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Gen-News-Highlights- A new program will combine technologies developed at MIT, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, MatTek, and Zyoxel to create a versatile microfluidic platform that can incorporate up to 10 individual engineered human microphysiological organ system modules in an interacting circuit.

IRRI- Rice consumers concerned about reports that rice is linked to diabetes can rest assured that rice can be part of a healthy diet; with scientists finding that the glycemic index (GI) of rice varies a lot from one type of rice to another, with most varieties scoring a low to medium GI.

Nature- 22 July 2012- Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart. The synthetic creature, dubbed a medusoid, looks like a flower with eight petals. When placed in an electric field, it pulses and swims exactly like its living counterpart.

The AJMB, the official journal of Avicenna Research Institute, is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, which accepts original papers related to all aspects of medical biotechnology including ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have released their joint assessment for agricultural market prospects and forecasts for 2012-2021.

Scientists have developed an siRNA-carrying gold nanoparticle that they claim can be mixed with a commercial moisturizing cream to enable the topical delivery of gene-targeting therapeutics directly into deep skin layers.

The heart of a genetically modified pig has been successfully transplanted into monkey, say scientists in South Korea. It is the first time the country has claimed to have ...

The future of Kenya’s economic development lies in the country’s ability to embrace the application of new technologies such as biotechnology that has the potential of opening new opportunities for industrial development. Prof. Calestous Juma one of Kenya’s leading academic currently...

The proceedings of the International Workshop for Islamic Scholars on Agribiotechnology: Shariah Compliance held in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia last December 1-2, 2010 is now available online at ...

Mosquitoes bred to be unable to infect people with the malaria parasite are an attractive approach to helping curb one of the worlds most pressing public health issues, according to UC Irvine scientists.