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System Ideal for Multidimensional Live Cell Observations

The detection and documentation of low light fluorescence signals in live cell experiments is a particular challenge for digital cameras. To meet this demand, Leica Microsystems adds the new Leica DFC345 FX to its portfo...

16 Nov 2009

The Dedicated BABB Objective Lens for Neuroscience and Developmental Biology

Leica Microsystems expands its wide range of objective lenses for confocal microscopy by the new objective Leica HCX APO L20x/0.95 IMM for deep imaging.

16 Nov 2009

Tackling Challenges in Rapid DNA Sequencing and Potential Health Risks of Nanotechnology

Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.

16 Nov 2009

TiO2 Nanoparticles Cause Systemic Genetic Damage in Mice

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA&#39...

16 Nov 2009

New Approach to Studying How Immune Cells Chase Down Bacteria in Our Bodies

A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanced Online Publication.

16 Nov 2009

NanoViricides President to Give Talk at Nano and Green Tech 2009

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), announced today that the Company's President, Anil R. Diwan, PhD, has been invited to give a talk at the Nano and Green Tech 2009 Conference on Novembe...

From NanoViricides, Inc 16 Nov 2009

Microscopic Polymer Beads Delivering Antioxidant Enzyme into the Heart

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.

15 Nov 2009

Scientists Decipher Mechanism that Illustrates How Mobile Cells Move on Diverse Surfaces

In order to effectively fight pathogens, even at remote areas of the human body, immune cells have to move quickly and in a flexible manner. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, have now deciphered the mechanism that illustrates how these mobile cells move on diverse surfaces.

15 Nov 2009

C-CCNE Announces Fourth Cycle of its Pilot Grant Program in Cancer Nanotechnology

The C-CCNE is pleased to announce the fourth cycle of its Pilot Grant Program in Cancer Nanotechnology. This program is open to all faculty members at UNC-CH as well as to all members of the C CCNE and potential collabor...

14 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Institute to Host Global Symposium on Nanobiotechnology

Nanotechnology has shown great promise for applications in the areas of energy, information technology and the environment. In the health and medicine fields, however, its promise has progressed beyond possibility to bec...

13 Nov 2009