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GE’s USD 1 billion Biotech Acquisitions from Thermo Fisher to Boost Discovery of New Drugs and Diagnostic Products
GE Healthcare is set to purchase Thermo Fisher Scientific's HyClone line of cell culture media and sera, as well as Thermo Fisher's gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses. More...02 Feb 2014
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Asparagine Metabolism Empowers Group A Streptococcus Infection
The bacteria that cause the frightening syndrome called "flesh-eating disease" have been found to be stimulated by the amino acid asparagine and inhibited by the chemotherapeutic enzyme asparaginase, which destroys asparagine. More...30 Jan 2014

Experimental Drug Blocks Growth of Virus-Induced Cancer
An experimental drug that selectively targets the enzyme sphingosine kinase blocked the growth of primary effusion lymphoma, a deadly tumor linked to the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus that frequently occurs in those infected with HIV. More...29 Jan 2014
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Living Brain Cells Generated from Biobanked Brain Tissue
Nanoparticle Traps Represent a Radical New Method for Treating Viral Infections
Stimulating Brain Cells Using Optogenetics Stops Binge Drinking
Gene Fusions Make Some Pan-Negative Melanomas Sensitive to MEK Inhibitors
Blocking RON Shuts Down Breast Cancer Metastasis
GE to Expand in Biomedical and Life Sciences with Strategic Acquisitions from Thermo Fisher Scientific
MicroRNA Treatment Prevents Breast Cancer in Mouse Model
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Single Gene Mutation Linked to Development of Type II Diabetes
New Data for Engineering Immune Cells Shows Promise in Antitumor Therapy
Root Extract from Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plant Shows Promise as Pain Reliever
Rare Type of Soft-Tissue Cancer May Be Cured by Suppressing Tumor Growth Protein
Schizophrenia Linked to Defects in the Brain's Autophagy Pathway
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