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Magnetism and mimicry of nature hold hope for better medicine, environmental safety

...esearchers. Called "digital magnetofluidics," it promises more rapid, more accurate and less costly analyses of water and biological fluids ?blood, urine, saliva ?that require only miniscule amounts of fluids. A detailed explanation of the process is presented in an article published in the July 17 editio...

Use of stone hammers sheds light on geographic patterns of chimpanzee tool use

...minid cultural diversity. As such, the new finding promises to both benefit research and inform the conservation of our closest living relative. ...

Liquid crystals show promise in controlling embryonic stem cells

...on a liquid crystal-based cell culture system that promises new ways of achieving real-time control over interactions between synthetic materials and human embryonic stem cells, including the possibility of straining embryonic stem cells as they grow. "Stem cells tend to be smaller and have a slightly more ...

Cholesterol gets 'thumbs up' for role in digit development

...tudy of the wide-ranging actions of Sonic hedgehog promises to expose the incredible secrets of the developing embryo and could provide clues for preventing devastating birth defects. ...

GlycoFi announces the first production of antibodies with human glycosylation in yeast

...tein production technology, the reported work also promises to improve the production and scale-up economics of antibody manufacturing. Monoclonal antibodies constitute the majority of therapeutic proteins currently in clinical and preclinical development, and additionally represent some of the largest selli...

Pleasing plant shapes explained by new computer model

... their traditional laboratory experiments. It also promises to lead to accurate models of how other organisms, including animals, develop from primordial stem cells. "This was a great example of the synergy you can have between biology and computer science and how the tools of one discipline can be used to a...

Mining for gems in the fungal genome

... Keller and her colleagues solves this problem and promises to broaden the search for medically useful agents by taking a powerful, genome-wide approach. Their technique is called "genomic mining" because of its robust ability to dig through an entire fungal genome to locate nearly all the hidden gems-the ac...

Picking particles faster than one at a time

..., described as "particle picking by segmentation," promises to greatly increase the speed and power of methods for determining biological structures at high resolution, based on data from electron microscopy. The researchers report their results in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Structural Biology in...

Technique offers new view of dynamic biological landscape

... for analyzing the network of genetic interactions promises to change how researchers study the dynamic biological landscape of the cell. The technology, which is called epistatic mini array profiles (E-MAP), has already been used to assign new functions to known genes, to uncover the roles of previously unch...

'Creationism is not science' ?making the case for Darwin at UCL

...eontologist, Steven J Gould. This year's lecture promises to be just as topical as the first. Dr Helen Chatterjee, Curator of the Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL, said: "This lecture is particularly pertinent at a time when 11 parents from Pennsylvania will take their local school board to trial over the int...

Many needles, many haystacks

...t the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) promises to answer this question for some of the smallest and trickiest components in the cellular toolbox. Their work appears in the current issue of the Public Library of Science's on-line journal, PLoS Biology. A protein consists of a sticky string of ami...

Jefferson biologist coaxing human embryonic stem cells to make dopamine with simpler, faster method

...ancer" and other conditions.This ability, he said, promises an unprecedented look at how the immune system attacks -- or sometimes promotes -- disease at the molecular level. It may help scientists and clinicians better evaluate specific immune responses to disease, making diagnosis and treatment more precise...

PET imaging reveals the immune system at work

...ancer" and other conditions.This ability, he said, promises an unprecedented look at how the immune system attacks -- or sometimes promotes -- disease at the molecular level. It may help scientists and clinicians better evaluate specific immune responses to disease, making diagnosis and treatment more precise...

UW scientists report a new method to speed bird flu vaccine production

...ke vaccines in large quantities. The new technique promises to ensure ready generation of seed strains for the production of vaccines required to blunt the spread of influenza. In the event of an outbreak of especially virulent strains of influenza, such as the H5N1 or "bird flu" viruses now being monitored b...

UW-Madison scientists zero in on drugs' sweet spots

... sweet spot of drugs derived from natural products promises to help scientists specify the role of the sugar and make new drugs or enhance old ones to greater precision and effect. The series of experiments performed by Thorson's team, for example, may help researchers enhance the anti-cancer effects of digit...

Promising therapies for haemophilia & heart disease

...so treatment is likely to be less frequent. "This promises to be a much easier and more effective approach for sufferers, particularly children," said Wagner. Wagner went on to report, "Blood clotting is an intricately balanced process. Blood clots in the heart or brain can result in a heart attack or strok...

New law for resolution allows unprecedented sharpness in fluorescence microscopy

...and his co-workers have established a new law that promises unlimited resolution in fluorescence microscopy. Future applications range from the imaging of cell interiors to the measuring of lithographic structures in microchip manufacturing, and substantial improvements in the quantification of the reaction k...

Gene therapy to lower blood pressure just enough

...n blood pressure at healthy levels for four months promises to take gene therapy for the disorder a step close... question -- atrial natriuretic peptide or ANP -- promises to control blood pressure through a variety of effects on key areas involved in the problem of hyper...

New Scripps Oceanography project to study sediments and ecosystem restoration in Venice lagoon

...e and the Marine Biology Laboratory of Trieste and promises to integrate Scripps' scientific expertise with knowledge of the lagoon provided by the Italian partners. Although Venice has been studied extensively by scientists, SIOSED researchers will provide decision makers with further information for assess...

Frog peptides block HIV in lab study

...st of the brain is responding." The new technique promises science a way to see how the different areas of the brain communicate, Tononi says. Beyond helping illuminate the secrets of consciousness, the new study, which was directed in part by Marcello Massimini, a research associate in the UW Psychiatric I...

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