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Taking 'chips' to the next level of gene hunting

...t Biology Center have invented two new gene "chip" technologies that can be used to help identify otherwise elusive disease-causing mutations in the 97 percent of the genome long believed to be "junk." A variety of DNA microarray technology, one of the two new chips, called the TIP-chip (transposable element ins...

Columbia University licenses next-generation DNA sequencing technology

...oratories." Dr. Ju is a prolific inventor of new technologies for applications in genomics using chemistry and molecular engineering approaches. He is credited with being one of the primary inventors of the fluorescent energy transfer chemistry for 4-color Sanger sequencing being used by virtually all of the cu...

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

...f them their societies' youngest members. These technologies could improve a person's ability to fight off infe...eveloping countries evaluate regenerative medicine technologies and investigate potential collaborations with both industrialized and developing countries as a way ...

Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals

...tal base pairs and utilized traditional sequencing technologies used for the Human Genome Project as well as the new parallel pyrosequencing method to clone and insert missing fragmented DNA and create a library of Neanderthal DNA. Unlike the libraries used to sequence the human genome, which contained only hum...

Chemical tests of cell growth enter third dimension

...tate University researchers have developed two new technologies for measuring cell growth in the laboratory. The ...t Ohio State, and his colleagues described the two technologies Wednesday and Thursday at the American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting in San Francisco. For...

Nano-devices hold promise for early-stage cancer detection

...onmental applications. "The imaging and sensing technologies being pursued would be non-invasive, removing the ...being explored are based on integrating dissimilar technologies such as DNA, semiconductors, nanowires and polymers into "smart systems" on a small chip. The resul...

First-time analysis reveals millions of Europeans left at risk from influenza

...supply using pioneering cell-culture manufacturing technologies that do not rely on conventional egg based vaccine production," commented Dr Bram Palache, study author and member of Solvay Pharmaceuticals Influenza Pandemic Preparedness team. "Production capacity for influenza vaccines is currently insufficient...

Affymetrix 500K array used to identify memory gene

...dy is a perfect example of how the use of advanced technologies in human genetics yields fundamental discoveries," said Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D., chairman and CEO at Affymetrix. To learn more about this breakthrough: ...

Study offers innovative profile of enzyme that aids tumor growth

...ms through the integrated application of profiling technologies that survey both the enzymatic proteome and its primary biochemical output, the metabolome," Cravatt said. So, the team drew both on proteomics-the large-scale study of the structure and function of proteins-and metabolomics-the systematic study ...

Other patients bear the real cost of Herceptin

...ecide what should be cut to fund newly recommended technologies or the ability to allocate extra funds for implementation, or both....

Five new technologies that promise to transform medicine

...on childhood infections: these are some of the new technologies that promise to transform medicine, according to t... Virginia Medical School and are based on existing technologies that are in varying stages of development and on extensions of those technologies. His vision for...

Plutonium or greenhouse gases? Weighing the energy options

...fuels with nuclear power, considering not only the technologies involved but also the environmental impacts. Simil...s," Ewing said. Developing the necessary nuclear technologies and building the additional power plants is an enormous undertaking that probably would take longer ...

Detecting explosives with honeybees

...studying bee behavior and testing and improving on technologies already on the market, Los Alamos scientists developed methods to harness the honey bee's exceptional olfactory sense where the bees' natural reaction to nectar, a proboscis extension reflex (sticking out their tongue), could be used to record an unm...

Mayo Clinic collaboration mining of ancient herbal text leads to potential new anti-bacterial drug

...itional, ancient medical information with advanced technologies to identify promising natural products to investigate as drugs for new and better therapies. "Natural products are invaluable sources of healing agents -- consider, for example, that aspirin derived originally from willow bark, and the molecular b...

Sandia research to focus on early detection of harmful algal blooms

...tical information for managing shellfish beds. The technologies under development at Sandia would eliminate these ...he California Department of Health Services. The technologies developed under this effort will be equally well suited to detecting algal toxins in freshwater sour...

P(acman) takes a bite out of deciphering Drosophila DNA

...Program in Developmental Biology, with putting the technologies together to come up with a new methodology in the field. Current technology has certain problems for researchers seeking to understand the structure and function of genes, said Bellen. Often, when scientists breed flies that lack a particular gene...

Blood transfusion-transmitted infections: A global perspective

...hogens, several newly-developed pathogen-reduction technologies have been shown to be effective in destroying most...xceedingly high concentrations in blood. Newer technologies can also have a downside, notes Blajchman. They tend to reduce the effectiveness of the blood compo...

Plant-cell-produced technologies-cutting edge approach to bringing solutions to the market

...rallel seminars will examine innovative plant-cell technologies and will present the benefit of healthy oils for consumers, agriculture and the food industry. The conference will also explore R&D collaboration under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) in the area of biosciences for animal and human hea...

Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins

...e researchers are also using microcellular foaming technologies from Trexel Inc. of Woburn, Mass., to mold and ext... to be involved in the development of biorenewable technologies and the harvesting of biomass," he said. "We see biorenewables taking hold and expanding every day."...

Major cancer study aims to identify protein markers for early-stage disease

...ncer Institute (NCI) to refine and standardize the technologies for identifying biomarkers in the blood -- specific proteins, and the patterns they make -- for the early detection of cancer. The grants, which signal the NCI's strategic shift toward studies aimed at early detection of cancer, are designed to lea...

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