Recent Biotechnology News

Recent Biotechnology News is Macroevolution.net's page about recent advances in biotechnology. This page may at times also provide links to interesting biotech articles on other websites. Follow @Macroevo Bug-sized flying robots Researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins are working to develop tiny robots that fly. Full article → An effective breast cancer vaccine! Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic have announced a new and effective breast cancer vaccine. Full article → What bacteria don't know can hurt them Preventing bacteria from sensing starvation increases their susceptibility to antibiotics. Full article → Face transplants: A new approach Integrated 3-D imaging facilitates human face transplantation. Full article → Sewage and caffeine: A close correlation Researchers have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of sewage contamination. Full article → Angiogenesis: Key player identified A cell molecule playing an essential role in angiogenesis has been identified by UNC scientists. Full article → New flu strains: Not from the tropics According to a new study, flu strains migrate across the globe, evolving along the way. Full article → Biological tape uses insect tricks to stick German scientists have created a dry, biological tape that can be repeatedly peeled off without losing its adhesive properties. Full article → New flu test is fast and accurate A new flu test developed at the University of Georgia is fast, cheap, and accurately identifies strains. Full article → Tasmanian tiger: Weak jaw or weak study? A new study says the extinct Tasmanian tiger had a weak jaw, but this conflicts with historical reports by eyewitnesses that say this animal could easily kill dogs. Full article → White pox disease in coral caused by human pathogen According to a new study, sewage contamination is the cause of white pox, the disease responsible for putting elkhorn coral on the endangered species list. Full article → Earthquake victim detector Molecules in their breath, sweat and skin have been used to detect humans in a simulation of a earthquake-collapsed building, raising the prospect of portable sensors for use in real-life situations. Full article →    Other news pages on Macroevolution.net: General biology — Recent general-interest biology news. Environmental news — Recent findings about the environment. Health current events — Medical news and current events. Zoology — Recent science articles about animals. Molecular biology news — Recent developments in molecular biology. Current earth science articles — News about the Earth. Astrobiology — Astronomy news with a bearing biology. Fossil news — News about recent fossil finds. Marine science current events — New findings in marine biology. Old, but well-liked — Popular stories now past their prime. The ultimate camouflage Marine biologists are studying the skin of cephalopods to create the camouflage of the future. Full article → Early mammograms pay New findings support mammograms starting at the age of 40. Full article → Brain cells responsible for wakefulness identified Researchers at UCLA have identified the group of neurons that mediates whether light arouses us. Full article → Glowing cats fight AIDS Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Full article → Why is the measles so contagious? An international research team has just discovered the reason. Full article → Get Your News Widget Diabetes and the brain New findings show how diabetes causes inflammation in the brain, triggering a series of events that affect blood vessels and, eventually, cause brain tissue to atrophy. Full article → Recent Biotechnology News - Macroevolution.net