Scripps research scientists engineer new type of vaccination that provides instant immunity
The experiments, thus far performed only in mice, appear to overcome a major drawback of vaccinations the lag time of days, or even weeks, that it normally takes for immunity to build against a pathogen. This new method of vaccination could potentially be used to provide instantaneous protection ...Einstein researchers genetically engineer immune cells into potent weapons for battling HIV
March 4, 2008 (Bronx, NY) By outfitting immune-system killer cells with a new pair of genes, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University transformed them into potent weapons that destroy cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Their novel strategy of g...Scientists Engineer Protein That Could Battle Strep
California team's discovery may lead to a vaccine that wards off infections THURSDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- A stabilized form of a protein found on streptococcus bacteria may provide protection against strep infections, a new study suggests. A team led by University of Califor...Penn researchers engineer first system of human nerve-cell tissue
PHILADELPHIA Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that living human nerve cells can be engineered into a network that could one day be used for transplants to repair damaged to the nervous system. They report their findings in the February issue of th...Researchers genetically engineer micro-organisms into tiny factories
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Microorganisms may soon be efficiently and inexpensively producing novel pharmaceutical compounds, such as flavonoids, that fight aging, cancer or obesity, as well as high-value chemicals, as the result of research being conducted by University at Buffalo researchers. In work th...Plexus Systems, Inc. Names Stosz to Solutions Engineer
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Plexus Systems, Inc., provider of Plexus Online on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise, today named Bob Stosz as a Solutions Engineer. He is responsible for analyzing prospective Western region customers' needs for manufacturing systems...Scottish Engineer Devises Versatile Hand
At 8,500 a piece it doesnt come cheap. But the new bionic hand, developed by a Scottish engineer, is termed a massive advance on previous artificial limbs . It can't click its fingers or play the piano but there's not much else it won't do. It can, for instance, turn a key in a ...Indian Engineer Sentenced for Groping Women During Flight
Software engineers might be the brand ambassadors of India. But they could also prove a huge embarrassment for the country, as has happened in the case of Thirumurthy Nakka Boomaiah , 35 and hailing from Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He has been sentenced to 69 days ...Penn Scientists Engineer Small Molecules to Probe Proteins Deep Inside Cell Membrane
PHILADELPHIA -- Proteins, which form much of the molecular machinery required for life, are the targets of most drug molecules//. One third of all proteins are membrane proteins – embedded within the cell’s fatty outer layer. While scientists can easily study the other two-thirds using such tools a...Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology
...-therapeutic applications of its technology including Dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP technology to engineer cell lines for the production of protein pharmaceuticals. For more information about Sangamo, visit the company's web site at www.sangamo.com . ...Fast-Acting, Long-Lasting Topical Relief From Arthritis Pain
.... tube retails for $19.95. RZN Nutraceuticals is located in Miami, Florida. RZN Nutraceutical founder, Chief Scientist Mark Lubin is a biomedical engineer who has 12 U.S. patents issued or pending for biomedical and technical innovations. For more information on Arthri-Zen Relief Cream(R) or any o...Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentations at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
...-therapeutic applications of its technology including Dow AgroSciences, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and several companies applying its ZFP technology to engineer cell lines for the production of protein pharmaceuticals. For more information about Sangamo, visit the company's web site at www.sangamo.com . ...Fat Kills Cancer: Turning Stem Cells from Fat Tissue into Personalized, Cancer-Targeted Therapeutics
... PHILADELPHIA, July 3, 2007 ? Researchers in Slovakia have been able to derive mesenchymal stem cells from human adipose, or fat, tissue and engineer them into “suicide genes” that seek out and destroy tumors like tiny homing missiles. This gene therapy approach is a novel way to attac...Hematology Analyzers Simple, Sophisticated Technology Serving All Patients
... Early testing of sonar, developed to detect submarines during World War II, revealed odd underwater echoes. To determine the cause, an electrical engineer was tasked with counting plankton in a large number of seawater samples. He devised a dual chamber container whose two sides were separated by a thin ...UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble
A group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding controversy in this field. This new finding could unlock the mystery behind the origin of many diseases suc...Researchers engineer metabolic pathway in mice to prevent diet-induced obesity
In recent years, obesity has taken on epidemic proportions in developed nations, contributing significantly to major medical problems, early death and rising health care costs. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, at least a quarter of all American adults and more tha...University of Texas at Austin engineer elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
AUSTIN, TexasAdam Heller, an acclaimed chemical engineering research professor and professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected a fellow into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS), along with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela, actor James Earl Jones, U...Using combinatorial libraries to engineer genetic circuits advances synthetic biology
