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  • June 2008

    • Cheap Malaria Drug Holds Promise for Millions

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 4, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Cheap Malaria Drug Holds Promise for Millions

      (Newser) - The lives of millions of children  may be saved by a new technique for producing a malaria drug at a 10th of the cost of current treatments, making it accessible the world's most impoverished people, reports the Independent .  The technique involves inserting a dozen synthetic genes into yeast cells, then fermenting them, with sugar, in giant vats, to produce the active ingredient, artemisinin. More »

  • May 2008

    • Science Could Crack Peanut Allergy: Expert

      Reuters  |  May 3, 08 6:03 AM CDT

      Science Could Crack Peanut Allergy: Expert

      (Newser) - Scientists are working to help those with peanut allergies and may even replace nuts with a tasty, genetically modified snack, one expert says. "There are multiple types of studies that are ongoing now," said Dr. Wesley Burks of Duke University. "I think there's some type of immunotherapy that will be available in five years.” And the need for peanut allergy relief is rising, Reuters reports. More »

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      medical research  • allergy  • genetic engineering  • peanut  • immunotherapy

  • April 2008

    • New Tech Spins Silk Like a Spider

      BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      New Tech Spins Silk Like a Spider

      (Newser) - A German team has created a device that spins silk like a spider, producing material five times stronger than steel. The fiber produced is of poor quality, but the new process is a step toward the goal of cheap, artificial spider silk. "It adds a piece to the puzzle but it's a very big puzzle and there are many pieces missing," an Oxford professor tells the BBC. More »

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      spiders  • genetic engineering

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