Designing vaccines by computer
Having vaccines developed by computer may sound unnerving but the increasing role of computer modelling in the development of new vaccines could bring new products onto the market quicker, benefiting patients and saving pharmaceutical companies millions of pounds. Researchers using informatics and computer modelling can help scientists to uncover and harness the hidden patterns in the weal...Designing a Successful qRT-PCR Experiment
A Successful One Step qRT-PCR Experiment Requires Careful Consideration of Several Important Factors: To determine if your gene of interest is represented in an RNA sample, end point PCR followed by gel based staining is suitable. For target q...Designing Controls for siRNA Experiments
Because of its apparent specificity, reproducibility, and ease of use, RNAi technology is greatly accelerating the functional characterization of disease-relevant genes for drug discovery, target validation, and basic research efforts. To ensure the validity of RNAi...Human factors and IT: Designing for patient safety
MADISON In the medical profession, one of the greatest obstacles in taking care of a patient is the overflow of information that naturally accompanies treatment. Patient histories and care instructions are often long and full of irrelevant information, and if multiple hospitals are involved, more levels of complication develop. To many, a technological system that could organize all this informa...Insight Into Neural Stem Cells Has Implications For Designing Therapies
Scientists have discovered that adult neural stem cells, which exist in the brain throughout life, are not a single, homogeneous group . Instead, they are a diverse group of cells, each capable of giving rise to specific types of neurons. The finding, the team says, significantly shifts the perspective on how these cells could be used to develop cell-based brain therapies. The resul...