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Biotech: Nominations Open for 2011 Biotech Humanitarian Award

Biotech: Nominations Open for 2011 Biotech Humanitarian Award

Nominations are now open for the third annual Biotech Humanitarian Award. Organised by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), $10,000 will be presented to an individual who uses biotechnology to heal, fuel or feed…

March 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Science: DNA Mutation in c-Myb Gene linked to Leukaemia

Science: DNA Mutation in c-Myb Gene linked to Leukaemia

Australian researchers have uncovered a novel DNA mutation in the c-Myb gene that may be linked to the development of leukaemia, breast and colon cancer. A team led by Dr…

August 10, 2010No CommentRead More

Biotech: Eli Lilly does deal in Queensland

Biotech: Eli Lilly does deal in Queensland

Eli Lilly will take a 20% share in a new joint venture with the Queensland government in Australia to develop research in bio-pharmaceuticals. The venture capital fund is worth USD$250…

June 8, 2010No CommentRead More

Science: Venter Announces First Synthetic Lifeform

Science: Venter Announces First Synthetic Lifeform

The J. Craig Venter Institute this week announced the creation of the first synthetically created lifeform – a self-replicating bacteria cell. Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 was created by synthesizing the 1.08…

May 21, 2010No CommentRead More