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Ribosome distribution key to programming cells

April 5, 2018
By controlling the distribution of bacterial ribosomes, synthetic biologists say they can program cells to produce new drugs.Led by work at the University of Warwick and University of Surrey, new research...

Organ-on-chip tech offers Hep B hope

March 16, 2018
Scientists at Imperial College London have become the first in the world to test how pathogens interact with artificial human organs.The team used an artificial liver __- originally developed at...

Heroin vaccine close to human trials

March 9, 2018
Scientists from the US say they have achieved a major milestone toward designing a safe vaccine to both treat heroin addiction and block lethal overdose of the drug.Their research, published...

Report reveals ‘urgent need’ for improved drug discovery productivity

February 6, 2018
A new report by two UK bioscience organisations suggests that despite great strengths, the UK drug discovery community needs urgent action to make it more productive.The joint report, State of...

Venture capital vital to future of biotech

January 23, 2018
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has released a report suggesting that pharma companies investing in emerging start-ups is now a key source of capital for biotech innovation in...

Old dog, new tricks for TB antibiotic

January 17, 2018
Tuberculosis could be fought more effectively with future drugs – thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by University of Warwick and Francis Crick Institute.Professor David Roper at Warwick’s...

Physiological role found for Alzheimers protein

January 10, 2018
A team working on neurodevelopment of axon growth have uncovered a role for TAU, a protein linked to neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.Scientists from the The Scripps Research Institute in...

Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

December 7, 2017
University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. Most causes of untreatable blindness occur from the loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line...

Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered

November 30, 2017
Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

Speedy antibiotic resistance test developed

October 12, 2017
Researchers in California have significantly improved the speed of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria detection test.

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