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Biotech-live.com - NEW Biotech Portal!!
7.11.2007 | Newly on Gate2Biotech
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Genetically modified pigs for human organs
2.11.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
There are health situations when patients need to have some organ transplanted. It is very difficult operation and there are real ethic problems. British scientists could be breeding genetically modified pigs in two years that would offer hope to transplant patients.
Biofuel in public transport
8.10.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
Biodiesel and others alternative fuels has a potential to reduce emissions and to stop or slow down change of climate. So cutting emissions is one of the most important global initiative of present and future. High level of carbon dioxide and other exhaust gases in an atmosphere cause smog in cities, and woldwide has an influence on global...
Researchers report new strategy to create genetically modified animals
3.10.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
Genetic engineering has got a lot of opponents, but on the other side it is dynamic branch which will become very important for biotechnology, agriculture and biomedicine research. Researchers from University of Pennsylvania developed new strategy for genetic modification of animals.
New technologies for 3D cultivation of cells
26.9.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
Growing cells in three dimensions in laboratory is a promising way for testing new cancer compounds, for production of human stem cells or it can be a possible way how to reduce tests on laboratory animals. The three dimensions allow cells to create cluster and microtissues, therefore scientist can get more **realistic view** on how drugs or other...
GM Crops, Salvation or Threat?
18.9.2007 | Topic of the month
Whereas the developed European countries are taking quite hesitative approach when it comes to the introduction of GM agricultural plants, the rest of the world tolerates them as the economically preferable option. Can the European reserved stance last any longer? According to an expert in the GMO field, Professor Drobník, the genetic revolution...
Ultraconserved noncoding RNAs May Be Important in Human Cancer
18.9.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
Interesting and important results brought research of scientists of The Ohio State University. They discovered connection between ultraconserved noncoding RNA and several types of human cancer. It could be important for diagnosis and maybe also treatment of cancer and other diseases.
My enemies' enemy is my friend
12.9.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
With new concept of treatment of bacterial diseases came scientists at the Society for General Microbiology’s 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, which ran from 3.-6. September 2007. They use phages, which are nature bacteria enemies, for destroying of pathogenic bacteria. This idea could help to solve problem of antibiotic...
Lonza completes investment at its Kouřim plant for pharmaceutical enzymes production
10.9.2007 | Articles - biotech and pharmacy
Basel, 06.09.2007 – Today Lonza celebrates the completion of a significant upgrade of its Kouřim plant in the Czech Republic (Lonza Biotec s.r.o.). As of now, the facilities are able to produce pharmaceutical enzymes at the highest global cGMP standards and will host the production of Altus Pharmaceuticals’ ALTU-135 commercial drug substance...
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