en http://www.gate2biotech.com/ Information about biotechnology research. News from Czech and international biotech research. Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/physiological-and-pharmacological-investigation-of-the-rectum-function/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/physiological-and-pharmacological-investigation-of-the-rectum-function/ Physiological and pharmacological characterizations of the larval Anopheles albimanus rectum Millions of people infected and killed from malaria, which is vectored by mosquitoes. In order to control this communicable disease, normally we have to reduce the vector population, so it is... Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/glutamate-toxicity-in-single-cortical-neurons/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/glutamate-toxicity-in-single-cortical-neurons/ Simultaneous single neuron recording of O2 consumption, [Ca2+]i and mitochondrial membrane potential in glutamate toxicity Neurons are electrically excitable cells which produce relatively large amounts of ATP to drive the ion pumps that restore intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ levels after... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/ban-it/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/ban-it/ Greenpeace enounced collecting one million signatures under the prefabricated internet petition calling for a moratorium on all new GM crops in the EU until a proper safety regime has been put in place by the European Commission. The European Citizens' Initiative was introduced by the Lisbon... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/the-online-london-dysmorphology-database/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/the-online-london-dysmorphology-database/ Authors: S S Guest, C D Evans, R M Winter A prototype of the Online London Dysmorphology Database is now available for testing purposes. In this paper we describe the new online version of the London Dysmorphology Database (LDDB), which is accessible via the World-Wide Web.... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/nucleic-acid-isothermal-amplification-technologies-a-review/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/nucleic-acid-isothermal-amplification-technologies-a-review/ Authors: Pooria Gill, Amir Ghaemi Nucleic acid amplification technologies are used in the field of molecular biology and recombinant DNA technologies. These techniques are used as leading methods in detecting and analyzing a small quantity of nucleic acids. The polymerase chain reaction... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/increased-plate-and-osteosynthesis-related-complications-associated-with-postoperative-concurrent-chemoradiotherapy-in-oral-cancer/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/increased-plate-and-osteosynthesis-related-complications-associated-with-postoperative-concurrent-chemoradiotherapy-in-oral-cancer/ Authors: Rajeev Sharan, Subramania Iyer, Shilpa S Chatni, Jacob Samuel, Karimassery R Sundaram, Richard F Cohen, Keechilat Pavithran, Moni Abraham Kuriakose   Plate osteosynthesis is a widely used technique in head and neck reconstructive surgery. The objective of this... Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/organ-preserving-multimodality-management-of-squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-anal-canal/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/organ-preserving-multimodality-management-of-squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-anal-canal/ Authors: S V Deo, N K Shukla, V Raina, B K Mohanti, Rajeev Sharan, Madhabananda Kar, G K Rath AIM: To study the efficacy of an organ-preserving, sequential chemoradiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal, and of salvage surgery in those in whom ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/polymer-membrane-stabilized-gold-nanostructures-modified-electrode-and-its-application-in-nitric-oxide-detection/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/polymer-membrane-stabilized-gold-nanostructures-modified-electrode-and-its-application-in-nitric-oxide-detection/ Authors: Subramani Thangavel, Ramasamy Ramaraj Nafion polymer/gold nanostructures film that can be utilized as a proficient electrochemical sensor for nitric oxide was prepared by an electrochemical process, forming the gold nanostructures (Aunano) through infiltration into a Nafion... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/humor-comprehension-and-appreciation-an-fmri-study/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/humor-comprehension-and-appreciation-an-fmri-study/ Autors: Angela Bartolo, Francesca Benuzzi, Luca Nocetti, Patrizia Baraldi, Paolo Nichelli Humor is a unique ability in human beings. Suls [A two-stage model for the appreciation of jokes and cartoons. In P. E. Goldstein & J. H. McGhee (Eds.), The psychology of humour. Theoretical... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/gene-for-susceptibility-to-alcoholism/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/gene-for-susceptibility-to-alcoholism/ Many studies have previously suggested a possibility that behind the susceptibility to abuse of alcohol and other substances there is a genetic predisposition to this addiction. Now a new study published in the journal Alcoholism Clinical Experimental Research (Thanos, 2010)... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/for-more-information-make-free-registration-on-the-scientific-network-research-gate-and-see-full-text/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/for-more-information-make-free-registration-on-the-scientific-network-research-gate-and-see-full-text/ Authors: Eduardo Ansorena, Elisa Garbayo, José L Lanciego, María S Aymerich, María J Blanco-Prieto The administration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of several diseases of the nervous system as... Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/serous-ovarian-fallopian-tube-and-primary-peritoneal-cancers-a-comparative-epidemiological-analysis/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/serous-ovarian-fallopian-tube-and-primary-peritoneal-cancers-a-comparative-epidemiological-analysis/ Authors: Susan J. Jordan, Adèle C. Green, David C. Whiteman, Suzanne P. Moore, Christopher J. Bain, Dorota M. Gertig, Penelope M. Webb, Australian Cancer Study Group (ovarian cancer) and the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group Invasive serous cancers are diagnosed in the ovary,... