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Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells, researchers say

Stem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Nuisance seaweed found to produce compounds with biomedical potential

A seaweed considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs in Hawaii may possess the ability to produce substances that could one day treat human diseases, a new study led by scientists at Scripps ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanopills release drugs directly from the inside of cells

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers developed a new vehicle to release proteins with therapeutic effects. The vehicles are known as "bacteria inclusion bodies", stable insoluble nanoparticles which are found normally ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New discoveries in cell aging

A group of researchers led by the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have achieved to quantify with precision the effect of protein aggregation on cell aging ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists solve ricin riddle using new technology

A protein that controls how the deadly plant poison and bioweapon ricin kills has finally been identified by a team of Austrian researchers in a new study. With a combination of stem cell biology and modern ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Just the two of us: Stable dinucleotide-RNA duplexes show promise in biotechnology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nucleic acid technology has revolutionized the field of biomedicine, as it can be effectively utilized in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic diseases The efficacy of most ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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New 'genome mining' technique streamlines discovery from nature

A newly developed method for microscopically extracting, or "mining," information from genomes could represent a significant boost in the search for new therapeutic drugs and improve science's understanding ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common parasite uncovers key cause of Crohn's

(PhysOrg.com) -- Immune systems have their sinister side, especially when they have not learned how hard to fight. Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases inflict more than a million Americans ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Nanodisk gene therapy: Scientists introduce DNA directly into the cell nucleus using protein nanodisks

Spanish researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have discovered a novel gene therapy method using particles measuring only a few nanometers which encapsulate genetic material and introduce themselves directly into ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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'Nanosprings' offer improved performance in biomedicine, electronics

Researchers at Oregon State University have reported the successful loading of biological molecules onto "nanosprings" - a type of nanostructure that has gained significant interest in recent years for its ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Protein extremes gain relevance in massive proteomic studies

Researchers at University of Ghent, Belgium, and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) develop a new procedure to identify the two extremes of protein molecules and their processing and maturing in ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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