Biotechblog

Here is yet another source of the disease-remedy for diabetics - tobacco! The link between tobacco and diabetes may appear bizarre for you. But, when the scientific world conspires for something, it is destined to happen - no matter how unusual it...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) scientists have recently managed to create a 3D image of a living cell! The method is similar to the xray CT scan technology used by the doctors today. This is a major breakthrough in medical history. .

Humans have shown occasional signs of altruistic behavior i.e. helping others without thinking about the results or personal benefits.Chimpanzees have shown similar signs as well. Recently a study conducted by scientists at the Ngamba Island...

After cloning and mutations, the scientists seem to have grown desperate to venture into new worlds of innovations. And the result -- scientists have surprisingly transformed a bacteria species into another species completely for the first...

While cancer can be prevented by changing major preventable causes and elements of one's lifestyles, be it tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity or poor nutrition, it also has got several curative procedures. But, most of the procedures are...

A company have claimed that -- they have been able to repair the eye site in genetically altered mice using embryonic stem cells to repair damage. Massachusetts based Advanced Cell Technology have stated that they have been able to create blood...

Soon it would be possible that doctors can detect tuberculosis within one minute with the help of bio-sensors. Scientists from Thailand based Srinakharinwirot University's nanotechnology centre are close to develop a new technology, which will...

Researchers in the United States have isolated a set of four genes closely linked to the growth of breast cancer cells and their spread to the lungs, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study, conducted in mice and reported in this...

US scientists claim to have genetically engineered a strain of virus capable of destroying cancerous cells. In a study published last Friday in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists at Jennerex Biotherapeutics in San Francisco genetically..

Viruses have been the major life threatening microorganisms since time immemorial. All viruses are infective unlike all bacteria that can also be beneficial. Viruses are known to cause various types of cancers also such as Hodgkin's, non-Hodgkin's...