Health Blogs
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E. coli co-opted, becomes a factory to make cheaper, faster pharmaceuticals
Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use E. coli to produce sugar-modified proteins for making pharmaceuticals cheaper and faster. “An engineered eukaryotic protein glycosylation pathway in Escherichia coli.”
Matthew DeLisa, Cornell associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and his research team, now have published a novel method for [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: The second wave of fitness media has arrived
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Someone's a little backed up on the new book and DVD reviews -- just sayin'.
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Florida Gov Rick Scott Press Release on Economic Development Legislation
Governor Scott Signs Job Creation and Economic Growth Legislation
Legislation Will Create Jobs and Reduce Cost of Living for Floridians
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott signed his Job Creation and Economic Growth Agenda into law. With the Governor’s initiatives becoming law, Florida’s economy will be better positioned to grow, [...]
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Biovest Establishes Scientific Advisory Board
“It is with great pride that we announce Biovest’s world class Scientific Advisory Board, which reflects our commitment to patients and the depth of our scientific orientation,” stated Samuel S. Duffey, Biovest’s President & CEO. “As Biovest focuses on regulatory approvals and ultimate commercialization, the breadth, credentials, experience and professional [...]
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UM Study Reports Novel Drug Technology That Boosts Therapeutic Proteins
A UM Miller School-led research team has created a groundbreaking drug technology platform that enables the body to increase its protein levels, a novel invention that potentially could usher in treatment for a wide variety of serious diseases resulting from a lack of specific proteins.
The study is considered a breakthrough [...]
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Women’s Rights or Leave My Vagina Alone
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I have tried to stay Zen and maintain my chakras open and love every creature on this earth but sometimes people do some stupid shit that just makes me say, ‘What the fuck?!’ [...]
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AMP declares optimism
Now that the Supreme Court has remanded Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for further consideration, AMP is optimistic that it will ultimately prevail in its lawsuit to invalidate patents on two genes that are [...]
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Collaborative Institute in Biomedical Nanotechnology Created at UM
Propelled by a transformative gift from a longtime contributor, the University of Miami announced on March 27 the creation of the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, a collaboration of key scientific disciplines that will harness the field of nanotechnology for clinical applications.
The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, [...]
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BioEnergy Institute Researchers Develop Dynamic System for Regulating Metabolic Pathways
Significant boosts in the microbial production of clean, green and renewable biodiesel fuel has been achieved with the development of a new technique in synthetic biology by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI). This new technique – dubbed a dynamic sensor-regulator system (DSRS) – [...]
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Stem cells could replace anti-rejection drugs
A transplant study led by UM Miller School Diabetes Research Institute and a DRI Federation center at Xiamen University in China showed that mesenchymal stem cells may replace a powerful anti-rejection drug in transplant recipients. The results of this pioneering study involving kidney transplant patients, published in the March 21 [...]
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