Tag: medicine
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified…
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified yeast with opium poppy genes
James Bruce, The Open University
The natural world has long been a source...
News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be...
Timothy P Lahey, Dartmouth College
Ebola is on the run: the number of cases dipped below 10 a week recently, and a few days ago...
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for…
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for developing countries
Erica Penfold, South African Institute of International Affairs
Patents and restrictions on intellectual property have become more...
Despite research breakthroughs, an anti-aging pill is still a long way...
Sharon Horesh Bergquist, Emory University
Last month a team of doctors and scientists made the case to regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
