Robot-based system developed at Carnegie Mellon detects life in Chile's Atacama desert
A unique rover-based life detection system developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientists has found signs of life in Chile's Atacama Desert, according to results being presented at the 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 14-18 in Houston. This marks the first time a rover-based automated technology has been used to identify life in this harsh region, which serves as a test bed f...Disease progression model of pancreatic cancer developed by Penn researchers
Building on previous work, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed an animal model of pancreatic cancer that closely mimics disease progression in humans. From this, they hope to develop new treatments for this deadly disease. Advanced pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal of cancers, with a one-year survival rate after chemotherapy of only 17 to 28 pe...Affymetrix Launches New Globin-Reduction Kits and Protocol Developed with PreAnalytiX
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX), announced today the launch of the new GeneChip(R) Globin-Reduction kits and associated protocol developed in conjunction with PreAnalytiX -- a joint venture between QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). The new kits optimize the PreAnalytiX PAXgene(TM) Blood RNA System for use with Affymetrix GeneChip tec...New HIV drug candidate developed in Sweden
Which is more likely to happen - you being in a car wreck or being bitten by a shark? Those who answered that cars are greater killers win a free trip to the beach. It's really no contest, says a Texas A&M University professor. Your chances of being in a wreck are far greater than being a shark's lunch, says John McEachran, a professor of wildlife and fishery sciences who has studied...Anthrax test, developed by army and CDC, receives FDA approval
A method for identifying Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, has been cleared for diagnostic use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The test, known as the Gamma Phage Assay, was modified by scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to improve its performance and reliability when used with clinical specimens. The original...Who owns software developed for your company?
Even when there is a written contract, the specifics of ownership of the intellectual property in the software are often no...Web-Based Learning Developed under new Chief Education Officer
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Renaissance Learning, a provider of school improvement programs and learning information systems for educators, announced Saturday the appointment of Arthur Stellar to the newly created position of chief education officer. Stellar plans to lead the development of Renaissance Place, an integrated, Web-based information system that allows educators to monitor progr...Multimedia Sunglasses Developed in Wisconsin
Middleton, Wis. Need a new look on life? The glasses incorporate a miniaturized...WTN Interviews: How WARF is Reaching Out to Businesses About Technology Developed in Wisconsin
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Scientists said that the problem of inability to read in dyslexic children is// not due to any deficit in visual processes as was thought in recent years. Instead, the dyslexic children may be suffering from problems of perception than anything else. Dyslexia is one type of specific learning disability. It commonly affects the children, who have difficulty in verbal skills, abstract re...Researchers developed world’s smallest toothbrus
Researchers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed nano size toothbrush for //brushing your teeth. The toothbrush is made out of millions of cardbon nono tubes that are 30 times stronger than stel and five times less dense. The tooth brush bristles are usually made of animal hairs, polymer fibres and metal wires. Thesehave problems of corroding, wekening and melting. But th...Blood test developed for malignant hyperthermia
Experts have developed a blood test to determine the genetical predisposition for a rare condition// called malignant hyperthermia. Malignant hyperthermia is an inherited disorder that can affect the patient during or after general anesthesia. This condition may be triggered by volatile anesthetics or depolarizing muscle relaxants that have to work together with a genetical predisposit...Scientists Developed Map For Brain Molecular Communities
Researchers have developed a computer network model of a molecular community in brain cells of mammals in order to predict the targets and side effects of new drugs. Researchers from Mount Sinai School // of Medicine have reported their findings in the latest issue of journal Science. The study analyzes how molecular communities are organized and how connections within these communit...Scientists Developed Cheap Way To Assess Sleep
Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center had developed a novel way to assess sleep and diagnose sleep related problems in a very cost effective manner. They had reported in the journal Sleep that it is possible to use the information from the heartbeats// to develop the procedures that will successfully measure the quality of sleep of the problems associated with it. Known...