biotechnology
A Diabetes Drug Has Shut Down Cancers Primary Way of Making Energy
Posted in Medicine on 27th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
Low-dose treatment with diabetes medication metformin resulted in a significant increase in tumor cell death.
Synthetic stem cells offer benefits of natural stem cells without the risks
Posted in Medicine on 15th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
Can be applied to multiple stem cell types and to repair of various organ systems.
The End of Scars? Scientists Discovered How to Regenerate Human Skin
Posted in Medicine on 14th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
A team of scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found a way to get skin to regenerate using fat cells.
Scar-free wound healing could be on its way
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
They're now able to get wounds to heal with regenerated skin, instead of with scar tissue.
Grail is raising at least $1 billion to fund its early cancer screening test
Posted in Science on 6th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
Grail leverages Illuminas gene sequencing tech to potentially spot any kind of cancer in the body before symptoms appear.