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Modern Tissue Engineering Developed by Researchers Could Improve Function of Prosthetic Hands

Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients. Researchers will present their updated fi...

15 Oct 2009

NHGRI to Support USCS on Nanopore Technology for Analyzing DNA

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded a $1.1 million grant to researchers in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz to support their work on nanopore technology for analyzing DNA.

14 Oct 2009

Nanoemulsion-based Vaccine to Combat a Wide Variety of Antigens

NanoBio Corporation today announced an award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a Division of The National Institute of Health, to fund vaccine research associated with "Innate Immune Receptors and Adjuvant Discovery."

From BlueWillow Biologics 14 Oct 2009

DirectFRAP from Carl Zeiss Answers Questions on Dynamics in Live Cell Imaging

Carl Zeiss has developed the DirectFRAP imaging system for all microscope users in cell biology and molecular genetics who examine processes in living cells on the basis of fluorescence-labeled proteins.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Oct 2009

Orientating Cells in a Controlled Way on Micro-Patterned Surfaces

Cells could be orientated in a controlled way on a micro-patterned surface based upon a delicate material technique, and the orientation could be semi-quantitatively described by some statistical parameters, as suggested...

13 Oct 2009

Advanced Nanoparticle Antimicrobial Coating Safely Kills Viruses and Bacteria on Treated Surfaces

EcoActive Surfaces, Inc., announced today the results of independent laboratory testing that demonstrate dramatic killing of viruses on surfaces treated with the advanced antimicrobial surface coating OxiTitan VLR.

13 Oct 2009

IBM Wins "Advanced Sequencing Technology Award" from NHGRI

IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has received an "Advanced Sequencing Technology Award" from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to design a silicon-based "DNA Transistor" that will advance genome sequencing technology and generate progress in health care diagnosis and practice.

13 Oct 2009

Nanotechnology Could Add to Our Understanding of Diseases

A new advanced method for nano-scale imaging of vesicle-fusion could add to our understanding of diseases of the nervous system and viral infections. In the long term, this could be useful in developing a cure for neurological diseases and mental disorders.

13 Oct 2009

Making RNA Crystallize in Weightlessness

The biochemist, Professor Volker A. Erdmann, of Freie Universität Berlin has sent samples containing 50 different ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules into space aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket TMA-16. The samples were due to return to Earth on October 10.

12 Oct 2009

Celsense Reaches Critical Milestone

Celsense, Inc. announced today it has reached a critical milestone in the push to market for its lead in vivo imaging reagent, Cell Sense CS-1000 (Cell Sense).

12 Oct 2009