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New Thermophile Study at Molecular Level

A unique experiment at Rice University that forces bacteria into a head-to-head competition for evolutionary dominance has yielded new insights about the way Darwinian selection plays out at the molecular level.

31 Aug 2010

USPTO Issues Patent Allowance for Amphoteric Liposomal Formulations

Marina Biotech, Inc., a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for patent application U.S. 11/745,003 broadly covering amphoteric liposomal formulations, including the Company's proprietary SMARTICLES® technology, for delivery of siRNAs and other compounds with therapeutic application.

31 Aug 2010

Thermo Fisher Develops New Quantitative Method to Detect PFCs in Breast Milk

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has developed a new method for sensitive, accurate and reproducible quantitation of low levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in human breast milk. ...

30 Aug 2010

ASU Regents Professor Honored for Research on Low-Cost DNA Sequencing

On behalf of the White House, ASU Regents Professor and Biodesign Institute researcher Stuart Lindsay, PhD, was honored for his innovative efforts to bring low-cost DNA sequencing to the masses. Lindsay was one of man...

27 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop New Nanolitre Scale Technique for Protein Analysis

Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), specialists in bio and nanotechnology partnerships between the academic and industrial sectors, announces the availability of a new technique that screens low-yielding proteins, facilitating the evaluation of both protein denaturation and protein:drug interactions.

From Bio Nano Consulting 26 Aug 2010

U.S. Patent Awarded to Marina Biotech for Amphoteric Liposomes

Marina Biotech, Inc., a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent U.S. 7,780,983 covering processes for preparing amphoteric liposomes or SMARTICLES®.

25 Aug 2010

Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy Helps to Detect H1N1 Virus Particles

In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, describe a new method for visualizing individual virus particles.

From Arizona State University 25 Aug 2010