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3View Users Group Meeting and Symposium
12 March 2014
Improved diagnostic test for the detection of cancer
6 December 2013
Diether Lambrechts (VIB/KU Leuven) and the biotech company, Biocartis, are working together on a new diagnostic test for certain types of cancer.
Séralini study retracted by Food & Chemical Toxicology - consequence of normal scientific procedure
29 November 2013
Food & Chemical Toxicology retracts the publication of Gilles-Eric Séralini and colleagues where they claim to reveal clear indications that the genetically modified crop NK 603 and the herbicide Roundup are dangerous to animal health.
Movements of proteins can be predicted from their amino acid sequence
25 November 2013
Researchers of the VIB department of Structural Biology and the ‘Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels (IB2)’, have developed a method to predict how much the backbone chain of a protein moves based on only its amino acid sequence.
Why plants usually live longer than animals
24 October 2013
Plant researchers at VIB and Ghent University discovered a new step in the complex regulation of stem cells. Today, their results are published online in this week’s issue of Science Express.
The World Food Prize 2013 recognizes the contribution of agrobiotechnology to world food security
16 October 2013
GM crops are not the miracle solution but being part of a holistic approach, GM crops can help to overcome future agricultural hurdles and could increase European farmers’ productivity.
Research misconduct - The grey area of Questionable Research Practices
30 September 2013
We all know that fabrication, falsification and plagiarism fall under the definition of research misconduct. However, the VIB definition of research misconduct is broader than that.
Possible new venues for the treatment of ischemic disorders
26 September 2013
Occlusion of the main arterial route redirects blood flow to the collateral circulation. Max Mazzone, VIB Vesalius Research Center, KU Leuven, investigates the genetic and molecular mechanisms that are responsible for reestablishing the blood flow.
Quick scan of VIB Papers
25 September 2013
This article gives you an overview of a short selection of the most important VIB papers of the last few months.
A conversation with Marc Van Montagu
24 September 2013
The 1983 Miami Winter Symposium… It's been 30 years since the Gent lab of Jeff Schell and Marc Van Montagu, reported that they were the first to have genetically modified a plant.
Finding the genetic causes of spinal muscular atrophy
23 September 2013
Kristien Peeters and Albena Jordanova (VIB-UA), have identified BICD2 mutations as a cause of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Their findings have important implications for future diagnostic tests.
Impact of the Myriad decision on academic research and the bio-industry
20 September 2013
On June 13, 2013, the US Supreme Court settled the dispute between the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) and Myriad Genetics, a company that offers testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
VIB wants to provide the right HR support to do great research
18 September 2013
Brain dysfunctions: shared mechanisms in fragile X syndrome, autism and schizophrenia at neuronal synapses
18 September 2013
Several psychiatric conditions share the same brain cell abnormalities. Claudia Bagni and her group have unraveled how a single protein orchestrates two biological processes to form proper contacts between brain cells.
Fragile X syndrome protein linked to breast cancer progression
18 September 2013
Claudia Bagni (VIB/KU Leuven, Belgium, and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy), has identified the way Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein or FMRP contributes to the progression of breast cancer.

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