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/management-competencies-in-the-biotech-industry-in-switzerland/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/management-competencies-in-the-biotech-industry-in-switzerland/ Authors: Thierry Volery, Karel Doclo, Richard Munton, John Shea The aim of this analysis is to determine the major challenges in the Swiss biotech industry. After face-to-face interviews with executive management of 17 early stage biotech companies and several associated stakeholders in the... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/bioregio-bioprofile-and-the-rise-of-the-german-biotech-industry/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/bioregio-bioprofile-and-the-rise-of-the-german-biotech-industry/ Authors: Dirk Dohse, Tanja Staehler The BioRegio contest and the BioProfile contest initiated by the German Federal Government have drawn much international attention as prototypes of a new kind of technology policy aiming at the exploitation of regional innovation and growth potential... Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/childhood-obesity-the-genetic-factor-identified/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/childhood-obesity-the-genetic-factor-identified/ A new study performed by pediatric researchers (Grant, 2010) has added to the evidence that genes have a strong influence on childhood obesity. The results of the study can clarify factors that predispose to this condition. Obesity is a phenomenon which has grown in recent years not... Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/what-happens-if-the-cell-leaves-the-mitochondria-to-their-fate-new-facts-about-parkinsons-disease/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/what-happens-if-the-cell-leaves-the-mitochondria-to-their-fate-new-facts-about-parkinsons-disease/ Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder characterized by tremor, gait abnormalities and a slowing of physical movement. It is caused by the lack of dopamine produced in the neurons in substantia nigra. The neurons loose their own mitochondria, the organelles that produce energy... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/effect-of-the-repeated-use-of-antibiotics/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/effect-of-the-repeated-use-of-antibiotics/ Antibiotics are drugs which are used every day for plenty of diseases. Doctors are encouraged to use them carefully. The use of antibiotics is one of few situations when the condition of the patient is not always in the first place, because the condition of the whole population is almost this... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/contraceptives-change-the-olfactory-communication-in-primates/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/contraceptives-change-the-olfactory-communication-in-primates/ American researchers (Crawford et al., 2010) found out that primate females tend to lose the odorous individuality in a kind of uniformation process when taking contraceptives. The study was performed in animals and this might mean that the pills have the same effect in humans. Hormonal... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/politics-versus-facts/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/politics-versus-facts/ The start of new technologies was never easy. From to-day bureaucratic vocabulary we can say that new achievements always met "precautionary principle". This is a box available for whole set of wild catastrophic scenarios. The first test drive of steam-powered train was connected with the... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/a-slowing-us-economic-recovery-the-environmental-biotech-industry/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/a-slowing-us-economic-recovery-the-environmental-biotech-industry/ In late July, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress concerning monetary policy actions and the general economic recovery in the United States.  In his testimony he stated the economic outlook in the U.S. is “unusually uncertain.”  This very dovish outlook from the Federal... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/cellular-armature-against-hiv/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/cellular-armature-against-hiv/ A team of researchers at the University of the Basque Countries, the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Institute of Applied Chemistry of Catalonia in Barcelona studied a possibility how to block the enter of the HIV into the cell by changing the level of the cell membrane fluidity. The... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/inherited-clubfoot-can-be-associated-with-chromosomal-abnormality/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/inherited-clubfoot-can-be-associated-with-chromosomal-abnormality/ Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the lower extremity and one of the most common congenital anomalies at all. It can be found approximately in one of one thousand newborns (and it is more frequent in males than in females). Clubfoot is a severe anomaly and may... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/past-presence-and-future-of-the-surveillance-of-the-congenital-anomalies/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/past-presence-and-future-of-the-surveillance-of-the-congenital-anomalies/ Congenital anomalies monitoring systems and surveillance programs were created in many countries during the 20th century. Their main goal was to identify potential teratogenic threats that may affect the general population. Today these organizations have many new duties that should decrease... