|
Yahoo! News: Biotechnology News
|
|
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
(HealthDay)
11/20/08 4:47 AM
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic biomarkers that
are highly accurate in determining physiological age have been identified
by researchers at California's Buck Institute for Age Research, who said
it may be possible to use these biomarkers to test anti-aging drugs.
|
|
European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent
(AFP)
11/19/08 8:50 PM
 AFP - The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.
|
|
Japanese scientists clone embryo of endangered rabbit
(AFP)
11/18/08 5:08 PM
 AFP - Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth.
|
|
Kangaroo genes close to humans
(Reuters)
11/18/08 6:05 AM
 Reuters - Australia's kangaroos are genetically similar to humans and may have first evolved in China, Australian researchers said Tuesday.
|
|
Hawaii island bans genetically modified coffee
(AP)
11/15/08 5:18 AM
AP - The Hawaii County Council has overriden a veto by the Big Island's mayor to ban genetically modified taro and coffee.
|
|
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
(HealthDay)
11/15/08 4:47 AM
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Non-small cell lung tumors
tend to have a different genetic makeup in blacks than in whites, a
finding that may explain why treatment and outcomes are different among
races, a new study says.
|
|
Vietnam to grow genetically modified crops: reports
(AFP)
11/13/08 5:13 PM
 AFP - Vietnam plans to test genetically modified (GM) agricultural crops from now until 2010 and then grow them on a large scale, media reports in the communist country said on Thursday.
|
|
GM crops found to affect reproduction in mice: Austrian study
(AFP)
11/12/08 7:35 PM
 AFP - Genetically-modified maize can affect reproduction in mice, an Austrian study has found, although its authors have dismissed warnings by environmental groups that it could also harm humans.
|
|
Same-sex marriage ban to hit California economy: mayor
(Reuters)
11/12/08 2:56 PM
 Reuters - California's vote last week to ban same-sex marriage will hit the state's economy by making it harder for cutting-edge industries like biotechnology to recruit top talent, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.
|
