Topic - gene

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Biosciences

Mapping the Last Chromosome

The end of the Genome Project.
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General news, Biosciences

China’s War on Cancer

Will gene therapy give Chinese researchers an edge over their rivals in the United States?
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Biosciences

Open-Source Biotech

Borrowing the software model to spur innovation in life sciences finds common ground with IT.
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Biosciences

Gene Therapy’s Reemergence

The technology is generating renewed interest in the VC and medical communities.
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General news, Biosciences

Aussies Nail Malaria’s Tactics

Scientists discover how the most deadly malaria parasite tricks the immune system.
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Biosciences

Net Tech Helps Study Genes

Researchers employ technology used in emailing to solve a well-known problem in detecting gene activation.
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Biosciences

Pfizer Licenses Gene Therapy

Gene therapy company Oxford BioMedica announces a licensing deal with Pfizer.
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Biosciences

Shock Value

Inovio Biomedical fights skeptics and a troubled history to get its electrically charged tumor treatment into doctors’ hands.
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Biosciences

Drugs & Devices Report

Combo drugs work for heart disease; the Medicis-Inamed deal is delayed; more questions about Vioxx marketing; Dharmacon to supply siRNA library.
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Biosciences

New Info on Blindness Gene

New finding may push forward treatments for age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Biosciences

Drugs & Devices

Advisory panel recommends FDA approval for whooping cough vaccines; genetics and insurance still don’t mix; Medtronic loses patent case; FDA gets more reports of side effects; Viasys makes a pulmonary-market move; Baxter ‘corrects’ itself; the FDA clears ANS and Boston Scientific.
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Archives

Dealflow Europe: DeveloGen, fruit flies get $35.8M for gene study

WeSpot detects $2M; Cambridge Gateway Fund sets sights on Silicon Fen with $46.5M; two more European wireless firms get funding; Pollen pitches; and more.
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Archives

The International Investor: The best of Europe's gene pool

The European biotech sector has taken a beating this year. But this sell-off has created several compelling opportunities for investors. Find out who we think are the cream of the European biotech crop.
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Archives

Gene mania? Enough already!

Commentary: Senior writer Stephan Herrera says the recent publication of competing human genome maps has created a stir for all the wrong reasons.
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Archives, Magazine

GENE GENIE

Two biotech greats uncork DNA semiconductors.