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-drug-could-improve-the-learning-ability-of-individuals-with-down-syndrome-1/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-drug-could-improve-the-learning-ability-of-individuals-with-down-syndrome-1/ Researchers from Texas might be able to help the children with Down syndrom some day. They found out, that there may be a protein responsible for the impairment of cognitive functions. This protein belongs to amyloids, which are pathological protein aggregates with specific properties.... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/legal-ban-of-gm-crops-discussion/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/legal-ban-of-gm-crops-discussion/ The European Commission has proposed the adoption of new rules that would make it possible for Member States to ban the cultivation of GM crops on their territory. The process foresees two steps: first the adjustment of co-existence rules in a way that in fact prevent farmers growing GM... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/peptides-which-can-fix-the-heart/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/peptides-which-can-fix-the-heart/ The new research of scientists from New York and Boston shows, that peptide-based drugs could be useful in stimulating the growth and proliferation of heart cells, so they could be a great help for patients who have suffered a damage on the heart. New pharmacological approach The... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/why-greens-failed-in-the-czech-republic/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/why-greens-failed-in-the-czech-republic/ Green parties in several EU Member states have been quite respectable political powers. Also in the CR Greens participated in the Parliament and government. However, the party failed in recent election dropping down to about 2.44 % so that its representatives will not take part in the new... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/are-gmos-a-health-problem/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/are-gmos-a-health-problem/ The European Commission shifted the approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for planting from DG envi to DG sanco, i.e. to the health directorate. Let us leave behind the principal question why in contrast to all other new crop varieties GMOs should be treated by a separate legislation;... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/ethics-in-science/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/ethics-in-science/ Institute of Philosophy of The Academy of Science CR organised on February 17 a seminar "Ethics of Science in the Czech Republic". Such topic is very important particularly in bioscience. This was also reflected on the NEC Forum (13th Forum of National Ethics Councils Emerging Technologies in... Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/discussions-are-going/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/discussions-are-going/ This November was full of celebrations. It was the twenty-years´ anniversary of the end of communist regime in the Eastern and Central Europe. However, this November brings another less celebrated anniversary that we should remember – twenty years ago the “genetically modified organisms” were... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-technique-for-specifying-location-of-sugar-chains-on-glycoproteins/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-technique-for-specifying-location-of-sugar-chains-on-glycoproteins/ Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned. This is now possible thanks to a new technique developed at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/scientists-discover-influenzas-achilles-heel-antioxidants/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/scientists-discover-influenzas-achilles-heel-antioxidants/ As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu: antioxidants. In an article appearing in the November 2009 print issue of the FASEB Journal (The Journal of the... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/how-salmonella-bacteria-cause-diarrhea-in-their-host/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/how-salmonella-bacteria-cause-diarrhea-in-their-host/ Salmonella bacteria are cunning when it comes to triggering diarrhoea in their host. Researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich)  have succeeded in explaining a molecular mechanism that enables the bacteria to activate their host cell’s non-specific immune response,... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/harvest-of-events/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/harvest-of-events/ September and October bring in our country harvest of potato, sugar beet and many fruits. However, they are also rich on various conferences, symposia and similar meetings. As referred previously, September started this year with the Symposium on plant biotechnology in Szeged (September 1 -5)... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/diabetes-drugs-dont-fight-inflammation/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/diabetes-drugs-dont-fight-inflammation/ Two popular treatments lower blood sugar but may not prevent heart disease. Tightly controlling blood sugar in people with diabetes doesn't relieve inflammation that can lead to heart disease, a new study shows. A study of 500 people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes shows that... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/czech-scientists-developed-anew-method-for-improving-the-functional-characteristics-of-enzymes/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/czech-scientists-developed-anew-method-for-improving-the-functional-characteristics-of-enzymes/ An international team of scientists from the Czech Republic, Germany and Japan have developed a new method for improving the properties of enzymes. The method has potential for wide application in the chemical, medicinal and food industries. The procedure has been published in the August issue of... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/full-color-vision-given-to-monkeys/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/full-color-vision-given-to-monkeys/ Males with red-green colorblindness can distinguish the hues after gene therapy, study suggests. Two male squirrel monkeys now see the world in a whole new way - in full color. Female squirrel monkeys can see in color, but male squirrel monkeys are normally red-green colorblind because... