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New Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 25 Jan 2013

Nanoparticle Modifications Can Cause Tremendous Changes in Chemical Interactions

Researchers at Syracuse University's Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are studying the toxicity of commonly used nanoparticles, particles up to one million times smaller than a millimeter that could potentially penetrate and damage cell membranes.

24 Jan 2013

Researchers Observe Cell Polarity Using Advanced Microscopy

Over the past several years, Rong Li, Ph.D., at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has been making crucial discoveries about the development of cell polarity—the process by which one side of a cell becomes different from the other side. Such polarity is critical for the functioning of the vast majority of cells.

23 Jan 2013

Microscopic Study Provides New Insights into Cell Division

Studies led by cell biologist Thomas Maresca at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are revealing new details about a molecular surveillance system that helps detect and correct errors in cell division that can lead to cell death or human diseases. Findings are reported in the current issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 22 Jan 2013

Nano Labs Introduces Automated Technology to Improve Crop Yields

Nano Labs Corp. today announced yet another high-tech advance relating to greenhouse (GH) farming and agriculture, this being automated technology to control the dynamics of GH CO2 for improved crop yields, reduced energy consumption, and decreased environmental hazards.

7 Jan 2013

Penn State Professor Receives Grant for Cancer Research

Siyang Zheng, assistant professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a $720,000 grant from the American Cancer Society.

24 Dec 2012

UK Metropolitan Police Service to Use Applied DNA Sciences’ DNANet Markers

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., (Twitter: @APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced today that the UK Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will be using its proprietary DNANet™ property marking kits as part of a major initiative to reduce crime in targeted London neighborhoods.

24 Dec 2012

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Can Serve as Contrast Agent to Label Human Endothelial Cells

A team of researchers from three medical institutions in Guangzhou, China, have found that iron oxide nanoparticles (INOPS) are a useful contrast agent for in vivo magnetic resonance tracking of transplanted human endoth...

21 Dec 2012

Visualizing Viral Assemblies in a Nanoscale Biosphere

If the key to winning battles is knowing both your enemy and yourself, then scientists are now well on their way toward becoming the Sun Tzus of medicine by taking a giant step toward a priceless advantage – the ability to see the soldiers in action on the battlefield.

21 Dec 2012

Aphios Awarded US Patent Covering Nanoencapsulation of Therapeutic Proteins

Aphios Corporation today announced that it received notification of allowance for a United States Patent entitled “Polymer Microspheres/Nanospheres and Encapsulating Therapeutic Proteins Therein” for the oral delivery of insulin.

From Aphios Corporation 18 Dec 2012