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DLA's SigNature® DNA Marking Capability Receives Support from Applied DNA Sciences

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based product authentication solutions, supply chain security and anti-counterfeiting technology, announced today that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) DNA marking lab in Columbus, Ohio has now been open for over a month. On-site and on-time, the lab was fully operational on December 15, 2014 with microcircuits beginning to work their way through the administrative system and get to the Product Test Center (PTC).

21 Jan 2015

New 'Microcapsule' Treatment Delivery Method Could Reverse Tissue Damage Caused By Osteoarthritis

A new 'microcapsule' treatment delivery method developed by researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) could reduce inflammation in cartilage affected by osteoarthritis and reverse damage to tissue. The research was funded by Arthritis Research UK and the AO Foundation.

21 Jan 2015

DNA Electronics Acquires nanoMR

DNA Electronics Ltd (‘DNAe’), the inventors of semiconductor DNA sequencing technology and developers of a new, revolutionary point-of-need test for blood infections, has on 15 January 2015 completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of nanoMR Inc. (‘nanoMR’), an Albuquerque based developer of a novel system for rapid isolation of rare cells in the bloodstream for a total cash consideration of approximately $24 million by way of a merger under the laws of Delaware, USA.

20 Jan 2015

Scientists Discover Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Adherens Junction Formation at the Nanoscale Level

Scientists at the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered the molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation of the adherens junction at the nanoscale level. This research is published in Developmental Cell (Wu et al., Actin-delimited adhesion-independent clustering of E-cadherin forms the nanoscale building blocks of adherens junctions, Developmental Cell, 16 Jan 2015, doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2014.12.003).

19 Jan 2015

Two ‘Parent’ Nanoparticles Method Holds Promise for More Efficient Medical Treatments

More efficient medical treatments could be developed thanks to a new method for triggering the rearrangement of chemical particles.

19 Jan 2015

NeuroInDx Releases UnipicK Universal Cell Collection and Tissue Microdissection System

NeuroInDx, Inc. is proud to announce the release of the highly anticipated UnipicKTM, a universal cell collection and tissue microdissection system.

14 Jan 2015

Nano3D Biosciences to Exhibit Revolutionary Bio-Assembler Device at Biotech Showcase 2015

Rainbow Coral Corp. executive leadership will preview the latest innovations and network with top biotechnology investors this week at Biotech Showcase 2015 in San Francisco, where the company’s joint venture partner, Nano3D Biosciences (n3D) will exhibit the revolutionary Bio-Assembler device.

14 Jan 2015

Novel Microfluidic Device Allows Electroporation of Stem Cells During Differentiation

Electroporation is a powerful technique in molecular biology. By using an electrical pulse to create a temporary nanopore in a cell membrane, researchers can deliver chemicals, drugs, and DNA directly into a single cell.

14 Jan 2015

Researchers Develop Nanoscale Surface which Prevents Bacterial Attachment

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University have devised a new nanoscale surface which uses an electrochemical anodization process in order to prevent the surface attachment of bacteria.

12 Jan 2015

Sangamo BioSciences In-Licenses Nanoparticle Technology for Systemic mRNA Delivery of ZFNs

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced that the company has in-licensed nanoparticle technology to enable systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery of Sangamo's proprietary zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs). mRNA delivery of ZFNs is being used in the development of the next generation of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutics®.

9 Jan 2015

Bionanotechnology News

DLA's SigNature® DNA Marking Capability Receives Support from Applied DNA Sciences

New 'Microcapsule' Treatment Delivery Method Could Reverse Tissue Damage Caused By Osteoarthritis

DNA Electronics Acquires nanoMR

Scientists Discover Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Adherens Junction Formation at the Nanoscale Level

Two ‘Parent’ Nanoparticles Method Holds Promise for More Efficient Medical Treatments

NeuroInDx Releases UnipicK Universal Cell Collection and Tissue Microdissection System

Nano3D Biosciences to Exhibit Revolutionary Bio-Assembler Device at Biotech Showcase 2015

Novel Microfluidic Device Allows Electroporation of Stem Cells During Differentiation

Researchers Develop Nanoscale Surface which Prevents Bacterial Attachment

Sangamo BioSciences In-Licenses Nanoparticle Technology for Systemic mRNA Delivery of ZFNs

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

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Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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