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-antibody-intended-at-hepatitis-c-virus/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/new-antibody-intended-at-hepatitis-c-virus/ Boston, Mass. Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical Schoul today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody they... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/brown-university-and-other-scientists-have-taken-the-first-steps-toward-mapping-epigenetic-variability-in-cells-and-tissues/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/brown-university-and-other-scientists-have-taken-the-first-steps-toward-mapping-epigenetic-variability-in-cells-and-tissues/ Brown University and other scientists have taken the first steps toward mapping epigenetic variability in cells and tissues. Mapping the human epigenome could someday allow for quicker and more precise disease diagnoses and more targeted treatments of many chronic ailments.Epigenetics, which is... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/unique-and-highly-sensitive-method-for-detecting-methylation-associated-cancers-1/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/unique-and-highly-sensitive-method-for-detecting-methylation-associated-cancers-1/ Researchers in Israel and Kenya have shown that the contribution of variable degrees of immune suppression, either due to existing chronic infections such as parasitemias and/or nutrition, in different populations may influence and prolong the serological-diagnostic window period of HIV. However,... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/plant-biotechnology-symposium/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/plant-biotechnology-symposium/ Czech and Slovak Academies of Science used to organise each odd year a Symposium on Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology in High Tatras or České Budějovice. This year Hungary joined this tradition and hosted 8th symposium New Developments in Green Gene Technology in Szeged on 1-4... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/humans-have-mirror-neurons/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/humans-have-mirror-neurons/ Macaque monkeys have specialized brain cells - called mirror neurons - that activate when a monkey performs an action involving an object, such as picking up a grape, or when watching someone else do the same task. The discovery of these neurons in 1996 led to speculation that... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/mitochondrial-dna-and-the-rhesus-monkeys/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/mitochondrial-dna-and-the-rhesus-monkeys/ Scientists may have found a way to prevent the transfer of serious inherited mitochondrial diseases from mother to child. By shuttling DNA from an egg cell to a donor cell, the technique enabled the birth of four healthy Rhesus monkey males, researchers report online August 26 in... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/risks-involved-with-transgenic-fish/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/risks-involved-with-transgenic-fish/ Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape? Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have studied transgenic fish on behalf of the EU and are... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/obesity-surgerys-benefits-extending-to-next-generation/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/obesity-surgerys-benefits-extending-to-next-generation/ Pregnancies after the operation yield healthier children. Children born to women who have achieved drastic weight loss through stomach surgery are healthier than children born to severely obese moms, a new study shows. The findings suggest that obesity creates an unhealthy environment for... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/protein-p-plays-three-cancer-fighting-roles-1/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/protein-p-plays-three-cancer-fighting-roles-1/ A new study shows this cancer-controlling protein, p53, does not one, not two, but three different jobs, all in one convenient package. Previous studies have demonstrated that p53 stops cancer from developing by sensing stress, such as DNA damage, and turning on genes that keep cells from... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/isotope-crisis-threatens-medical-care/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/isotope-crisis-threatens-medical-care/ Global production of the feedstock for the leading medical-imaging isotope is low and erratic, putting health care in jeopardy. Within the next two weeks, the vast majority of radioactive-imaging medical tests could be delayed or replaced by less desirable procedures. The reason: temporary... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/lecithin-found-to-have-beneficial-effects-on-fat-metabolism-1/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/lecithin-found-to-have-beneficial-effects-on-fat-metabolism-1/ Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance named phosphatidylcholine is a component of the common food additive lecithin, and researchers speculate it may one day be possible to use... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/introduced-organisms-or-invading-species/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/introduced-organisms-or-invading-species/ One of environmental risks referred with genetically modified organisms is impair of biodiversity. Such statement is included in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as in the Cartagena Protocol. It has never been explained why particularly GMO are introducing such risk. How,... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gate2biotech.com/energy-burning-brown-fat-created-in-mice/ http://www.gate2biotech.com/energy-burning-brown-fat-created-in-mice/ Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that they can engineer mouse and human cells to produce brown fat, a natural energy-burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. If such a strategy can be developed for use in people, the scientists say, it could open a novel approach to...