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Research Shows Signalling Between Cells More Complex than Originally Believed

US scientists have performed an advanced study of structures inside live cells using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF), thanks to a high-speed camera and software from Andor Technology. The expe...

26 Jan 2010

Tiny Implant that Sows Seeds of New Cells in the Eye

Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye. The diseases macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa lay waste to photorecep...

26 Jan 2010

Systems Biologist Named Recipient of Berlin Science Award

Systems biologist Professor Nikolaus Rajewsky of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch in Germany has been named recipient of the Science Award of the Governing Mayor of Berlin in recognit...

26 Jan 2010

Researchers to Build Up Body Parts Using Nanocellulose and Body's Own Cells

As the first group in the world, researchers from Chalmers will build up body parts using nanocellulose and the body's own cells. Funding will be from the European network for nanomedicine, EuroNanoMed.

26 Jan 2010

First Rewire of Genetic Switches Could be Vital Tool for Development of New Drugs

Researchers in Manchester have successfully carried out the first rewire of genetic switches, creating what could be a vital tool for the development of new drugs and even future gene therapies. A team of scientists f...

25 Jan 2010

Students are Using Nanotechnology to Pursue Advances in Clean Energy and Healthcare Technologies

A trio of high school seniors conducting hands-on nanotechnology research through internships at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany have been selected as semifinalists in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search ("Intel STS"), the nation's most prestigious pre-college science competition.

22 Jan 2010