(Boston) -- Streamlining the construction of synthetic gene networks has led a team of Boston University researchers to develop a technique that couples libraries of diversified components with computer modeling to guide predictable gene network construction without the back and forth tweaking. ...University of Miami engineer designs stretchable electronics with a twist
CORAL GABLES, FL (January 21, 2008)- Jizhou Song, a professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering and his collaborators Professor John Rogers, at the University of Illinois and Professor Yonggang Huang, at Northwestern University have developed a new design for stretchable electroni...Researchers engineer pancreatic cell transplants to evade immune response
In a finding that could significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a technique for transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells that causes only a minimal immune response in recipients. ...Soybean database will help breeders engineer better-performing plants
COLUMBIA, Mo. Soybean farmers soon will be one step closer to better drought-tolerant soybean varieties. University of Missouri researchers will construct a comprehensive database of all proteins and metabolites in soybeans. Once compiled, the database will allow researchers to study changes in p...Caltech scientists engineer supersensitive receptor, gain better understanding of dopamine system
PASADENA, Calif.--Genetically modifying a receptor found on the neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine has given California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers a unique glimpse into the workings of the brain's dopamine system--as well as a new target for treating diseases tha...Iowa State engineer works to clean and improve engine performance
AMES, Iowa The five engines in Song-Charng Kong's Iowa State University laboratory have come a long way since Karl Benz patented a two-stroke internal combustion engine in 1879. There are fuel injectors and turbochargers and electrical controls. There's more horsepower, better efficiency, clea...MIT, BU engineer cellular circuits that count events
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--MIT and Boston University engineers have designed cells that can count and "remember" cellular events, using simple circuits in which a series of genes are activated in a specific order. Such circuits, which mimic those found on computer chips, could be used to count the numbe...Scientists engineer superconducting thin films
UPTON, NY - One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale the realm of billionths of a meter. Such nanoscale superconductors would be useful in devices such as superconductive transistors and eve...Aerospace engineer earns Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Award
Blacksburg, Va. -- Michael Philen, assistant professor of aerospace and ocean engineering at Virginia Tech, has received the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award. The award will support Philen's research to develop fluidic flexible matrix composites, which ar...Researchers engineer new polymers to change their stiffness and strength when exposed to liquids
CLEVELAND -- An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the departments of macromolecular science and engineering and biomedical engineering at the Case School of Engineering and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center has published ground-breaking work on a new...Sticky mussels inspire biomedical engineer yet again
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Mussels are delicious when cooked in a white wine broth, but they also have two other well-known qualities before theyre put in a pot: they stick to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, and they stick with amazing tenacity. Northwestern University biomedical engineer...Prairie Technologies works with UW engineer to visualize the brain
Madison, Wis. How does one visualize thought? Well, by pressing the open tip of an electrolyte-filled glass pipette much thinner than a human hair against the membrane of an individual brain cell, researchers can isolate a patch and identify the electric current flowing through individual i...Mac attack was unfair, says UW engineer
Madison, Wis. Can a Mac really be hacked in just 30 minutes? Not according to a 38-hour test by a University of Wisconsin-Madison systems engineer, who criticized recent media reports for sensationalism after they reported on a public Mac security test in which the owner of a computer gave out l...UCR physicist receives highest honor US government gives young scientists or engineers
...ial Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers ( PECASE ) for the 2008 competition. PECASE represents the highest honor a beginning scientist or engineer can receive in the United States. Established in 1996, the PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their caree...New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women
... MADISON A University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and...loxP flanked Ampicillin Selection Cassette (loxP-amp-loxP) from Gene Bridges GmbH
Description:...e vector of choice. The restriction sites can be introduced by adding the corresponding sequence in the PCR primer. The template can easily be used to engineer the E.coli genome by Red/ET Recombination. The loxP-amp-loxP cassette is not linear but plasmid based (3502 bp in size). Due to its R6K origin the ...FRT flanked Ampicillin Selection Cassette (FRT-amp-FRT) from Gene Bridges GmbH
Description:...e vector of choice. The restriction sites can be introduced by adding the corresponding sequence in the PCR primer. The template can easily be used to engineer the E.coli genome by Red/ET Recombination. The FRT-amp-FRT cassette is not linear but plasmid based (3502 bp in size). Due to its R6K origin the pl...loxP flanked Chloramphenicol Selection Cassette (loxP-cm-loxP) from Gene Bridges GmbH
Description:...e vector of choice. The restriction sites can be introduced by adding the corresponding sequence in the PCR primer. The template can easily be used to engineer the E.coli genome by Red/ET Recombination. The loxP-cm-loxP cassette is not linear but plasmid based (3301 bp in size). Due to its R6K origin the p...