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New nanotechnology able to examine single molecules, aiding in determining gene expression

... have been hampered in their efforts to unlock the secrets of gene transcription in individual cells by the minute amount of material that must be analyzed. Nanotechnology allows us to push down to the level of individual transcript molecules." "We are likely to see more of these kinds of highly multi-di...

Fascinating spider silk

...chers are thus interested in learning the spiders' secrets and imitating their technique. A team lead by Thomas Scheibel at the Technical University of Munich has now made a step in the right direction. As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the interaction between hydrophilic (water friendly) and ...

Natural antibiotics yield secrets to atom-level imaging technique

Frog skin and human lungs hold secrets to developing new antibiotics, and a technique called solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a key to unlocking those secrets. That's the view of University of Michigan researcher Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, who will discuss his group's progress toward that g...

Chemical maps hint at drug's effects on schizophrenia

... the brain, then perhaps we can finally unlock the secrets of these devastating diseases." Kaddurah-Daouk believes that this and other studies that explore metabolism at the global level have the potential to greatly impact medical practice. Future experiments focused on correlating these lipid signatures...

New technique will produce a better chromosome map

... accurate map of the chromosomes and tease out the secrets hidden in their stripes. Their work appears online May 6 in advance of publication in the journal Nature Methods. Fruit flies are well suited for chromosome studies because some of their cells contain gigantic, "polytene" chromosomes, each buil...

A first -- Hebrew University scientist observes brain cell development in 'real time'

...n which are capable of neurogenesis, and they hide secrets we want to reveal."...

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