Biotech

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Genetic test for Herceptin infrequently used, study says.

A genetic test to determine if women should receive Roche’s (ROG.VX) breast cancer drug is frequently not given, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Up to two thirds of patients with aggressive breast cancer had no documentation of the test in their health insurance records, according to a study published online by the journal Cancer. The research also found that one in five genetic test results may be incorrect.

Further read to Reuters, readers?

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Pharmascouts, an Executive Recruiters for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies throughout the U.S, is seeking professionals in protein therapeutics for scientist, group ldr & director level opportunities. Visit them for more info. Get hurry guys!

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It’s Parathyroid hormone (PTH), known as teriparatide in drug form, has emerged as a major player in the maintenance and healing of  bones injuries from Causing Long-term Osteoarthritis.

You can read more details about this study here. They’ve developed it to mice, the model closely mimics human osteoarthritis that develops following knee injuries, according to the study authors.

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Watch it, guys!

Premiered at the BIO Convention 2009 in Atlanta, this video explores childhood cancer on a personal, scientific, and policy level. Every sixteen hours, a child dies from Neuroblastoma, a cancer almost always found in children. Unless doctors are given new drugs to treat them, many more will fall victim to this nightmare disease. Meet Roman, who suffers from stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Roman’s doctors have given him a 33% chance of survival.

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 Koronis Pharmaceuticals develops anti-viral therapeutics based on Viral Decay Acceleration TM (VDA), a novel drug mechanism that accelerates the accumulation of genetic mutations in a viral genome and causes a degradation of viral fitness.  Degrading fitness diminishes the viability of a viral population in a host and results in a decrease in viral replication.  In vitro experiments have demonstrated that this process leads to collapse of the viral population.

And they still search a good partner for the financial support. Interested? Click for further reading.

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Yes yes yes, global crisis makes we always relate everything with money, uh?

Readers, if you interest building a biotechnology business, you should learn from Viren Konde. He is a Biotechnology Analyst, Freelance Writer, and Consultant with over ten years of experience in biotechnology. He builts a business model into a Journal. So guys, just visit his page right away to learn and read more about Biotechnology Business. Cing cing!

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I was first introduced to the concept of supporting domestic biotechnology for societal gain at a biotechnology conference in a small south-Asian country where a government official was explaining how their budget only permitted the import of a limited quantity of vaccine, produced elsewhere by higher-wage workers. Domestic production promised lower prices (and therefore the ability to purchase a greater quantity of vaccine and protect the health of more citizens) while employing domestic workers and promising knowledge and economic spillovers.

Global financial crisis indeed impacts several sectors of industry. Include Biotechnology. Yali Friedman writes on his Journal about that. The biotechnology industry has always faced dynamic challenges, uh?

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Have you ever found awkward words while reading some biotechology articles? Then don’t from now on.

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After that, you’ll getting close and closer to the Biotech World!

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Researches about alternatives energy have been held by several people. And this is one of the result. Yeah baby, you now can using bananas to make your car works. See the details how-to, here.

Thanks a lot, Guys!

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