Posts Tagged ‘biotechnology’
Science & Technology - Apr 21, 2011 15:58 - 1 Comment
Microchip speeds up drug development
STANFORD (US) — A microchip packed with highly-sensitive nanosensors could significantly accelerate the drug development process. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 6, 2011 13:56 - 0 Comments
Berry pinch-hits as genome surrogate
U. ILLINOIS (US) — The completed genome sequence of the woodland strawberry is being used to speed up research on more complex fruits, including apples and peaches. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 16, 2011 8:53 - 1 Comment
Laser untangles membrane measurements
VANDERBILT (US) — A new laser technique that can measure interactions between proteins tangled in a cell’s membrane is expected to help in the discovery of new drugs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2011 9:31 - 0 Comments
Divisive gene splits brain and brawn
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A newly discovered gene defies conventional rules, with the copies inherited from the mother and father working in different ways. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2011 16:10 - 0 Comments
Sensor can tell if antibiotics are working
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Treating bacterial infections could be much faster with a new biosensor that can determine in minutes—rather than days—which antibiotic will be most effective. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2011 14:05 - 1 Comment
Magnetic pill holds meds in place
BROWN U. (US) — The problem with pills is that they don’t always deliver medicine to the spot where it’s needed. A new magnetic pill system could safely solve that problem. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 18, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
In biotic game, Pac-Man’s a living cell
STANFORD (US) — Your new favorite video game character could be a single-celled organism. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2010 15:32 - 2 Comments
When speedier E. coli is a good thing
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Engineers have improved a strain of E. coli that can grow faster, making it suitable for mass production of high-quality DNA for use in vaccines or gene therapy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 23, 2010 15:38 - 2 Comments
More efficient biofuels from better yeast
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Engineers believe a new strain of yeast with increased alcohol tolerance is the first step toward more efficient and economical production of biofuels. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2010 11:17 - 4 Comments
Melting needles make vaccines painless
EMORY/GEORGIA TECH (US)—A patch with hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could make it possible to painlessly administer vaccines—while providing improved immunization against diseases such as influenza. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2010 9:40 - 0 Comments
Off-the-shelf tissue transplants
U. LEEDS (UK)—Researchers have developed a technique that uses material derived from natural human or animal tissues to create biological scaffolds for repairing arteries, tendons, ligaments, and even heart valves. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments
‘Goalie’ algorithm shows it’s all about timing
NYU (US)—Researchers have created a data mining algorithm they call GOALIE that can automatically reveal how biological processes—like cell division and metabolism—are coordinated in time. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2010 10:52 - 4 Comments
Mapping human stem cells’ mutant DNA
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Scientists are closer to identifying and avoiding the adverse DNA changes that naturally occur when human embryonic stem cells are multiplied in the laboratory—changes that could hamper their future medical use. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 12, 2010 12:18 - 9 Comments
Genetically modified crops here to stay
UC DAVIS (US)—Global climate warming and population growth will necessitate sweeping changes in how the world produces its food and fiber. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2010 11:36 - 0 Comments
Technique ‘prints’ stable nanopatterns
U. ILLINOIS—By combining the age-old manufacturing techniques of heat and chemistry with the cutting-edge capabilities of atomic force microscopy, researchers have developed a new method for manipulating, designing, and manufacturing complex nanostructures. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 23, 2009 11:43 - 0 Comments
Making room to manufacture tiny bio-devices
UC IRVINE (US)—The next generation of miniature devices built from sensitive organic materials may be coming from specialized manufacturing facilities, like the new clean room lab at the University of California, Irvine. Scientists at the facility are able to work at a scale that is one-hundredth the diameter of a human hair. (more…)
