Biology and Medicine

(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Amgen rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $63.96. Biogen Idec rose $.28 or .5 percent, to $51.37.  

Biotechnology provides a viable solution to almost every form of environmental damage, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. . Weird and Wonderful Inventions!  

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Asia Pacific Biotechnology Market " report to their offering.  

ImClone Systems , the biotechnology company which rebuffed a $60-per-share takeover offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb , said on Thursday it hired JPMorgan Chase as its financial adviser.  

You can't take a pacemaker out of one human and replant it in another, for fear of what medical science refers to technically as "cooties."  

Biotechnology company Repros Therapeutics Inc. said Monday its second-quarter loss widened primarily on higher spending for clinical development programs.  

Amgen rose $.85 or 1.3 percent, to $65.06. Biogen Idec rose $.92 or 1.7 percent, to $54.65.  

For stroke patients and others suffering from debilitating nerve damage, medical science is making big strides  

Biotechnology A Dutch diagnostic company has given intellectual property rights to Luminex Corp. www.luminexcorp.com regarding a virus that causes respiratory infections.  

EXCITING developments in biotechnology, including next generation biofuels and bioenergy, will be discussed at a four-day conference in Cork later this month.  

(Amherst, NH) – One of the bright spots in recent medical science has been the emergence of treatments for chronic diseases.  

Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Libraries Science News Keywords CALCIUM CELLS MOLECULES CALMODULIN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING LOBE SENSORY Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description Cells rely on calcium as a universal means of  

Shelbi Bobo said goodbye to Clinton (Miss.) High School in May and will start anew Aug. 27 at Mississippi College in Clinton as a chemical and medical science major. There will be books to buy, as well as a new college wardrobe, but right now, Bobo is focused on decorating her dorm - a place...  

Amgen rose $1.18 or 1.8 percent, to $65.39. Biogen Idec rose $1.02 or 1.9 percent, to $54.75.  

Shelbi Bobo said goodbye to Clinton (Miss.) High School in May and will start anew Aug. 27 at Mississippi College in Clinton as a chemical and medical science major.