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Noninvasive Tool to Study Carbon Nanotubes Targeting Tumors In Vivo

Carbon nanotubes have significant potential for delivering both imaging and therapeutic agents to tumors, but there is still a need to better quantify how well these rolled-up sheets of graphite can target tumors. Now, t...

28 Oct 2008

New miRNA Market Research Report from Percepta Associates

Today Percepta Associates Inc. announced the release of MicroRNA Analysis in North America: A research market report for life science tool providers. This report presents an overview of current technologies in use, suppl...

28 Oct 2008

Grant Program to Inspire Genomic, Epigenomic and Transcriptome Studies on the SOLiD System

As part of its commitment to promote basic research in the life sciences, Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced the creation of a grant program for genomic, epigenomic and transcriptome studies. The $10K Genome Grant P...

27 Oct 2008

iBOL Meeting of China and Canada Convenes in Beijing

A meeting for cooperative planning between China and Canada on International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL) was held on 14 October in Beijing. The iBOL, a consortium of more than 1,000 scientists from 25 countries, has one overarching goal - to assemble the sequence library and the technology necessary to identify organisms rapidly and inexpensively.

27 Oct 2008

Safer Cancer Treatments Thanks to MicroRNAs

Viruses -- long regarded solely as disease agents -- now are being used in therapies for cancer. Concerns over the safety of these so-called oncolytic viruses stem from their potential to damage healthy tissues. Now Mayo...

27 Oct 2008

University of Connecticut Opens 'Clean Room' For Nanobionics Research

The University of Connecticut has opened a nanobionics "clean room" that will allow university scientists to make cutting-edge devices, such as a tiny, implantable glucose sensor that could help more than 20 mi...

25 Oct 2008

Strategic Partnership Focuses on Targeted Drug Delivery

Calvert Research, LLC (a Calvert Holdings, Inc. company) and Auburn University announced today a joint research project entitled, Targeted Drug Delivery. Undertaken through Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicin...

24 Oct 2008

Symposium Focuing on Nano-Drugs and Nanotechnology for Cancer Treatment

Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of China's nano-science and technology with widespread influence. On January 2008, a proposal to convene a Sino-US symposium on nano-medicine and nano-biology was joi...

24 Oct 2008

Mapping Multiplicity Mathematically - New Algorithm Predicting Disease Susceptibility and Drug Response

Every copy of the human genome generally consists of the same set of genes, but considerable variability exists between individuals at the sequence level. Variations can include single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in which one DNA base is substituted for another; or copy-number variations (CNVs), in which entire blocks of gene sequence are deleted or duplicated. Individual variations can alter the function or activity of affected genes, and thus have important health implications.

24 Oct 2008

New Proteomics Project Revolutionizes Cancer Diagnostics and Other Biomedical Challenges

A new proteomics project promises to revolutionize routine blood tests, vaccine development, cancer diagnostics, and many other important biomedical challenges.

24 Oct 2008