Posted on May 25, 2010 by uscma
After a 15-year marathon, researchers have created the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome, reported online today at Science. The advance, a landmark in synthetic biology, could someday be used to engineer microbes for environmental or medical applications. “This is a very impressive piece,” said Jim Collins, a bioengineer at Boston University, who was [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2010 by uscma
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER (AP) – 18 hours ago WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released the guidelines that small companies can use to apply for tax credits to spur medical research. The credit will cover up to 50 percent of the cost of qualifying biomedical research, up to a maximum credit of $5 [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2010 by uscma
Oh, how I loves me an alt-med smackdown: at a meeting of the British Medical Association’s junior doctors, Dr. Tom Dolphin, deputy chairman, said: Homeopathy is witchcraft. It is a disgrace that nestling between the National Hospital for Neurology and Great Ormond Street [in London] there is a National Hospital for Homeopathy which is paid [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2010 by uscma
more about “Prostate cancer“, posted with vodpod Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. But ignorance and embarrassment often prevent them from seeking treatment. Some of the experiences of prostate cancer survivors have been turned into a play called Couples by the UK-based Prostate Cancer Charity. Healthcheck’s Claudia Hammond went to [...]
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