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DNA Molecules Used To Assemble Nanoparticles

...ents using cell sorters, 3-D microscopes and other tools verified that these dendrimers hit their targets, were admitted into the cells and gave off their signaling light. The self-assembled dendrimer clusters were shown to be well formed and functional. "This is the proof-of-concept experiment," Choi sai...

A new mechanism of regulating RNA degradation

...one that has the potential to produce a new set of tools for physicians to use to fight disease. Most of the gene-control tools researchers have collected thus far involve the first step in gene expression, in which DNA is copie...

FDA Approves Human Hookworm Vaccine for Phase I Safety Trials

...one that has the potential to produce a new set of tools for physicians to use to fight disease. Most of the gene-control tools researchers have collected thus far involve the first step in gene expression, in which DNA is copie...

Genome of deadly amoeba shows surprising complexity, evidence of lateral gene transfer

...olytica sequence will help researchers develop new tools to predict which of the millions of people who ingest amoeba cysts in contaminated fluids will actually develop the disease. "Every aspect of research is changed by having the genome sequenced," says Dr. William A. Petri, Jr., a collaborator who is ...

Plants, animals share molecular growth mechanisms

...function of certain actin filaments. The molecular tools Szymanski's research team developed will help scientists learn more about these functions in both plants and animals. The other researchers on this study were Dipanwita Basu and Salah El-Din El-Essal, research assistants; postdoctoral students Jie L...

Ecological destruction fuels emerging diseases

...colleagues are using the latest molecular taxonomy tools to classify parasites based on genetic characteristics. "These things are evolutionary accidents waiting to happen," he warns. "This is not something brand new ?it's something old. But in this case it's something that human beings are stimulating. T...

Inexpensive, mass-produced genes core of synthetic biology advances at UH

... of geneseconomical, we can provide more efficient tools to aid the efforts ofresearchers to understand the molecular mechanisms that regulatebiological systems. There are many potential biochemical and biomedicalapplications.?Most immediately, examples include understanding the regulation of genefunction....

Molecular machine may lead to new drugs to combat human diseases

...anemia. The new structure provides scientists with tools to expand on ways to harness this molecular machine, Golden said. The other researchers on this study were Hajeong Kim, graduate student, and Elaine Chase, research associate, both of the Purdue Department of Biochemistry. Golden also is a scientist...

MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks

...ry difficult."Computer simulations can be powerful tools in contemporary molecularbiology research, aiding scientists in analyzing data and in testinghypotheses with simulated outcomes before testing them experimentally.The predictive capabilities of computer simulations can also aidbiologists in viewing c...

The Shapes Of Life: NIGMS Project Yields More Than 1,000 Protein Structures

...at started in 2000 ?has centered on developing new tools and processes that enable researchers to quickly, ...ination. He noted that some robotics and automated tools have been refined and are now marketed by companies for general structural biology applications. As...

The BIOS Initiative - open source biotechnology is born

...here these genes are and how they function. "These tools are seeding a growing movement ?the BIOS Initiativ...rt University (CSU). "Most importantly, these new tools are provided under a new licensing paradigm that ensures that they are improved, shared and retained...

PANTHER Protein Classification System Database 5.0

...y with a wealth of freely availableinformation and tools to advance systems biology. We are honored thatthe PANTHER system has been accepted as an InterPro member database andlook forward to working with the community to further advance thisresource.?The PANTHER system functional annotations of fruit fly g...

Examination of internal 'wiring' of yeast, worm, and fly reveals conserved circuits

...interaction studies will soon become indispensable tools for biologists seeking a better understanding of all cellular functions. He said that just as a species evolved new proteins to give it a selective advantage, it also could have evolved a new combination of existing proteins. Such novel arrangements ...

Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance

...ing the translation of basic genetic research into tools for better diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. During the next five years the projects include genetic analyses and measurement of gene expression in patients with atherosclerosis, breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and dyslexia. These dis...

Carnegie Mellon scientists develop tool that uses MRI to visualize gene expression in living animals

...r biologist. Using off-the-shelf molecular biology tools we can now enable living cells to change their MRI contrast via genetic instructions." "The new imaging method is a platform technology that can be adapted for many tissue types and for a range of preclinical uses in conjunction with emerging molecu...

Applied Biosystems Introduces Advanced Gene Expression Service Provider Program

...providers in genetic analysis using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while helping them achieve necessary return on investment, was announced today in advance of this weekend’s annual World Microarray Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The Applied Biosystems Expression Array Sys...

Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld

...providers in genetic analysis using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while helping them achieve necessary return on investment, was announced today in advance of this weekend’s annual World Microarray Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The Applied Biosystems Expression Array Sys...

Wiley announces publication of Databasing the Brain

...ormatics to create unique databases and analytical tools for the large variety of neuroscience data types, ...his book discusses the state-of-the-art informatic tools and models and how they are being applied to clinical and basic research. In addition to presenting ...

Kinovate Life Sciences Launches Nittophase?High Performance Solid Support For Oligonucleatide Synthesis

Kinovate Life Sciences, Inc, a provider of tools for oligonucleotide synthesis and gene delivery, announced today that it will officially launch its new NittoPhase?solid support for oligonucleotide synthesis at the TIDES meeting commencing in Boston on May 1st. The joint development of this solid p...

LUCA technologies confirms real-time methane generation

...face of the earth. Luca scientists, employing the tools of modern biotechnology and genomics, have now shown that living methane generating, microbial consortia are present and actively forming methane within some of these hydrocarbon substrates. In addition to demonstrating that methane formation by thes...

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