phosita ::: biotech links for 2005-11-07

Scientists are working to produce genetically modified chickens with resistance to all strains of bird flu.

Researchers at UCLA are working on ways to arm blood stem cells in the bone marrow against HIV. Although the strategy does not amount to a cure, it may be more effective than current anti-viral treatments and some day might have the potential to immunize

One of the greatest murder mysteries of all time - the identity of Jack the Ripper - may soon be revealed by DNA technology developed in Australia. Scientist Ian Findlay will use the new test on saliva the notorious serial killer would have left behind if

Using nothing more than a swab of saliva and the internet, a 15-year-old boy has tracked down his anonymous sperm donor father, according to details released today.

One year after scientists discovered a gene whose flaw contributes to dyslexia, two more such genes have now been identified.

Rhea Tauber is 98 but has more energy than people 20 years younger. From a second-floor office in her town house in Yonkers, N.Y. she writes a regular column on current events for the Westchester Jewish Chronicle. She taxis into Manhattan to go to the sym

The threat of a pandemic is revolutionizing the vaccine industry, with billions pouring into new technology.