Biocomputing in the new economy

2002-05-31 Thread Ian Murray
Spinning Gold From Goats Canadian Biotech Says It's Found a Way to Mass-Produce Spider Silk By Terence Chea Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 31, 2002; Page E01 Spiders and their intricate webs fascinated humans long before the Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man. For centuries, people

Re: Biocomputing in the new economy

2002-05-31 Thread Ian Murray
[The Independent] Scientists claim their GM chickens will be able to lay life-saving eggs By Stephen Foley 30 May 2002 American scientists have developed a method of breeding genetically-modified chickens able to produce insulin and other life-saving drugs in their eggs. The work could open the

Re: Biocomputing in the new economy

2002-05-31 Thread Sabri Oncu
Naked Chicken Plan May Make Feathers Fly Mon May 20,12:31 PM ET By Megan Goldin JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Chickens could fly even faster to the dinner table if an Israeli geneticist gets his way and develops the featherless fowl. Avigdor Cahaner, from Israel's Hebrew University, has crossbred a