Category: Biological

Lung Tumors’ Spread Limited by Patrolling Monocytes in Study

Read more on this study of the role of Patrolling Monocytes, a special type of immune cell, in protecting against lung tumor metastasis. Source: Lung >>>

Posted: November 20, 2015 in Biological

Scientists think a whole new type of life form could be living in our guts – ScienceAlert

Source: Scientists think a whole new type of life form could be living in our guts – ScienceAlert

Posted: November 16, 2015 in Biological

Gene editing saves girl dying from leukaemia in world first | New Scientist

A one-year-old girl is in remission after receiving an experimental therapy that used genetically engineered T-cells from a donor to kill her cancer Source: Gene >>>

Posted: November 5, 2015 in Biological

Single Drop Of Blood Will Soon Be Enough To Diagnose Most Types of Cancer – The Latest News

Researchers at the VUMC Cancer Center Amsterdam have developed a ground breaking technique that can detect different types of cancer at an early stage from a single >>>

Posted: October 30, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry

Discovery of genes involved in inner ear development hints at a way to restore hearing and balance | Neuroscientist News

Loud noise, trauma, infections, plain old aging—many things can destroy hair cells, the delicate sensors of balance and sound within the inner ear. Source: Discovery >>>

Posted: October 28, 2015 in Biological

Will GM Tomatoes be Used to Fight Diseases in the Future? – The Latest News

Scientists at the John Innes Centre have developed a new strain of genetically modified tomatoes that are able to efficiently produce industrial volumes of natural disease-fighting compounds >>>

Posted: October 27, 2015 in Biological

Confused about Bridgeton, West Lake landfills? Here’s what you should know | St. Louis Public Radio

Updated at 5 p.m., Oct. 20 with new information — St. Louis Public Radio is updating this FAQ to describe what we know — and >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry, Editorial, Environmental

Carbon nanotubes found in cells from airways of asthmatic children in Paris

Carbon nanotubes (rods) and nanoparticles (black clumps) found inside a lung cell vacuole (left) are similar to those found in vehicle exhaust in tailpipes of

Posted: October 20, 2015 in Biological, Editorial, Environmental

Hundreds of Thousands Shut Down Berlin to Protest ‘Trojan Horse’ – Monsanto’s Dream Trade Deal – Technocracy News

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Posted: October 19, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry, Editorial

Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of BioViva, Claims to Undergo Anti-Aging Therapy | MIT Technology Review

An American biotech CEO claims she is the first to undergo gene therapy to reverse aging. Judge for yourself. Source: Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of BioViva, >>>

Posted: October 19, 2015 in Biological