Pear trees are self-incompatible and need artificial pollination. A group at NARO’s Institute of Fruit Tree Science has succeeded to generate a self-pollinating pear variety, using breeding experiments on gamma-irradiated cultivars. NARO press release, Jan. 30,...
A „self-affirmed GRAS status“ was obtained by US FDA for enzymatically active extracts of Hokkaido asparagus (ETAS) which, if added to drinks or food, acts as an anti-stress agent due to enhanced expression of heat shock protein HSP70. Amino-Up press release, Jan. 30,...
Theodore Friedmann is credited with originating the concept of gene therapy in the 1970ies and doing fundamental research since in this field. Alain Fischer demonstrated the clinical efficacy of gene therapy for the first time, using blood stem cells to treat a fatal...
The technology was developed in the Nakauchi ERATO project by Professor Hiromitsu Nakauchim now at Stanford University, who is also an inventor on this patent. Nikkei Biotech news release, Jan. 29, 2015
The system is based on a proprietary „loop-mediated isothermal amplification“ procedure (LAMP) located on a chip. Diagnostic targets are multiple respiratory infections caused by microorganisms, various infectious diseases, companion diagnostic tests and the...
