biotechnology
Zika vaccine 'works very well' in mice
Posted in Medicine on 29th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
A single dose of an experimental vaccine can protect mice against the Zika virus, raising renewed hope of a vaccine for humans, say scientists.
Human Clinical Trials of the Anti-Aging Compound NMN to Start in Japan
Posted in Science on 27th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers to test in humans the safety and effectiveness of a compound that is on the verge of being proven to reverse some effects of aging.
Stem cell created blood will be scaled up by 2020 to solve blood shortages
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Megakaryon has a joint research with Harvard to develop blood outside of the body. Success would eliminate the blood shortages.
A Zika Vaccine is Now Ready for Human Test Subjects
Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
The drug, which will be tested on a small sampling of human participants, arrives five months after the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency.
Powerful New Gene-Editing Tool May Finally Be Used on Humans
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Using CRISPR, researchers would genetically modify the T cells so that when theyre put back into the patient, they go after myeloma, melanoma, and sarcoma tumour cells.