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02.05.2013
The highly effective malaria medicine artemisinin is now being biotechnologically produced for the first time on an industrial scale. It is a prime example of the potential of synthetic biology.
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12.04.2013
Genetically modified corn pollen has no harmful effects on honeybees. This is the finding of researchers in Würzburg following a series of insect field trials.
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19.03.2013
The company Amsilk has successfully converted bioengineered spider silk into fibres. Like its natural counterpart, the substance is extremely durable and ideal for application in high-tech textiles.
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13.03.2013
Of all the cell lines, the HeLa cells are regarded as the robust workhorses. Now, researchers in Heidelberg have finally sequenced the genome of the oldest human cell line.
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08.03.2013
Using highly accurate genetic engineering techniques, German stem cell researchers have successfully corrected a genetic defect that results in Parkinson's.
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22.02.2013
Microbes that can produce mother-of-pearl: researchers in Saarbrücken are now one step closer to this vision. Throughout, the green fluorescent protein has been a vital contributor to the project.
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31.01.2013
Fraunhofer researchers are working on a chip that can quickly detect dangerous pathogens in the mouth. In just 30 minutes, the ‘ParoChip’ can uncover the eleven most important periodontal pathogens.
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23.01.2013
Researchers at the Paul Ehrlich Institute have been modifying measles viruses to infect and kill cancer stem cells. In the course of their work they have completely suppressed tumours in mice with liver cancer.
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10.01.2013
Experts are anticipating a massive wave of the Norovirus to spread across Germany in months to come. Most people are not immune to the pathogen-variant ‘Sydney 2012’ and are therefore particularly vulnerable.
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08.01.2013
Automated laboratory production of super-exact gene scissors – this is the promise of a process developed by molecular biologists at the University of Bonn.
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