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Multi-purpose protein regulates new protein synthesis and immune cell development

...The University of Michigan has filed a U.S. patent application covering the IRE1-mediated processing of XBP1 mRNA. Other scientists have shown that XBP1 helps immune cells called B lymphocytes develop into antibody-generating plasma cells. Plasma cells secrete large amounts of protein antibodies into the bloods...

Nanoscale Diagnostic Sets Sights on Alzheimer's

...cent studies to Alzheimer's disease. Interesting application Read more about the bio-bar-code technology : - Gold nanoparticles and bio-bar codes bring sensitive DNA detection - Nanoparticle-Based Bio–Bar Codes for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins - Bio-Barcode Diagnostic Method Could Rival PCR ...

Molecule that usually protects infection-fighting cells may cause plaque deposits inside arteries

...said. "These results may imply a novel therapeutic application of AIM regulation for prevention of atherosclerosis in the future. Most importantly and attractively for patients, this approach may not need dietary restriction." Dr. Miyazaki, associate professor in the Center for Immunology and of pathology, and ...

Liposome finding implies electrical effect on cell development

.... "This finding might not only be important in its application to understanding life processes, but it has a potentially exciting practical application in the fabrication of bionanotubes," he said. Images/video: http://bionanotubes.homestead.com ...

Camera Traps Catch Eye of the Tiger

...conservation successes. But it is WWF's innovative application of everyday technology that is yielding results for tigers on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. WWF scientists are using camera traps to help conduct presence/absence surveys that will provide a range map for tigers in Sumatra's lowland rainforest. T...

Effective Cancer Treatments Follow The Clock

Interesting application of chronopharmacology : Oncologists have lon... toxic. “There is one more very important clinical application of these findings,?Antoch said, “as they provide a rationale for developing drugs that can enhance t...

Genrate: a generative model that finds and scores new genes and exons in genomic microarray data

... in the length of the DNA sequence data, so direct application of the EM learning algorithm produces poor results. We describe a novel way of parameterizing the model using examples from the data set, so that good solutions are found using an efficient algorithm. We apply GenRate to a subset of mouse genome-wide...

Wiley announces publication of Databasing the Brain

...e Brain" Offers: * A solid foundation for the application of computer science in order to build databases, tools, and workflow environments in neuroscience * An analysis of neuronal systems in a quantitative context * Specific applications in neuroscience that reflect present and future information ...

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

...uct option for the entire gene expression workflow application and technical and promotional support that is expected to enhance service providers?business offerings. The program, intended to assist service providers in genetic analysis using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while...

Applied Biosystems Introduces Advanced Gene Expression Service Provider Program

...uct option for the entire gene expression workflow application and technical and promotional support that is expected to enhance service providers?business offerings. The program, intended to assist service providers in genetic analysis using interpretation tools and content to advance scientific research while...

Affymetrix and Stratagene Announce Strategic Software Alliance

...egrated workflow, ArrayAssist Lite will enable the application of industry-leading statistical algorithms and generation of standard Affymetrix-format data files and reports. In its first release, ArrayAssist Lite will support RMA, GC-RMA, MAS5, and also PLIER, a new advanced signal estimator developed by Affyme...

Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance

...is to bridge the gap between clinical research and application of genomics in patient care by bringing together leading clinical research institutes with advanced Affymetrix microarray technology. Karolinska Institutet will have access to a number of new microarray technologies from Affymetrix, including the Ma...

Scientists discover that host cell lipids facilitate bacterial movement

...o are not responding to antibiotics, although that application is a long way off, says Dr. Southwick. ...

Breakthrough method in nanoparticle synthesis paves the way for new pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

...ll-defined pore size and structure. One important application of these nanoporous nanoparticles lies in the production of pure chiral drugs, which make up over one-third of all pharmaceutical drugs currently sold worldwide. Chiral drugs are comprised of “left-handed?and “right-handed?molecules, both of which ar...

Newly Discovered Compound Blocks Known Cancer-Causing Protein

...rs nationwide. Duke University has filed a patent application for cysmethynil, Casey said, and intends to shepherd it through the first steps of drug development by testing the compound in animal models of cancer. The research was supported by grant from the NIH and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute predoctora...

An entropy-based gene selection method for cancer classification using microarray data

...l clustering followed by data partitioning and the application of the algorithm to each of the partitions. A leave-one-out approach then selects the most commonly selected genes across all the different runs and the gene selection algorithm is applied again to pare down the list of selected genes until a "minima...

HIV Infection Still On The Rise

...ndom) is popular with the American government, its application in other parts of the world may not have the impact required. In the face of this global catastrophe, the epidemic in the United Kingdom seems both small and parochial, say the authors. Nevertheless, the latest figures show a 20% increase in the pre...

Open microfluidic and nanofluidic systems

...ndth part of an atmosphere. One relatively simple application of the morphology is obtained if the system is designed in such a way that one can vary or switch the contact angle in a controlled fashion. One such method is provided by electrowetting; alternative methods, which have recently been developed, are s...

Genetically modified natural killer immune cells attack, kill leukemia cells

...ffective against ALL cells." A potential clinical application for the technology developed in this study is in leukemia patients who are treated with hematopoietic (blood cell-forming) cell transplantation. In this case, NK cells will be derived from the transplant donor, expanded and genetically modified. Thes...

Study: Soap And Water Work Best In Ridding Hands Of Disease Viruses

...ow available with different active ingredients and application methods. "Our study showed that the anti-microbial hand washing agents were significantly more effective in reducing bacteria than the alcohol-based handrubs and waterless handwipes," he said. "Our study also showed that, at a short exposure time of...

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