Thursday, June 30, 2011

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

Scientists use 'optogenetics' to control reward-seeking behavior

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT

The findings suggest that therapeutics targeting the path between two critical brain regions, the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens, represent potential treatments for addiction and other neuropsychiatric diseases.

Growing plants on oil contaminated land

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT

What happens when there is an oil spill on land? Who cleans it up and how do they do it? By optimizing the use of naturally occurring bacteria, a group of scientists was able to clean contaminated soil without using either chemicals or GMOs.
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