Highlighted metrics evaluated in the study included Colony Forming Units (CFU), a key indicator of the functional ability of cells to divide and replicate following cryopreservation, and total CD34+ cell recovery, a key marker of a subpopulation of undifferentiated progenitor cells that are of critical interest to researchers focused on hematopoietic cell therapies. Highlighted metrics evaluated in the study included Colony Forming Units (CFU), a key indicator of the functional ability of...

Coimbatore, June 24: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has released several new hybrid crop varieties including that of rice, tapioca, groundnut and jackfruit for the benefit of the farming community. Crop duration of this medium slender white fine rice similar to improved white Ponni, is 130-135 days and has superior cooking quality with a grain yield of 6,007 kg per hectare and moderately resistant to stem borer, hoppers, blast and sheath blight. The yield of this new drought...

But research in Japan may lead to rice plants that contain a cholera vaccine that does not need to be kept cold. Researchers experiment with a plant-based way to protect against the intestinal infection and possibly other diseases. Someday, rice plants might not only provide food but also a way to prevent cholera and other diseases. The researchers say the experimental cholera vaccine produced reactions in the immune system and in areas of mucosal tissue. The report says the vaccine was...

Asia Pacific - Programs - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Researchers in Japan say they have created a new rice-based based vaccine that could provide developing countries with a cheap and effective treatment against cholera. Asia Pacific - Programs - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera...

Biopharming - the production of pharmaceuticals compounds from genetically modified crops and livestock - is touted by some as an emerging success story in both agriculture and the pharmaceutical industry. A preliminary economic study by the Agribusiness and Economics and Research Unit (AERU) says that may be the case, but there is still scant information about the final cost of producing biopharmaceuticals, the demand from consumers, and possible impacts on New Zealand's reputation. A...