Indian vaccine trial raises spectre of new disease
A new vaccine for Japanese encephalitis is to be tested in Indian children — to the dismay of critics, reports K. S. Jayaraman.
5 July 2006 | EN
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Disarming a potential bioweapon found in Asian soils
US fears that a deadly Asian bacterium could be used as a bioweapon is generating funds for the otherwise neglected health concern.
Source: Nature
7 April 2005 | EN
Avoiding a 'genomics divide'
Genomics has the potential to revolutionise human health and agriculture, but all involved must make sure a 'genomics divide' doesn't occur.
15 February 2005 | EN
Genetic engineering solutions for insect-borne diseases
Ben Harder reports how scientists are working to combat insect-borne diseases through genetic engineering.
Source: Science News
25 August 2004 | EN
Geneticists, Native Americans and a lawsuit
Rex Dalton reports on how a study of diabetes in an isolated Native American tribe has led to a US$75 million lawsuit, with the tribe suing the scientists and their institutions.
Source: Nature
29 July 2004 | EN
The rough guide to the human genome
Carina Dennis profiles the international 'HapMap' project, which aims to map human genetic variation and help researchers uncover the roots of disease.
Source: Nature
23 October 2003 | EN
From lab to boardroom: promoting Brazilian biotech
Alessandro Greco reports how Brazilian biologist Fernando de Castro Reinach — the man behind Brazil's genome sequencing success — is now calling the shots for the country's biggest biotech venture capital fund.
Source: Science
30 May 2003 | EN
Rice genome: a recipe for revolution?
David Cyranoski explores the real potential benefits of rice genome — and reports that the goals of further research are likely to be very different for rich and poor countries.
Source: Nature
24 April 2003 | EN
In pursuit of a killer
Armed with microscopes, tweezers, and modified wet-dry vacuums, researchers in Burkina Faso are hunting malaria mosquitoes to learn what makes them so deadly.
Source: Science
4 October 2002 | EN
Mosquitoes minus malaria
If wild populations of the mosquito that transmits malaria were replaced with insects rendered harmless by genetic engineering, the disease could finally be defeated. But that remains a big ‘if’, as Tom Clarke finds out.
Source: Nature
3 October 2002 | EN
What difference does a genome make?
The malaria parasite’s genome should provide a wealth of new scientific opportunities. But this may heighten tensions over how best to spend the scant resources allocated to malaria research and control. Declan Butler reports.
Source: Nature
3 October 2002 | EN
Engineered fish: friend or foe of the environment
With the world's fish consumption rising, transgenic fish might alleviate pressures on wild stocks. But researchers worry that genetically engineered fish, if they escaped, could wreak ecological havoc.
Source: Science
13 September 2002 | EN
Mapping project splits genetics community
Jennifer Couzin describes how plans to create a new type of genomic map that could help speed the search for disease-causing genes is being given a mixed reception by scientists.
Source: Science
24 May 2002 | EN
The rice squad
Feeding the world in the 21st century could require a second green revolution. But that may involve the most audacious feat of genetic engineering yet attempted, says Christopher Surridge.
Source: Nature
11 April 2002 | EN
Biology's last taboo
Will gene therapy ever extend to inducing changes in humans that can be inherited down through generations? Jonathan Knight considers the technical challenges and the ethical arguments.
Source: Nature
18 October 2001 | EN
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Foodborne diseases: counting the bodies
A WHO initiative aims to quantify the global burden of foodborne disease, says Arie Havelaar
Rapid diagnostic tests: The way forward?
Rapid diagnostic tests may present a quick and easy-to-use solution for improved malaria diagnosis
