EC boosts European electron microscopy research
...ing cryo electron microscopy, electron tomography, bio computing, and image processing. They will be instrumental in the dissemination of state-of-the-art methodology in the EM field to the research community. (2) The foundation of an EM structural database. It will serve as the standard repository for E...K-State professor to give paper on potential impact of ag bioterrorism
...or the rapid detection and diagnosis of a possible bio agent -- introduced either into a plant or an animal production system. That is the essence of a paper a Kansas State University professor is presenting today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Seattl...K-State microbiologist secret agent in battle against E. coli, other foodborne pathogens
...e is no way on Earth right now that you can take a bio sensor or probe, stick it into the meat, stir it around and say 'I have salmonella,' " Fung said. "There's no way. So the problem right now is to find better ways to make samples better for food microbiologists." Fung said previously microbiologists ...Sandia pursues biotechnology as new technology focus area
...o/nano/info interface."I am very excited about how bio will be a key enabler of nano and lead to new mate...orporately focused strategy? The report noted that bio was already "part of our current national security missions." "Many current capabilities were alread......e IPC will accelerate the development of these new bio and medical technologies so that they are commercially available to physicians and patients. By bringing together leading scientific and medical experts with industry, the consortium will help translate research discoveries into practical applicati...Virtual reality training tool pits emergency rescue teams against computerized terrorist attack
...f Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), the airborne bio agent used in thesimulation. And a fourth appears to exhibit the symptoms of SEB exposure, butcloser examination shows him to be suffering from psychological shock.During a simulation, the player must triage, diagnose, and attend to the medicalneeds ...