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RNA Interference Technology Will Improve Pharmaceutical Production

RNA interference, or RNAi, has become a novel and useful tool for silencing gene expression in both cells and organisms as well as in developing therapies for diseases. A new study out of Taiwan has recently been published outlining how RNAi technology can be used to vastly increase the quantity and quality of recombinant protein [...]
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4 Services Offering Genetic Art

Genetic analysis is becoming more widespread and less expensive every day. There are a few companies out now that are taking advantage of this and offering its customers unique, personal, and completely biologically sound art based on their genetic code. DNA 11 DNA 11 is easily the most popular and successful of the various services [...]
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Baylor researchers find fat cell blocker

A newly discovered molecule dubbed “fatostatin” has been implicated in stopping the pathway that is responsible for fat cell production, as well as cholesterol retention and insulin resistance. Studies in mice show positive results for controlling the negative effects of weight gain. Read more
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5 Great Online Tools for Biologists

Biology (and its related fields) are less and less frequently sciences that must only be studied in the field. There are a great number of resources online that can aid biologists and researchers in expanding the productivity of their research. Here are 5 great online tools for biologists and researchers. 1. BLAST Database The NCBI [...]
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