Biotech / Biomedical June 2008 Archive

An unnamed survey making news last week was reported to have shown that, of 484 biotech and pharmaceutical executives, 90% believe funding for startups and early stages of new drug ... Read More

Nanoscience is a diverse, multi-disciplined field incorporating the laws of physics, chemistry, biology and math. The boundaries of biomedical research are being stretched by the use of nanotechnology. Research into ... Read More

Certain cancers have been found to be directly linked to deviations from the norm in terms of mammalian DNA methylation patterns. Methylation of DNA is one epigenetic mark that plays ... Read More

Epigenetics is a relatively new area of genetic research, and the mechanisms that control how, when and where genes are expressed are still not well understood. However, that is changing ... Read More

Modern biotechnology is being used in many areas of medicine from making vaccines and drugs to determining genetic origins of disease, producing organs for xenotransplant and developing nanomedical diagnostic methods. Biotechnology ... Read More

According to the 2007 NABC (US National Agricultural Biotechnology Council) Report on Agricultural Biofuels, the world consumes about 2 barrels of oil for every barrel discovered, primarily (98%) for transportation. ... Read More

Unless you are a virtual business, you will most likely have or need to purchase laboratory equipment at some point or another. Many labs, especially startups or new academic programs, ... Read More

Looking for something to read this summer? While browsing through the CBC's broadcast list from the feature on "How to Think About Science" I realized that even if you didn't ... Read More