Thursday, August 11, 2011

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News


How an antibiotic-producing organism controls resistance to its own antibiotic

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Working out the structure of a complex formed when a protein binds to DNA has proved to be key in understanding how an antibiotic-producing organism controls resistance to its own antibiotic, and may be an example of how other antibiotic producers regulate export to prevent self-toxicity.

Genetically engineered spider silk for gene therapy

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Genetically engineered spider silk could help overcome a major barrier to the use of gene therapy in everyday medicine, according to a new study.

Early evidence suggests that TB jab could help fight cancer

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Scientists have found a potential new mechanism to stimulate the body's own ability to fight cancer using the germ commonly used to inoculate against tuberculosis.

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