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Europe • Avastin + Metformin = Drastic reduction in skin cancer • Skin barrier puzzle solved • Ageing population could boost economy • Social amoeba replace animals in Bipolar Disorder research
Japan • Rogue DNA plays key role in heart failure • New photonics technology to spot and help cure diseases earlier • Researchers at University of Bonn convert skin and umbilical cord cells directly into nerve cells
Singapore • IBN’s ‘Fish and Chips’ may help accelerate drug discovery
USA • Non-cancerous brain tumors linked to frequent dental X-rays • New cellular mechanism against viral infections uncovered • Study shows unified process of evolution in bacteria and sexual eukaryotes • Sugar production switch in liver may offer target for new diabetes therapies • Dengue changes gene activity, function of mosquito salivary glands • ORNL, Yale take steps toward fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device • Normal tissue cells have “personal space” issues • Scientists discover key enzymes that uncross chromosomes • New Brain-Machine Interface Moves Paralyzed Hand • Researchers Find Evidence of Banned Antibiotics in Poultry Products
Eye on China • China seeks to develop biofuels industry despite production difficulties • Shengquan and Novozymes team up to commercialize cellulosic ethanol • China, Denmark establish first national renewable energy think tank • Bayer HealthCare, Tsinghua University extend innovative drug discovery partnership • CUHK launches non-invasive prenatal test for Down Syndrome • World’s first handmade cloned transgenic sheep born in China • American genetics helps meet Chinese demands for more protein • China’s colorectal cancer drug market expected to grow to more than $400 million in 2016 • Medistem appoints director of Chinese operations
FEATURES • Combining Modern Life Sciences Toolbox to Tackle Current Bottlenecks for Algal Biofuels • Biodiesel: From Lab to Industry • Biofuels from Microorganisms • Membranes for Biofuel Separation • Carbon Dioxide Bio-mitigation and Third Generation Biofuel - The Way Forward
REVIEW • Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Security • Innovating for the Future – A Focus on the Dutch Life Sciences and Health Sector • LatAM Biotechnology – An Outsider Looking In & an Insider Looking Out Perspective
Inside Industry • Fluidigm China opens its doors • Brazil Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics at FIOCRUZ chooses Convey to advance genomics • American CryoStem and Protein Genomics to jointly develop stem cell applications for wound healing • BASF and Catalent join forces to solve bioavailability challenges • AB SCIEX and Phenomenex develop food safety solution for India
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