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New 'Fertility Chip' Accurately Count Spermatozoa in Sperm

A new 'fertility chip', developed by researchers at the University of Twente's MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, can accurately count spermatozoa in sperm. This is an important step towards the development of a compact device for reliable 'pre-scanning' of male fertility.

17 Feb 2010

Researchers Create Nanoscopic Ruler Made of DNA

NIM researchers from the groups of Friedrich Simmel and Philip Tinnefeld at TU and LMU Munich created a nanoscopic ruler made of DNA. The improvement of optical microscopy towards ever higher resolution has been subje...

16 Feb 2010

NanoViricides Signs Research and Development Agreement with University of California, Berkeley

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), reports that it has signed a research and development agreement with Dr. Eva Harris's laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley...

From NanoViricides, Inc 16 Feb 2010

Gold Nanoparticles Stop Cancer from Reproducing

Taking gold nanoparticles to the cancer cell and hitting them with a laser has been shown to be a promising tool in fighting cancer, but what about cancers that occur in places where a laser light can't reach? Sc...

15 Feb 2010

Sneaking siRNA into Cancer Cells using Hydrogel Nanoparticles

One of the difficulties of fighting cancer is that drugs often hit other non-cancerous cells, causing patients to get sick. But what if researchers could sneak cancer-fighting particles into just the cancer cells?

15 Feb 2010

New Nanoparticle Could Improve Cancer Detection and Drug Delivery

University of Florida scientists have developed a new nanoparticle that could improve cancer detection and drug delivery. The particle, called a "micelle" and made up of a cluster of molecules called aptamers, ...

11 Feb 2010

Scientists Develop First and Versatile DNA Reader

Arizona State University scientists have come up with a new twist in their efforts to develop a faster and cheaper way to read the DNA genetic code. They have developed the first, versatile DNA reader that can discriminate between DNA's four core chemical components?the key to unlocking the vital code behind human heredity and health.

11 Feb 2010