Scitizen Biotechnology

The concept of pharmacogenomics has been around for decades but only now in the age of the genome is true progress being made in its application. Pharmacogenomics is an understanding of the conne...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/made-to-measure-medicines_a-28-2374.html

I have written periodically on 'green diesel', which should not be confused with biodiesel. Neste, Petrobras, and ConocoPhillips (in a venture with Tyson foods), have all entered the green diesel...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/neste-moves-forward-with-green-diesel_a-28-2086.html

Genetic markers (variations in the DNA among individuals) can be used to infer population structure, a task that remains a central challenge in many areas of genetics such as the study of populat...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/dna-markers-and-computer-science-methodology-can-be-used-to-trace-individual-ancestry_a-28-1102.html

The term "junk DNA" was not coined on the basis of not knowing what it does. It was not a cop-out or a surrender. Susumu Ohno coined the term in 1972 in reference to a specific mechanism of non-c...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/junk-dna-let-me-say-it-one-more-time_a-28-1087.html

Biotechnology may not be the first thing people think of when asked for a solution to the major issues of our time such as pollution, global warming or the depletion of fossil resources. But here...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/a-bio-based-society-_a-28-1064.html

Science and technology play an increasingly prominent and often controversial role in modern human society. From biotechnology and genetic engineering to computers, cell phones and nanotechnology...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/a-public-scientist-in-the-biotechnology-debate-_a-28-1053.html

"Come quickly, Watson," said Sherlock Holmes, "I've been asked to review a mysterious sequence, whose importance I'm only now beginning to comprehend."

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/watson-s-genome-venter-s-genome-what-s-the-difference-_a-28-1038.html

The sequencing of the second mosquito genome, that of the dengue and yellow fever transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has enabled comprehensive comparative genomic studies with the malaria tran...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/mosquito-immunity-combating-the-resurgence-of-malaria-and-dengue_a-28-961.html

Maize is not native to Africa; however, since being introduced by Portuguese traders in the 16th century, maize has replaced traditional African crops such as sorghum and millet as the continent?...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/maize-streak-virus-resistant-transgenic-maize-an-african-solution-to-an-african-problem_a-28-925.html

In the year 2000, at around the time that the first human genome sequence was completed, an inventory of the genetic material of the small mustard plant Arabidopsis was published. Remarkably, alt...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/i-didn-t-notice-i-lost-a-gene_a-28-888.html

The building blocks of proteins in nearly all organisms are limited to 20 amino acids. It might be perfect for nature, but not ideal for scientists. We have developed a novel strategy to genetica...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/improve-upon-nature-genetically-encoding-unnatural-amino-acids_a-28-875.html

When we listen, we do more than just hear. We make sense of a complex sound environment. We?re so good at it that we take our auditory processing skills for granted ? until there?s a problem.

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/are-you-listening-as-well-as-you-re-hearing-_a-28-887.html

The number of public and private biotech enterprises in the world, among which 1 621 are in Europe and 1 452 in the United States (Ernst&Young).

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/4-275_a-28-900.html

The historical record that the revenues of public companies exceeded in 2006 (Ernst&Young).

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/70-billion-usd_a-28-898.html

The 21st century could be the century of the sciences of the living organisms and of biotechnologies. They represent the seeds of a real revolution in the fields of medicine, food, industrial pro...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/biotechnology-a-science-at-stake_a-28-891.html

Obesity is one of the main health problems of our times, and it is estimated that it concerns nearly 300 million people in the world. Furthermore, the number of obese people is increasing. In the...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/genes-and-the-development-of-obesity_a-28-798.html

Well, I was interviewed yesterday by the AP (see the AP article here*) relating to an article in Science on Genome Transplantation by John Glass, Craig Venter, and crew and the Venter Institute. ...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/genome-transplantation-coming-to-a-bacteria-near-you_a-28-816.html

The inner ear contains six sensory organs, one auditory organ and five vestibular organs that subserve our sense of balance. The central players in all six organs are the mechanosensory hair cell...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/deafness-research-has-a-sound-future_a-28-743.html

Remember how the best chefs pay as much attention to the packaging and presentation of a dish as the food itself. It turns out that the human genome believes as much in its packaging. Our DNA doe...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/it-s-all-in-the-packaging_a-28-726.html

This is BBC news on the so called Colony Collapse: how bees in north America are mysteriously dying at an alarming rate, threatening the pollination industry and production of commercial honey in...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/-american-bees-mysteriously-dying-off_a-28-703.html

Many food-producing countries have been dissuaded from planting genetically modified (GM) crops because of a widely-held fear that consumers in rich countries ? particularly in Europe ?...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/gm-food-with-consumer-benefits-proves-popular-choice_a-28-677.html

Shawn Bailey and Jennifer Willet are Canada's leading practitioners of "Bio Art," an emerging form that uses the tools of biology to create works of art. The goal is to draw attention to the fiel...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/bio-art_a-28-702.html

Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is widespread in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world; however, 90% of all cases are in sub-Saharan Afri...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/antibodies-malaria-and-mice-the-beginning-of-a-wonderful-friendship_a-28-698.html

There was a call from Bioinformatics Zen a couple of weeks ago for a kind of ?special edition? for Bio::Blogs. The call requested: ?What would be your best piece of advice you would offer so...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/bioinformatician-interactions-in-bioinformatics-support_a-28-714.html

After scientists revealed the map of the entire human genome in 2001, the ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project was launched in September 2003 with the aim of identifying all the function...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/-pilot-of-the-encyclopedia-of-dna-elements-released-today_a-28-699.html

The British company DNA Worldwide raised a controversy last month by launching on the internet a home test called ?Pink or Blue? that tells the sex of the baby just six weeks into pregnancy. Dr J...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/-it-inevitably-raises-the-question-of-sex-selection-_a-28-695.html

Researchers at Santa Clara University in California have investigated the effects of genetically modified crops on insects. The study is published in the June, 8 issue of Science. Interview with ...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/gm-crops-ecological-effects-_a-28-687.html

In the 13 April 2007 issue, Science unveiled the genome sequence of one of biology's most important model organisms: the rhesus macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta). Researchers from the Macaque Seque...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/scientists-decipher-rhesus-macaque-genome_a-28-669.html

In Part I of the ?You and the 00 Genome? series we examined the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, a million purse for the group that can sequence 100 genomes in 10 days for no more than ,000/genome wi...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/you-and-the-1000-genome-part-ii-the-international-hapmap-project_a-28-650.html

What do humans, flies, and worms have in common? More than you might think. See how transgenic organisms are engineered, and how they enable researchers to study genetic diseases. This is a progr...

http://www.scitizen.com/biotechnology/the-science-of-transgenic-technology_a-28-640.html