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Thirty years of pursuit have failed to yield a drug to take on one of the deadliest families of cancer-causing proteins. Now some researchers are taking another shot. When Stephen [...]

In 1537, the Swiss German scientist Paracelsus conceived a method for creating a miniature person who 'will look somewhat like a man, but transparent, without a body'. However, his protocol [...]

Systems biology focuses on interactions within and between the mechanisms that combine to give rise to the function and behaviour of a biological system. To some it is the logical [...]

Researchers have found evidence of fungi thriving far below the floor of the Pacific Ocean, in nutrient-starved sediments more than 100 million years old. The discovery has the potential to [...]

Is gene therapy finally becoming a reality? The European Commission is poised to authorize, for the first time in the Western world, the commercialization of a gene-therapy product. Called Glybera [...]

Glaxo, the international drug giant based in the UK, announced its plans of acquisition of its rival company, Wellcome plc. Glaxo officials say that the joint venture called Glaxo Wellcome will increase drug research and introduce innovative products in the global market. Despite job losses, biomedical research will greatly benefit from the gaining of 40% shares in Wellcome by Glaxo.