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Nanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter

... cosmetic arsenal to fight human wrinkles embraces technologies that seems crossed with science fiction ?from microdermabrasians to lasers to Botox injections ? and nanoparticles are poised to join the war by warding off dreaded buckles in human skin. Ilsoon Lee, an assistant professor of chemical engineering,...

Gene chips forecast ecological impacts of climate change

...anta Barbara, will present a talk about the use of technologies in molecular biology to assess climate-change related impacts on marine invertebrates at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 18. Her research centers on sea urchins and mus...

Largest genomic search finds genes that may contribute to autism

... of autism. Researchers used so-called "gene chip" technologies to look for genetic similarities among these family members. In addition, the team scanned the same DNA for what are called copy number variations. These are submicroscopic insertions and deletions of genetic material that scientists believe may be...

Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu

...TATRC invests in telemedicine and advanced medical technologies in order to deliver world-class health care to military personnel. The increasing frequency of biological events relevant to national security, and current disease surveillance systems in the United States (U.S.) require an integrated computational e...

Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms

...rs significant advantages over other cell-labeling technologies under development. "We can tune an MRI scanner to the specific frequency of the fluorine compound in the nanoparticles, and only the nanoparticle-containing cells will be visible in the scan," he says. "That eliminates any background signal, whic...

'Hidden-hero' microbes in soil, water may help naturally clean toxic sites

...e basic science necessary to deploy bioremediation technologies at the scales necessary for them to be effective at U.S. DOE sites." In addition, the ORFRC has funded Kostka's FSU lab to develop and maintain a genetic database of genes of organisms that are present in the Oak Ridge site's subsurface. "With ...

NIH neuroscience microarray consortium launches high-throughput genotyping services

... disease have access to a full range of microarray technologies for scanning the entire human genome and all of th...form provides an important complement to the other technologies currently available through the NIH Neuroscience Microarray Consortium and will significantly aid th...

Faster, low cost sequencing technologies needed to drive era of personalized medicine

...transforming health care and medicine, but current technologies only give a snapshot of an individual's genetic makeup. Any patient wanting a complete picture of their inherited DNA, or genome, would drop their jaw at the sight of the bill -- to the current tune of $10 million or more charged for every human or m...

ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

...g up NIH, the Center funds scientific research and technologies that examine herbal remedies, such as dandelion, green tea, valerian, and horse chestnut, and practices like acupuncture, Tai Chi, and Reiki that fall outside conventional medicines. The ASU duo will examine the mechanisms that allow two clays min...

Protein structure initiative launches new resources for the scientific community

...teins and large protein complexes. Many of the technologies conceptualized during the first phase of the PSI have been commercialized and are already being used in labs both large and small. Such advances include: The miniaturization of samples needed to grow, purify, and crystallize proteins; ...

Are genomic technologies the answer to world hunger?

Genomic technologies may have the potential to alleviate food insecurit...volutionise vaccination procedures. However, these technologies are only likely to impact on world hunger if there is effective and efficient exchange of knowledge ...

Male contraception: One door opens, another closes

...ichael Free, vice president and senior advisor for technologies at Seattle-based nonprofit PATH, points to the female condom as an example. "We got funding to design a great female condom that men and women like much better than what's out there," he says. "But now we're ready to do the big clinical trials, a...

NHGRI aims to make DNA sequencing faster, more cost effective

... to speed the development of innovative sequencing technologies that reduce the cost of DNA sequencing and expand ... develop faster and more cost-effective sequencing technologies and, we are committed to supporting these innovative efforts to benefit scientific labs and medical ...

Comments, experts and background on the 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry

... the genetics revolution. It has provided the core technologies that enabled molecular biology and biotechnology to leap ahead. I am delighted that this Nobel Prize highlights chemistry's role in such an important field of research." E. Ann Nalley, Ph.D., is president of the American Chemical Society, the world...

Designer babies - what would you do for a 'healthy' baby?

...nformation and speculation about what reproductive technologies might achieve in the future and with various ethic...primarily for medical applications. Reproductive technologies and designer babies will be held in ARTS 01.02 at UEA on Tuesday September 5 from 4-6pm....

Researchers develop technologies to devour food pathogens

Purdue researchers are developing two inexpensive technologies that may be able to prevent future food-borne illn... E. coli in contaminated spinach. Together, these technologies rapidly detect and eradicate food-borne pathogens. The first method uses a laser to detect and ide...

First Quantum Grant to fund stem cell repair of damage from stroke

...rchers in the development of innovative biomedical technologies in hopes of making a significant impact in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Funding was awarded to only one grant application out of more than 100 submitted. Karen Hirschi, deputy director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medic...

Virus may control Australia's

...tegy at the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. Other technologies being developed in the pest fish program include '...ry attractants. "It is anticipated that if these technologies are proven to be effective and safe, they will be applied on-ground in an integrated pest fish contr...

Supercomputing equipment to advance the frontiers of computational biology

...lso supporting a project to develop new simulation technologies for understanding biological systems. The work wil...uantitative field, researchers need new simulation technologies to understand how proteins, DNA, and other biological systems behave at the molecular level, accordi...

Scientists win grants to develop $1,000 genome sequencing technology

...he development of fundamentally new and innovative technologies necessary to reduce the cost of sequencing a genom...ng's team will combine micro- and nano-fabrication technologies with innovative chemistry technologies to simultaneously sequence more than 1 billion individual pie...

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