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Stem cells solve hepatitis C research dilemma
It is now possible to develop liverlike cells in the lab from stem cells derived from human tissue, and infect them with hepatitis C. So what, you ask? The finding, by researchers from the...
Sirt1, in excess, could protect against Huntington's disease
As an all-purpose "fountain of youth," the family of enzymes known as sirtuins remains controversial. But Sirt1, one of its illustrious members, may have another more specific beneficial use.
MIT team finds efficient cell fusion method
A team of scientists at MIT has come up with a new and much more efficient process to pair cells in the lab. Current methods used to fuse cells generally work about 10 percent of the time. But the
MIT scientists reverse autism, retardation in mice
Researchers from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reversed mild retardation and severe autism in mice by inhibiting the enzyme called p21-activated kinase (PAK). Their study focused on Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)--a leading cause of retardation and autism--which is linked to a mutated X chromosome gene. The PAK enzyme controls the connections between neurons and the brain.
"Strikingly, PAK inhibition also restored electrical …
Universities, public institutes lead biotech revolution
A worldwide analysis of biotech patents shows that universities and public research institutions play the leading role in drug discovery, with the U.S. and Japan well ahead of Europe in innovation.
Major research grants headed to sequencing centers
The National Human Genome Research Institute has granted tens of millions of dollars to three major sequencing centers: The Broad Institute Sequencing Platform of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University; The Washington University Genome Sequencing Center, Washington University School of Medicine; and the Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine. They'll be assisting the Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project, which is attempting to systematically …
Milken ranks the world's top bioresearch colleges
A new report from the Milken Institute says that Harvard is the number one university in the world for producing top-quality biotech research and that eight of the top 10 research universities are in the United States. The University of Tokyo and the University of London both made the top 10, though, coming in at the second and third slots. When looked at strictly by the number of biotech patents produced, The University of Texas system is first, followed by U.C. San Francisco, Johns …
