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Listing of all 29 news releases from BBSRC:

Seed funding for superbug spin-out

Procarta Biosystems, a company spun-out of the John Innes Centre in 2007 to develop a technology designed to defeat antibiotic-resistant superbugs, has received significant seed funding

News from BBSRC ( 9 June 2008)

Genome lab looks to plant growth

User application article A new project (RevGenUK) is being launched at the John Innes Centre in Norwich to help geneticists understand how plants grow

News from BBSRC (13 May 2008)

Epilepsy and PMT brain receptor is decoded

Technical background article Scientists funded by BBSRC have published new research in the journal Molecular Pharmacology identifying the structure of a receptor in the brain implicated in epilepsy and pre-menstrual tension

News from BBSRC (10 March 2008)

Novel mechanism regulates CO2 fixation in plants

Technical background article Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded scientists at the University of Essex have discovered a new mechanism that slows the process of carbon dioxide fixation in plants

News from BBSRC ( 4 March 2008)

Institute of Biotechnology takes a Queen's prize

The institute, which has received significant funding from BBSRC since its inception, has been recognised for its entrepreneurial approach to exploiting biotechnological research

News from BBSRC (19 February 2008)

A new class of drug for asthma and allergy

Technical background article A team of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded scientists has moved a step closer to developing a new class of effective asthma and allergy drugs

News from BBSRC (15 February 2008)

Flavonoid in food reduces risk of heart disease

Technical background article Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have found that compounds present in the blood after eating a flavonoid rich meal reduce some early signs of heart disease

News from BBSRC (31 October 2007)

Nobel win for stem cell pioneer Martin Evans

The UK National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN), on behalf of the country's stem cell research community, has warmly welcomed the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine to Martin Evans

News from BBSRC (12 October 2007)

The bio-engineered bladder comes closer to reality

Technical background article Researchers at University of York use an understanding of the special cells that line the bladder to develop ways of restoring continence to patients with serious bladder conditions, including cancer

News from BBSRC ( 1 August 2007)

Photosynthesis 'is key' to future energy supply

Technical background article Leading experts in photosynthesis research say that understanding the fundamental processes that plants use to turn light into energy is a key way of securing cheap, emission-free energy in the future

News from BBSRC (25 July 2007)

Encouraging the culture of data sharing

Technical background article "We expect scientists to share data as an integral part of their research," said Julia Goodfellow, BBSRC chief executive, "and we will provide funds to enable them to do this"

News from BBSRC ( 2 May 2007)

Keeping the UK to the fore in stem cell science

Technical background article The UK National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN) aims to bring new coordination and coherence to national and regional stem cell research efforts

News from BBSRC (19 April 2007)

Helping bioscience researchers to set up own labs

BBSRC's New Investigator scheme provides grant funding for applicants who fall just short of the threshold for grant allocation in the peer review process

News from BBSRC (16 April 2007)

Better foods through scientific research

Technical background article A dozen leading companies are joining forces in a Ł10 million partnership with BBSRC to support research helping the food industry develop products that deliver enhanced health benefits for consumers

News from BBSRC ( 3 April 2007)

Bacterial 'invisibility cloak' decrypted

Technical background article Scientists have uncovered the workings of a method bacteria responsible for diseases such as meningitis and blood disorders use to hide from the body's immune system

News from BBSRC ( 2 April 2007)

New European systems biology research initiative

Technical background article The application of systems biology to the study of the smallest life forms has taken a leap forward with the announcement of Ł18M of funding from a new European programme to 11 multi-national projects

News from BBSRC (29 March 2007)

Government to ask public about stem cell science

Technical background article Science and Innovation minister Malcolm Wicks has announced that the UK's two major public funders of stem cell research will run a national public discussion about this cutting-edge area of science

News from BBSRC ( 2 March 2007)

First director appointed to new research centre

Technical background article BBSRC and the University of Edinburgh announce the appointment of Professor David Hume as the first director of a new world-class research centre being established in Edinburgh

News from BBSRC (11 January 2007)

Cash to harness science for better crops

Technical background article BBSRC, the UK's primary public funder of bioscience research has announced over Ł13million of research projects to turn ideas from excellent basic plant science into practical applications

News from BBSRC (11 January 2007)

Babraham coordinates European proteomics project

Technical background article The Babraham Institute is the coordinating partner for a new European Research Infrastructure, ProteomeBinders, which aims to understand how the human genome functions by studying its proteins