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Beetle-inspired switch uses water for bonding

...m in various arrangements, Steen said. "This new technology bridges the gap between scales as large as our hands and nanoscales," said Steen. "We need devices that allow us to communicate between the two scales." Co-authors include Michael Vogel, a postdoctoral researcher in Cornell's Department of Chemica...

Compound from Chinese medicine shows promise in head and neck cancer

...egative isomer, (-)-gossypol, and has licensed the technology to Ascenta Therapeutics of San Diego, Calif., for commercial development. Wang is one of three U-M Medical School faculty members who founded the company and has significant financial interest. ...

UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina

...nent professor and vice chancellor for information technology at UNC. North Carolina's 2005-06 budget includes $...d-class capability for interdisciplinary research, technology transfer, economic development and engagement across North Carolina." Researchers at CSDL, with ass...

Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

...e at every level. Regional and national research, technology transfer and policy development also need improvement. "An immediate investment of around $60 million would kick-start a five-pronged strategy that can quickly improve the contribution of fish to African food security." 1. Support capture fisherie...

Chemical 'band-aid' prevents heart failure in mice with muscular dystrophy

...an level, also." The key to the U-M discovery was technology developed by Soichiro Yasuda, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow and co-first author of the study. He created a device to allow the simultaneous measurement of force and intracellular calcium concentration in individual myocytes as they are stretched. Yas...

Tagging pathogens with synthetic DNA 'barcodes'

...nning the tiny barcode printed on the package. New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just...f a sample and can be applied to living cells. The technology could be used in genomic research, clinical diagnosis, drug testing, environmental monitoring and mo...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

...e at every level. Regional and national research, technology transfer and policy development also need improvement. "An immediate investment of around $60 million would kick-start a five-pronged strategy that can quickly improve the contribution of fish to African food security." 1. Support capture fisherie...

Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?

...se the number of hives and honey production. "That technology is all but lost, but we'd like to see it turned around, not only to ensure the survival of meliponiculture as a way of life, but also to build up breeding stock to be re-introduced into the wild where bees play an important role as pollinators," Roub...

Rensselaer researchers develop approach that predicts protein separation behavior

...e is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development. ...

Sleeping beauty plays a significant role in identifying cancer genes

...boratory mice," said Jenkins, "we believe that the technology used will reveal new insights into human cancer an..." Additionally, he noted that the Sleeping Beauty technology is capable of providing important information about the genes that current methods do not -- such as...

New imaging technology shown to detect pancreatic inflammation in type 1 diabetes

...lts of this study suggest that the MRI-MNP imaging technology may be helpful in identifying people at immediate risk of developing autoimmune diabetes, but most of all for early prediction of response to therapy, which might be very useful for reducing the time and cost of clinical trials. "Because the results ...

Researchers make 'embryonic-like' stem cells from umbilical cord blood

... be a fruitful collaboration. "We plan to use this technology to engineer pancreatic tissue as we work towards our goal of developing a cure for type 1 diabetes," he added. The team's report will be published in the Cell Proliferation Journal on 18 August. ...

Insight into the processes of 'positive' and 'negative' learners

... be a fruitful collaboration. "We plan to use this technology to engineer pancreatic tissue as we work towards our goal of developing a cure for type 1 diabetes," he added. The team's report will be published in the Cell Proliferation Journal on 18 August. ...

Researchers propose measures to curb lion attacks in Tanzania

... be a fruitful collaboration. "We plan to use this technology to engineer pancreatic tissue as we work towards our goal of developing a cure for type 1 diabetes," he added. The team's report will be published in the Cell Proliferation Journal on 18 August. ...

Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU

...to keeping pace with the fast-evolving science and technology of deep seabed bioprospecting," says report contributor Sam Johnston, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-IAS. "The international debate still sees governments divided over whether or how to regulate deep seabed bioprospecting. This division stems from li...

A Father’s Day Gift: Free DNA Paternity Testing

...to keeping pace with the fast-evolving science and technology of deep seabed bioprospecting," says report contributor Sam Johnston, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-IAS. "The international debate still sees governments divided over whether or how to regulate deep seabed bioprospecting. This division stems from li...

New technique may speed DNA analysis

...omplexity in areas from biomedicine to information technology has spurred several research efforts toward high-r...mposed of DNA strands. This makes SuNS a versatile technology that could be used to produce other complex nano-devices currently manufactured slowly and expensive...

New technique helps identify multiple DNA regulatory sites

...omplexity in areas from biomedicine to information technology has spurred several research efforts toward high-r...mposed of DNA strands. This makes SuNS a versatile technology that could be used to produce other complex nano-devices currently manufactured slowly and expensive...

Pollution-eating bacteria produce electricity

...ood sources into electricity," says Milliken. "The technology could be used to assist in the reclamation of wastewaters, thereby resulting in the removal of waste and generation of electricity." Another unique characteristic of these bacteria is that they are the first known spore-forming bacteria shown to con...

UCR biochemist goes to Washington with high-protein corn

...the crop, benefiting corn producers. Moreover, his technology nearly doubles corn oil, the most valuable content...each kernel. Gallie's research group has developed technology that essentially rescues the aborted flower, resulting in two kernels that are fused together. "Desp...

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