NIH cash for new tools to unravel genome's secrets
18-Dec-2007 - The technology used to decipher an organism's gene sequence has come on in leaps and...
New cell line to tackle drug resistant cancer
13-Dec-2007 - The creation of a new 'super cell' that can stand firm against one of the...
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No embryo required: human stem cells from the skin
21-Nov-2007 - A startling breakthrough has allowed scientists to create human stem cells from just reprogrammed skin...
Giving lung cancer a Smac
13-Nov-2007 - A small molecule version of a protein called Smac can turn the survival signal for...
New drug safety model unveiled as Merck shells out for Vioxx
12-Nov-2007 - A new 3D model of the human liver that even has its own blood supply...
Chemical trigger of Parkinson's found
31-Oct-2007 - A group of scientists believe they have cracked the riddle of how Parkinson's disease is...
Peptide chatter encourages bacteria to commit suicide
30-Oct-2007 - Scientists have discovered a peptide that enables bacteria to chat to one another, and can...
Microfluidic stimulation of cells in culture
24-Oct-2007 - US researchers have developed a fully automated microfluidic cell culture system that can control signalling...
Pfizer not alone in feeling the heat of California fires
24-Oct-2007 - As the fires in California continue to rage, Pfizer and other pharma and biotech companies...
Epicept screening for cancer 'executioner'
17-Oct-2007 - Epicept's ASAP screening platform examines levels of a cell 'executioner' in order to get its...
Marksman Cellject device automates zebrafish injection for drug screening
12-Sep-2007 - A group of Canadian scientists have developed a technique to automatically inject material such as...
Cellectricon delivers genome-wide RNAi screening system
12-Sep-2007 - Swedish cell-based screening expert Cellectricon has placed the world's first high throughput (HT) genome-wide RNAi...
SwitchGear screens signalling-pathways
26-Jul-2007 - SwitchGear Genomics has launched a new high-throughput tool (HT) that allows researchers to peer into...
How flow rate can affect microfluidic cellular assays
23-Jul-2007 - UK researchers have shown that high fluid flow rates in microfluidic devices used for cellular...
Improved culture media could advance stem cell research
12-Jul-2007 - Medicult, a Danish company best known for supplying products for use in fertility clinics, has...
Sigma-Aldrich to develop zinc finger binding proteins with Sangamo
11-Jul-2007 - Sigma-Aldrich is to collaborate with Sangamo BioSciences to develop zinc finger DNA-binding proteins to create...
High-throughput peptide-cell adhesion array
04-Jul-2007 - US researchers have developed a high-throughput microfluidic array to aid help discover therapeutic and cell-targeting...
Invitrogen launches 3D cell scaffold
02-Jul-2007 - Invitrogen has launched an animal-free, 3D bioscaffold cell culture system, to allow researchers to study...
CellASIC's microfluidic tumour model
27-Jun-2007 - US microfluidics company CellASIC has developed a device that enables the effects of anticancer drugs...
Asterand job cuts 'not connected' with Russian ban
27-Jun-2007 - Asterand said it is to slash 10 per cent of its total workforce in a...
Asterand outlines action for profitability
12-Jun-2007 - Asterand has announced a restructure and changes to its operational model in a bid to...
A more tailored way of reducing blood vessel inflammation
15-May-2007 - A team of German scientists have discovered a new drug target that could lead to...
Cancer stem cells therapies in clinical trials
14-May-2007 - Specific stem cells are thought to be the origin of many, if not all, cancers...
New insights in cancer cell migration
14-May-2007 - A workshop being held this week in Italy has shed new light on how cancer...
Enticing cells to 'eat' Huntington's
08-May-2007 - Scientists have discovered a number of 'promising' compounds that can enhance the ability of cells...
