Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that makes use of plants to degrade or sequester contaminants in soil and groundwater. While the technology is not new, it seems current trends ... Read More

Antibiotic resistant bacteria, sometimes called "Superbugs" are becoming a widespread problem particularly in hospitals where immunocompromised patients can become very susceptible to infection. For example, we all have the bacterium ... Read More

A new link between the protease activity of an enzyme called scrawny (scny), chromatin modification and cell differentiation, has been described in Science Magazine. Scientists from Howard Hugh Medical Institute ... Read More

A large number of transcription factors in humans belong to a superfamily that shares a similar motif known as the zinc finger. Among these, a large proportion have multiple tandem ... Read More

How does a weak patent system affect ordinary people? There's more to IP laws than protecting companies so they can make a profit. Of course part of building a strong ... Read More

In a previous blog, I pointed out how genetic polymorphisms can complicate the testing of new drugs on animals, despite the fact that we have some enzymes in common with ... Read More

Just when I was about to provide an update on progress in developing a Swine Flu (H1N1 virus) vaccine, Novartis, Germany made their big announcement that the first batch of ... Read More

The city of Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) is embarking on a new Green Biotech project that will utilize human waste to make methane gas for fueling it’s fleet of 110 vehicles. ... Read More

When it comes to testing the pharmacokinetics of drugs, pesticides or other xenobiotics (man-made compounds), we often turn to other animal species such as rats and mice. However, when interpreting ... Read More

I'm not surprised by the first comment on my Flavr Savr tomato blog; I was expecting a few people would read too much into what I was saying and publish ... Read More

What could possibly be the point of creating gold-rimmed DNA molecules that roll into nanotubes? In January, researchers from Arizona State University and The Scripps Research Institute reported in the ... Read More

Have you ever tried to get information from online about the Flavr Savr tomato studies on rats? I went looking the other day for details on why the FDA did ... Read More

Michael Jacobson, Executive Director for the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, has written what is generally a supportive argument for GMOs in agriculture. His editorial, in the organization’s ... Read More