Scientists Take a Step towards Uncovering the Histone Code
ScienceDaily (December 21, 2009) — Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.
The structures provide insight into how DNA's packaging is just as important and intricate as the information in the DNA itself, and how these enzymes are part of a system of inspectors making sure the packaging is in order. The results are published online this week in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
Sea Party to Produce Biotech Products
By JACK WONG
The Star (December 19, 2009) - Taiwan’s Sea Party Technology Co Ltd, the first major investor to operate in the Tanjung Manis Halal Hub in central Sarawak, will undertake the farming of prawns, chickens and eggs, chlorella and other aquaculture activities using biotechnology. The company, which has committed some RM2bil in investment through six wholly-owned subsidiaries, will also be involved in the manufacturing of biotech feed meal, food processing as well as tilapia, marine fish and Japanese eel farming.
Merck KGaA and GTZ Form Strategic Alliance to Improve Chemicals Management in Southeast Asia
Partnership for sustainable development spans Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines
Chemie.de (December 10, 2009) - Merck KGaA announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Technical Cooperation - GTZ) intended to improve laboratory chemicals waste management in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Within the scope of a public private partnership (PPP) with the GTZ, Merck will be introducing over the next three years environmentally friendly, safe waste disposal systems for used packaging and chemicals from laboratory customers.
