Using algae to produce human therapeutic proteins?

Published in March 16th, 2010
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“That’s the conclusion of a study, published online this week in Plant Biotechnology Journal, which sought to determine whether seven diverse human therapeutic proteins could be produced in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a green alga used widely in biology laboratories as a genetic model organism, much like the fruit fly Drosophila and the bacterium E. coli. “What [...]

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Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

Published in March 11th, 2010
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The NYT has a great story today about how the genome can be used to identify the cause of disease. Read more here.

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Ever wondered what Singularity University is like?

Published in March 2nd, 2010
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Here is a fantastic article in CNET News today describing one student’s journey. The “student” in question is Rob Nail, an entrepreneur who “helped start Velocity11, which built robotics and automation equipment for cancer research and drug discovery, and as its CEO, he grew it to $50 million in sales and membership on several most-exciting-in-Silicon [...]

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New surgical bone screw biodegrades in two years

Published in March 1st, 2010
Posted by in Biotech, Longevity tech
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From CNET News: “This month, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research (IFAM) in Bremen, Germany, are unveiling a new type of screw that not only biodegrades within two years but actually encourages bone growth into the implant itself so as not to leave gaping holes where the screws used [...]

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