Category Archives: Biotechnology

*Given the principles of “synthetic biology,” I can see why an attempt to develop this bizarre nano-gizmo makes good solid research sense. A great deal could be learned from this effort.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

In a recent Penny Stock Detectives article, editor Danny Esposito reports on opportunities in synthetic biology, a revolutionary biotechnology that engineers and so rebuilds natural systems, imitating nature. Esposito reveals that there are biotech companies creating an artificial gene, with … Continue reading →

The botany and zoology majors at Miami University are expected to merge in 2013 to create a new biology major following suggestions from the 2010 Strategic Priorities Task Force Committee.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

For my story about synthetic biology in this week's Guardian, I tried to reach Mayor Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, where Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is building its second campus. The group Synbiowatch is questioning the safety and environmental responsibility of … Continue reading →

In gray cabinets tucked away in Eli Greenbaum's biology lab, dozens of possibly new amphibian and reptile species float in liquid-filled jars.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

Despite revelations by the Criminal Investigation Department that even the II pre-university Biology examination paper was leaked, the Department of Pre-University Education has ruled out a re-exa…Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

Students who top the II Pre-University Course (PUC) Biology examination held recently will be under the police scanner. Despite repeated denials by the Department of Pre-University Educatio…Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

Jay Gunn is a man used to dealing with transition, but it usually involves fish moving from one seasonal pattern to the next.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

There is a new approach to biology education recognized in a leading magazine on scientific study.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

Berg Pharma Presents Key Findings in Cancer Systems Biology and Mitochondrial Metabolism at AACR MeetingSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

DUBLIN– — Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Systems Biology and Livestock Science" to their offering. Systems Biology is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of life made possible through the … Continue reading →

( Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ) A new discovery in mice may lead to new treatments that could make bone marrow transplants more likely to succeed and to be significantly less dangerous. According to new research findings … Continue reading →

"(Notes on) Biology," winner of the best animation at this year's SXSW , is a clever take on one of the many distractions from classroom note taking: flip books.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=biology&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

If GM is agriculture's Ford Cortina, synthetic biology could give us Ferrari crops that feed the world without harming the planet The UK government has just declared that synthetic biology – the science of making novel living organisms – could … Continue reading →