Biotechnology

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have identified a gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, and say their discovery should help drug researchers in their search for more effective, targeted pain-killing medicines. Scientists from Cambridge University said that if drugs could be designed to block the protein produced by the gene, they could treat a type of pain known as neuropathic pain, which is linked to nerve damage and often very difficult to control with currently available drugs. "Individuals suffering from neuropathic pain often have little or no respite because of the lack of effective medications," said Peter McNaughton of Cambridge's pharmacology department, who led the study. "Our research lays the groundwork for the development of new drugs to treat chronic pain by blocking HCN2." Pain is an enormous health burden worldwide, estimated to cost more than 200 billion euros (174 billion pounds) a year in Europe and around $150 bill...

, Wash., a Canadian company biotechnologie asked States to approve a Apple genetically modified it won't brown soon after one, improvement could strengthen sales apples for collations, salades, including unauthorized use. Planted Apple U. S. said is too early to know if they would be interested in the Apple-tree. they need to resolve issues related to the quality, the Apple-tree planting Prize and, most importantly, know the reliability of the buy. "Genetically modified statement this is a true is not good in the industry," said Todd Fryhover, President of Commission Apple in King County, Washington, who produce more than half U. S.. But Neal Carter, President of two companies who develop apples, said the technology would have been marked down two slices fresh products, become a popular addition to lunch boxing children, and even popular apples in salades and other fast food. Company Carter, Okanagan specialty fruits of Summerland, British Columbia, the source in brownin...

WASHINGTON (AFP)-a federal judge refused to extend this policy to the first ever put a genetically modified culture in the United States, he said, this sugar modifié betteraves planted illegally. US district judge Jeffrey white in California that granting a suspension of the preliminary Tuesday the Center for food safety and other groups, where sugar beet crops Monsanto who produced planted by good review. He was delayed implementation of orders until December 7 to allow time for calls. White said he was ruling '' is a significant risk to permit them Valley according to speaking environmental handle. " He added that despite efforts to avoid contamination pollinisation grain, you there is no guarantee that a GMO crops would not affect other plants. He said some example of contamination and '' incidents have for this Court to declare to permit these provide support only to protect the environment. " Paul Achitoff of Earthjustice, attorneys for the plaintiffs, s...

Red roses and lumineux, pétales poinsettias flames for Christmas and shrubbery which allume communities in the middle of the night, rendu street lights unnecessary-this the vision behind the company, BioGlow, Inc. The vision was an important step in toward reality when one fondateurs, Alexander Krichevsky, and other researchers in transplanter genes in tobacco companies allowing marine bacteria to light up. Kisses two companies lumineux] This is the first time, companies had to give light on their own, according to Krichevsky, is a teacher assistant Engineering génétique in New York State University in Stony Brook. "All that company précédemment lumineux, '' genetically usinés you, had to be done either aspergés and chemicals or rétroéclairé and external source light to produce a temporary effect lumineux, '' the LiveScience Krichevsky in an e-mail. In the same way as to a light sheet is no longer all fondateurs de BioGlow want it. '' We have five minutes ...

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By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporters by Amanda Gardner healthday -Wed, Nov 24, 11: 47 h. HITTITES WEDNESDAY, 24 November HealthDay News)--Clinicians did remarkable avances Treaty blood cancers and bone marrow and blood stem cell greffes in recent years, significantly reduced risk of complications related to the treatment and deaths, a new study shows. Between in the early 1990s and 2007, there was a year that 41 percent in global risk died in an analysis of more than 2,500 patients treated in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, a leader in the field of blood cancers and other malignancies. Find the two Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, who conducted the study, diminue dramatic treatment side effects an organ damage. The study was published in November 24 New England Journal of medicine in '' We had made progress in enormous knowledge of this very complex process and all the results, "said Senior study author Dr. George McDonald, a gastroenterologist and Hutchinson and...

By Maggie Fox, health and science editor Maggie Fox, health and science Editor-Mountain Nov 22, 6: 19 h. HITTITES WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Christopher Goodrich, Portland, Oregon, can't wait for a needle in his eyes. Goodrich was expected to be one of the first patients were enrolled in clinical trial this only a sound States food and drug administration, only the second judgment approved anywhere in the world test globil human milk stem in the people. Advanced cell technology, a Massachusetts-based company biotechnologie did evil to bring globil human milk stem in the lab to the clinic, recrutement 12 patients start in Oregon, Massachusetts and eye condition called scarce Stargardt (k will be put to death. Goodrich, 55, retired last year of his work as Coordinator for services to the University of Portland State when Stargardt (k death completely inexplicable and suddenly take a turn for the worse. Like most patients Goodrich, saw the vision, it gets worse steadily from his earliest da...