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Using Bioprinting Technology, San Diego’s Organovo Makes 3D Tissue
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 23rd, 2013 .
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Organovo, a San Diego regenerative medicine company developing bio-printing technology, says it has used its proprietary NovaGen bioprinter to produce 3D samples of human liver cells that show some…

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As CO2 Reaches Symbolic Milestone, Scripps Launches Daily Keeling Curve Update
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 23rd, 2013 .
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For the first time in human history, concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2 ) could rise above 400 parts per million (ppm) for sustained lengths of time throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere as soon …

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The Asian Monsoon is Getting Predictable
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 23rd, 2013 .
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For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. The summer rainy season is especially important for securing the water and food supplies for more than a billion people. Its variations can mean the diffe…

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Gone, But Not Forgotten
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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An international team of neuroscientists has described for the first time in exhaustive detail the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his brain.

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Biological Activity Alters the Ability of Particles from Sea Spray to Seed Clouds
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence its ability to form clouds over the ocean. That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists using a new approach to study tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols that can influence climate by absorbing or reflecting sunlight and seeding clouds.

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Biological Activity Alters the Ability of Particles from Sea Spray to Seed Clouds
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence its ability to form clouds over the ocean. That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists using a new approach to study tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols that can influence climate by absorbing or reflecting sunlight and seeding clouds.

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UC San Diego Launches Groundbreaking Policy Research Lab
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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How can we alleviate poverty? What policies can be implemented to promote health, welfare and security? The University of California, San Diego is helping to answer these questions with the launch of a new lab designed to …

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UC San Diego Launches Groundbreaking Policy Research Lab
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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How can we alleviate poverty? What policies can be implemented to promote health, welfare and security? The University of California, San Diego is helping to answer these questions with the launch of a new lab designed to …

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A Biotech Innovation Supply Chain: Reality or Fantasy?
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 22nd, 2013 .
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Biotech has always been a bit like an open-air market bazaar. Now the industry needs to become a little more stable, more predictable. It ought to be part of something you could call an “innovation…

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Quest for Edible Malarial Vaccine Leads to Other Potential Medical Uses for Algae
Posted by sandiegobiotech April 19th, 2013 .
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Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine? That’s the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer after they demonstrated last May that algae can be engineered to produce a vaccine that blocks malaria transmission. In a follow up study, they got their answer: Not yet, although the same method may work as a vaccine against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections.