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Sciphu
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Embryonic Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine
The New Scientist surveys current efforts to build regenerative therapies based on the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells: "Tissue grown from human embryonic stem cells, the most prized, and most controversial, cells ever grown in a lab, could at last...
 
Jasmin H
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Blog – Robotic Kitchen Assistants
Tired of cooking this Thanksgiving? These robots could help out.
 
Jasmin H
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Blog – Solving the Puzzle of Triangular Snowflakes
Snowflakes ought to be hexagonal. So why are triangular ones so often observed?
 
Jasmin H
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Blog – Quantum Measurement Could Reveal Ion Flow Through Cell Membranes
A unique type of nanodiamond could measure the flow of ions through an ion channel with unprecedented accuracy
 
GraceCheng
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Why Agriculture And Food ETFs Make Sense In This Market
No matter how bad the economy gets, nor how stupid the government’s policies, everyone needs to eat.Except for air...
 
Xconomy
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Illumina OKs $100M Share Buyback
San Diego-based Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) said today that its board has authorized a program to buy back $100 million of stock....
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Nasty iPhone Worm Hints at the Future
As smart phones become smarter, malicious code will find a friendlier home.
 
Jasmin H
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Origami Solar Cells
Silicon sheets self-assemble into spheres to capture more light.
 
Chuck
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Genotyping With Fluidigm
With a title like Director of Molecular Biology you might think that it would be hard for a non-technical person to carry on a...
3 days ago AgWired | Topics: Agribusiness, Audio, Biotech, Fluidigm
 
Tony Faustino
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Why Drugmakers Don't Twitter - BusinessWeek
The pharmaceutical industry spent $4 billion on direct-to-consumer advertising in 2008, but only 4% of that amount flowed to the Web—a tiny percentage compared with other huge advertisers, such as auto companies. Drug companies did test the waters...
 
PDriscoll
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Commercial success in tissue engineering, cell therapy and transplantation
Tissue engineering involves taking either autologous, allogeneic or xenogeneic cells and redirecting those cells to carry out...
 
LauraBW
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Charlotte-Area Media Discuss PR Best Practices
Business Wire Charlotte hosted a Meet the Media luncheon for more than 50 local communications professionals on November 12th...
 
pawan
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Bio-Artificial Liver
The liver is the largest gland in our body and performs a variety of tasks that impact all parts of the body, a spongy mass of...
 
Tony Faustino
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Some doctors say no more free lunches
Great article on how pharma industry continues to lose access to physicians
 
Joel Alenchery
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Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market
eldavojohn writes "Almost 6 years ago we discussed a vaccine to help people quit smoking as it entered human clinical trials. Now it looks like the finishing touches have been put on a deal that will go into effect once phase III testing of the drug now...
 
Dr. Joseph Kim
Dr. Joseph Kim posted a blog entry
How do you "break in" when you lack experience?
Almost every non-clinical job description will indicate that you must have some experience in that field. After all, it's...
 
Xconomy
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Under the Radar Deals: 10 (+1) New England October Financings You Never Heard About
The big picture is great. But at Xconomy, we also like the smaller details, which often fill in or round out the big...
 
PDriscoll
PDriscoll posted a blog entry
Tissue Engineering, Cell Therapy and Transplantation: Products, Technologies & Market Opportunities, Worldwide, 2009-2018
Publishing a new report in December 2009:  Tissue Engineering, Cell Therapy and Transplantation: Tissue Engineering,...
 
Xconomy
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Ironwood Files to Go Public, Seeks to Raise as Much as $172.5M
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for the possibility of an IPO. The Cambridge, MA-based developer of a new treatment for...
 
Jim
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Echo Therapeutics Bullish on Recent News (OTC:ECTE)
MivInvestments Inc. has initiated an independent bullish technical trading alert for 11/20/09 on Echo Therapeutics, Inc....
 
Xconomy
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Biogen Idec Accused Again of Excessive CEO Pay, Lousy Performance, By Big Shareholder
[Update: 1:55 pm Eastern, 11/20/09] After a bitter standoff earlier this year with billionaire investor Carl Icahn over alleged...
 
Xconomy
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Dendreon FDA Deadline Set For May 1
Seattle-based Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), the developer of what it hopes will be the first FDA-approved treatment to actively...
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Self-Policing Cloud Computing
IBM security tool searches for and destroys malicious code in the cloud.
 
pawan
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Nanobots: The Artificial Blood
In future "vasculoid" (vascular-like machine) would replace human blood with some 500 trillion nanorobots distributed...
 
