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First BioMark System for Genetic Analysis in the UK

Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), today announced that LGC, an international leader in laboratory services and measurement standards, has purchased a BioMark(TM) System for genetic...

28 Aug 2008

Scientists Accomplished One of the Big Quests in Nanotechnology

A crucial step in developing minuscule structures with application potential in sophisticated sensors, catalysis, and nanoelectronics has been developed by Scottish researchers.

28 Aug 2008

UV Microspectrophotometer Rapidly Differentiate Protein from Salt Crystals

Protein crystals have many uses ranging from basic research of the proteins themselves to controlling drug delivery, advanced drug design and even in bioseparation processes.

27 Aug 2008

Researchers Developed New Tool to Detect Cancer

Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led ...

27 Aug 2008

Secret Sandia Research Uses Nanotechnology to Determine Anthrax Origin

Secret work in the materials characterization department at Sandia National Laboratories has been contributing to the FBI's investigation of letters containing bacillus anthracis, the spores that cause the disease anthrax

From Sandia National Laboratories 27 Aug 2008

Costly Drugs to Treat Cancer and Arthritis Manufactured More Cheaply using New Technique

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have pioneered a simple way to remove dead cells from cell cultures used to make protein-based drugs, which are increasingly prescribed to treat a range of illnesses. Such me...

26 Aug 2008

Study Questions Reliability of Some Results

DNA barcoding is a movement to catalog all life on earth by a simple standardized genetic tag, similar to stores labeling products with unique barcodes. The effort promises foolproof food inspection, improved border security and better defenses against disease-causing insects, among many other applications.

26 Aug 2008