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Sep-Oct 2006

 
   IN THE NEWS  
Europe challenges United States in stem cell research # India announces launch of annual Asia biotech meeting # Malawi to formulate a national biotech policy # Danforth Plant Science Centre gets a US$15 million gift  # Australia funds hepatitis B vaccine project # United States FDA forms task force on human tissue safety # Thailand sees GM as key to staying ahead # International Rice Prize 2006
   MARKET NEWS  
Organon and NIBRT enter into research collaboration # Eli Lilly and Suven enter CNS research deal # Vaccines drive Indian biotech market  # Karo Bio and Wyeth extend research collaboration # GSK signs US$1.5 billion deal with ChemoCentryx # Stem Cells inks license pact with Canadian biotech company
   GENOMICS  
Completed genome set to transform the cow # Scientists crack the code for DNA organization in nucleus # Asthma susceptibility gene found  # Gene variants may increase susceptibility to type 2 diabetes  # Human parasite’s genes help evade host detection # Chemical signature of human embryonic stem cell DNA # Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
   MEDICAL BIOTECH  
New gene therapy for melanoma # Landmark success for transdermal insulin delivery # New findings could lead to vaccine for severe malaria  # Research scientists successfully test new anti-obesity vaccine #  H5N1 and human flu ‘hybrid’ does not spread # Study finds potential ovarian cancer stem cells # Allergies linked to Parkinson’s disease
   PROTEOMICS  
Defects in crucial brain protein implicated in memory loss # How cells decide whether to grow or die # Researchers discover HIV dependence on a human protein # Key fat and cholesterol cell regulator identified  #  Evidence to show how proteins fold into their critical shapes
   AGRI BIOTECH  
‘Plant extracts better than synthetics as meat preservatives  # New study may help reduce the global dependence on fertilizers # Bean gene works for CMV resistance in other plants # Water-tolerant gene transferred to commercial rice varieties # Flavanoid-rich GM tomatoes could boost heart health
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