News: GSK donates genomic data Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 24th June 2008 05:37 PM GMT] GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced plans on Friday (June 20th), to donate genomic profiles of more than 300 cancer cell lines to the caBIG database, a ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Molecular biologist Gunther Stent dies Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 19th June 2008 04:59 PM GMT] Gunther Siegmund Stent, whose work on bacteriophages helped establish the foundations of molecular biology, died on June 12 of pneumonia. "He was a very remarkable guy. It's hard for any one person to get a full appreciation of what he's done ... Click to continue View comments (5) | Comment on this news story News: Billions for biotech Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 17th June 2008 04:14 PM GMT] Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced his proposal to invest $1.1 billion in biotech industry, which could trump the $1 billion already signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Monday (June 16). Now the race for the biggest biotech ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Add brain cells, remove seizures Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 4th June 2008 05:11 PM GMT] For the first time, researchers have succeeded in reversing a condition that causes seizures in mice by transplanting progenitor cells into the brain. The finding, reported in this week's ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: Salmonella vaccine lift-off Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 2nd June 2008 05:14 PM GMT] A space biotech company hopes its Salmonella vaccine project will pave the way for other lucrative space biotech projects. The company, SPACEHAB, launched its proof-of-concept experiment as part of the space shuttle Discovery's payload on ... Click to continue View comments (2) | Comment on this news story

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