Hanly
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Intel Says Brain Implants Could Control Computers By 2020
Lucas123 writes "Scientists at Intel are working on developing sensors that would be implanted in a person's head in order to harness brain waves that could then be used to control computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment....
 
Jasmin H
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Google Gives a First Look at the Chrome OS
The company unveils the technical details of its operating system.
 
Xconomy
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Beyond Anecdotes: Measuring Global Health Impact in Washington State
The threat of global infectious disease was already a significant humanitarian concern when Ken Stuart set up his independent...
 
Xconomy
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Genzyme Halts Development of New Kidney Drug; A “Very Significant” Bust, Analyst Says
Another day, another piece of bad news from Genzyme. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech giant (NASDAQ: GENZ) said today it is...
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Who’s Talking About Me?
Web experts are designing technologies that can collect scattered bits of online conversation.
10 days ago Tech Scrape | Topics: Facebook, Technology..., Twitter, google
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Bendable Magnetic Interface
A sensing surface developed by Microsoft researchers offers new ways to use computers.
 
jersey
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And Now for Something Completely Different: North Carolina-based Talecris to Add 259 Biomanufacturing Jobs
Talecris Biotherapeutics announced that it will add 259 jobs as part of a $269 million expansion of its manufacturing facility...
11 days ago BioJobBlog | Topics: BioJobBuzz, BioJobBuzz, Carolina, North
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
New Hope for Neuron Protection
A drug developed to treat Lou Gehrig's disease undergoes clinical trials.
 
Xconomy
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Trubion CEO Peter Thompson Steps Down, Arch’s Gillis To Step Up Temporarily
[Updated: 5:55 pm Pacific, 11/16/09] Trubion Pharmaceuticals, the Seattle-based company developing new drugs for autoimmune...
 
Tony Faustino
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Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform - NYTimes.com
In the last year, the industry has raised the wholesale prices of brand-name prescription drugs by about 9 percent, according to industry analysts. That will add more than $10 billion to the nation’s drug bill, which is on track to exceed $300 billion...
 
<em>kesisoglu</em>
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New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests
The Installer writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report: "A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better...
 
White Label Space
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Top 10 Cyborg Videos
With each passing year, the boundary between man and machine gets slimmer. Bionic ears have become commonplace, motorized prosthetics allow wounded soldiers to care for themselves, and electronic eyes are just over the horizon. Neuroscientists have...
 
Roshan
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New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests
The Installer writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report: "A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better...
 
Xconomy
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Fate Therapeutics Bags $30M Venture Deal, Led by OVP, to Develop “Industrialized” Stem Cells
Fate Therapeutics, the San Diego-based company on a quest to develop techniques that make stem cell research practical for the...
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Using CO2 to Extract Geothermal Energy
Carbon dioxide captured from power plants could make geothermal energy more practical.
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
DNS Security Protocol Gains Momentum
Secure Internet-address-lookup technology readied for .net and .com domains.
 
naor
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The Mass Production of Living Tissue
An anonymous reader sends in this moderately disturbing quote from Gizmodo: "I'm touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It's supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the center...
 
futuroprossimo
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Il Micromotore a batteri
Qualche tempo fa è apparso sulla rivista scientifica internazionale Physical Review Letters un articolo in cui i...
14 days ago Futuro prossimo | Topics: Nanotech, batteri, biotech, cnr
 
pawan
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Biomedical Applications Of MEMS
Micromachining and MEMS technologies can be used to produce complex electrical, mechanical, fluidic, thermal, optical, and...
 
Xconomy
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Cadence Hit By FDA Delay
San Diego-based Cadence Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CADX) said today that the FDA has pushed back its deadline for reviewing the...
 
Xconomy
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Genzyme Shares Tank After FDA Discovers Bits of Steel, Rubber in Five Different Drugs
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse for Genzyme, it did. The FDA reported today that it has found tiny bits of...
 
Jasmin H
Jasmin H posted a blog entry
Robo-Rehab at Home
Smaller devices can help stroke patients regain function.
 
pawan
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Nanotechnology-Shaping Future
A basic definition of Nanotechnology is the study manipulation and manufacture of extremely minute machines or devices. The...
 
jersey
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Career Development for Life Scientists: An Ongoing and Disturbing Trend
For the past 10 years or so, I have been providing career counseling and development seminars and workshops for life...
16 days ago BioJobBlog | Topics: Development, Devices, PhD, Rants and...