Researcher shows that DNA gets kinky easily at the nanoscale November 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists have answered a long-standing molecular stumper regarding DNA: How can parts of such a rigid molecule bend and coil without requiring large amounts of force? According to a team of researchers from the United States ... | |
Team develops DNA switch to interface living organisms with computers October 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an electronic switch based on DNA - a world-first bio-nanotechnology breakthrough that provides the foundation for the interface between living organisms and ... | |
 Portable 'lab on a chip' could speed blood tests October 17, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Testing soldiers to see if they have been exposed to biological or chemical weapons could soon be much faster and easier, thanks to MIT researchers who are helping to develop a tiny diagnostic device that could ... | |
 DNA computing targets West Nile Virus, other deadly diseases October 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers say that they have developed a DNA-based computer that could lead to faster, more accurate tests for diagnosing West Nile Virus and bird flu. Representing the first "medium-scale integrated molecular ... | |
 A Ruler of Gold and DNA October 12, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Scientists from the U.S. Department Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a ruler made of gold nanoparticles and DNA that can measure the ... | |
 Nanoparticle assembly enters the fast lane October 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The speed of nanoparticle assembly can be accelerated with the assistance of the molecule that carries life's genetic instructions, DNA, a team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National ... | |
 Nanoparticles to aid brain imaging September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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If you want to see precisely what the 10 billion neurons in a person's brain are doing, a good way to start is to track calcium as it flows into neurons when they fire. | |
 With record resolution and sensitivity, tool images how life organizes in a cell membrane September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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What's the difference between a lifeless sack of chemicals and a living cell? It's all in the way they're organized, according to Stanford biophysical chemist Steven Boxer. With colleagues at Stanford, the ... | |
Scientists discuss new frontiers in single-molecule research at ACS September 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Not long ago, the idea of conducting an experiment on a single strand of DNA seemed far beyond the realm of science. But thanks to rapid advances in microscopy in the last decade, researchers can now watch a single gene being ... | |
 'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, ... | |
New methods for screening nanoparticles August 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses. | |
 Nanowire 'barcode' system speeds biodetection in the field August 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers. | |
 Nano probe may open new window into cell behavior July 24, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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To create drugs capable of targeting some of the most devastating human diseases, scientists must first decode exactly how a cell or a group of cells communicates with other cells and reacts to a broad spectrum ... | |
Nano World: Nano risk blueprint proposed July 19, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Instead of a general call for more federal research into the risks of nanotechnology, a new strategy proposes a move beyond to recommend how these investigations should get prioritized and implemented, experts tell UPI's ... | |
Connect the Quantum Dots July 18, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A new study, published today in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has significant implications for the design of disease markers and the development of chemoreceptors used in human biomedical ... | |
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