep
June 15, 2008 — When bioengineers tweaked how adult stem cells reacted to biochemical signals regulating cell division, they gave muscle in old mice a shot of youthful vigor. The research sets the path for research ... > full story -
Stem Cell Discovery Sheds Light On Placenta Development
June 9, 2008 — By manipulating a specific gene in a mouse blastocyst -- the structure that develops from a fertilized egg but is not yet an actual embryo -- scientists caused cells destined to build an embryo to ... > full story -
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Synthetic Biology: Addressing Social And Ethical Challenges
June 8, 2008 — The report of an independent review of social and ethical challenges associated with research into, and the application of, synthetic biology,has just been published. Synthetic biology seeks to apply ... > full story -
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Examining The Math And Mechanics Behind Life Processes
June 6, 2008 — Developing fundamental math and mechanics to explain life processes like embryo development, cellular migration and growth could open doors to a new frontier in biology, many researchers ... > full story
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