Biotechnology
Gates defends focus on high-tech agriculture (AP)
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 01:29
ShareThisAP - Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.
Thoroughbred Racehorses Get Speed from Just a Few Ancestors (LiveScience.com)
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 09:40
ShareThisLiveScience.com - Thoroughbred horses owe their amazing sprinting capabilities to just a couple of ancestors, according to a new study that traces the genetics of these racehorses.
New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay)
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:47
ShareThisHealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified three
new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may
help explain why some women develop the disease.
Small Stem Cell Study Claims Early Success in Treating Eye Disease (HealthDay)
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:47
ShareThisHealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using human embryonic stem
cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and
leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found.
Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK (AP)
Submitted by Earth News on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 14:00Man gets life for millionaire's murder in fraud scheme (Reuters)
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 18:20
ShareThisReuters - A judge sentenced a former financial adviser to life in prison without parole on Friday for strangling a wealthy Southern California biotech executive and attempting to steal nearly $9 million from one of his investment accounts.
EU agency issues guideline on biosimilar MS drugs (Reuters)
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 04:35
ShareThisReuters - European regulators took another step towards opening the market for copies of biotech drugs on Friday by releasing a draft guideline on how companies should test biosimilar medicines containing interferon beta, used to treat multiple sclerosis.
Genes May Give Clues to Severe Form of Lupus (HealthDay)
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 21:47
ShareThisHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have
identified a DNA sequence that appears to speed up the progression of
lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks
healthy tissues.
Genes May Guide Intelligence Throughout Life (HealthDay)
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 21:47
ShareThisHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Most people have met some
65-year-olds who aren't as "with it" as they once were, and some
90-year-olds who are still sharp as a whip.
Genes Important to Keep Brain Sharp Through Old Age (LiveScience.com)
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:15
ShareThisLiveScience.com - A person's intelligence is mostly inherited, it's in their genes, but whether a person can expect to be a clever grandma or grandpa relies on both genes and environment.
