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Highly Sensitive Nanosensor that Can Detect Possible Mutations in DNA

Researchers from the Basque technological centre CIDETEC-IK4, the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Berkeley (U.S.) have developed a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor that can detec...

7 Sep 2009

Scientists Reveal Function of Microscopic Network of Tubules Found in Neurons

Fifty years after it was originally discovered, scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have elucidated the function of a microscopic network of tubules found in neurons. This structure modulates the strength of connections between two neurons, thereby contributing to our ability to learn and to adapt to new situations.

7 Sep 2009

World's First Commercially Available Portfolio of Cell Adhesive Micropattern Products

CYTOO SA, a provider of innovative enabling technologies and products for high content cell analysis, premiered what it believes is the world's first and most comprehensive commercially available portfolio of cell adhesive micropattern products to the cell biology research community at the EMBO Meeting last week in Amsterdam.

7 Sep 2009

Using Bacteria to Make Stronger and More Durable Bone Implants

Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants. Professor Lynne Macaskie from the University of Birmingham this week (7-10 September) presented work to the Societ...

7 Sep 2009

Biophysical Society Announces Recipients of 2010 Society Awards

The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2010 Society awards. The eight recipients will receive their awards at the Society's 54th Annual Meeting on Monday, February 22, 2010 at the Moscone Convention and Exhibitions Center in San Francisco, California.

5 Sep 2009

Biophysical Society Names Society Fellows for 2010

The Biophysical Society is delighted to announce its 2010 Society Fellows. Fellows are chosen based on their demonstrated excellence in science, contributions to the expansion of the field of biophysics, and support of t...

5 Sep 2009

Conference Highlights Numerous Cutting-Edge Presentations in Nanomedicine

Nanomedicine - the science and technology of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease to improve human health using nanotechnology - has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. Current and future products range fro...

4 Sep 2009

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Launches Acticoat Flex Dressings with Proprietary SILCRYST Nanocrystalline Silver Coatings

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals, a developer and manufacturer of medical products that fight infection and the Advanced Wound Management division of Smith Nephew plc announced today the European launch of Acticoat(TM) Flex3 and ...

4 Sep 2009

Greater Insight into How Cells are Organized and How They Function

Scientists in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Laboratory of Bioengineering and Physical Science have developed a new technique that allows researchers to visualize fine details of ...

3 Sep 2009

Technique Could Lead to Better Biosensors, Disease Therapeutics and Diagnostic Reagents

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a systematic method to improve the stability of antibodies. The technique could lead to better biosensors, disease therapeutics and diagnostic reagents and non-laboratory applications, including environmental remediation.

From Argonne National Laboratory 3 Sep 2009