Improving crops without genetic modification natural variation holds the key
...ped-for response. Biotech-based investigations and applications in plant science have also been hampered by consumer reaction against genetically modified organisms. Faced with these limitations, Amit Gur and Dani Zamir of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem tried another approach--a back-to-nature approach. "Nat...No longer just for biology, RNA can now be built into 3-D arrays
...ating these nanomachines into nanodevices for such applications as drug or gene delivery, gears for nano-equipment, and intricate arrays and chips for diagnostic devices, sensors and electronics." Peixuan Guo "This report demonstrates that RNA can be used to form a variety of artificial shapes and that we can as...Gold quantum dots have applications in biological labeling, nanoscale optics
...Georgia Institute of Technology. "Their potential applications are really complementary to those of semiconductor quantum dots." The gold nanodots are made up of 5, 8, 13, 23 or 31 atoms, each size fluorescing at a different wavelength to produce ultraviolet, blue, green, red and infrared emissions, respectively...Cleaner water, more efficient electricity among UH chemical research
...ical properties that are lightweight for potential applications in biomedical devices and drug delivery using carbon nanotubes. P. Shiv Halasyamani, assistant professor of chemistry, will talk about the importance of seeking out mentors at every stage in one's scientific career, as well as discussing the rewa...Clemson University spin-off uses corn to make plastics, provide cleaner air
...to airplanes to golf clubs. "By finding commercial applications for Clemson research, Tetramer is fueling South Carolina's knowledge-based economy," said Earl H. Wagener, CEO of Tetramer. "We're creating jobs that will help keep the top researchers coming out of the university in the Upstate." This NSF grant allo...Livermore research in accelerator mass spectrometry highlighted at ACS meeting
...unday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m.-noon on the biological applications of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Biological...devices. Henderson will present an overview of AMS applications in biological research and the use of AMS to detect a new type of DNA damage in breast cancer cells.......re in modern biology labs. Its many advantages and applications are described in the latest edition of Science (...herwise been impossible. It enables completely new applications in scientific research."......hat the molecular timetable approach may also have applications in the diagnosis of circadian rhythm disorders. This new approach to the horology of the body has been validated in mice of varying genetic backgrounds and in principle can be applied to any organism exhibiting biological clock activity, a range tha...Applied Mathematical Models in Human Physiology
...esper K. Larsen, introduces mathematicians to real applications from physiology. Using mathematics to analyze physiological systems, the authors focus on models reflecting current research in cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology. In particular, they present models describing blood flow in the heart and the car...RNA could form building blocks for nanomachines
...lasting structures." Guo said that though applications might be many years away, it would be most productive to take the long-term approach. "We have not built actual scaffolds yet, just 3-D arrays," he said. "But we have built them from engineered biological molecules, and that could help us brid...Method to visualize gene activity may provide insight into normal development & genome function
...on fruit fly development, there are many potential applications for this technique," says Ethan Bier, a professor of biology at UCSD who led the research team. "For example, it could be used to understand how tumors arise and grow, by revealing what genes are turned on and when. With this information, it should b...Study explains spatial orientation differences between sexes
... says his finding has good potential for practical applications such as designing gender-specific training for extreme situations such as piloting and space flight. "It's important to identify how men and women differ with respect to complex perceptual-motor behaviour in order to design recreational, rehabilitati...From science fiction to reality: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
...ould find an increasing place in various areas and applications of the healthcare sector including drug delivery, drug discovery and development, diagnostics and medical devices. "Nanomedicine holds the promise of site-specific therapeutic action and consequently, fewer side effects," says Technical Insights Ind......expression by cleaving messenger RNA. Experimental applications of RNAi have spurred the exploration of gene function in many basic research, drug discovery, and clinical settings. Until now, however, the identity of the molecular scissors that carry out RNAi-mediated messenger RNA cleavage has not been revealed....Proteomic research centers target bioterrorism agents, infectious diseases
...vided through a website. Direct queries and client applications will be enabled through VBI's PathPort/ToolBus interface and other methods. VBI's Core Computational Facility will provide disk storage space for raw and processed data. The facility's six Timelogic DeCypher boards will accelerate specific algorithm...Brookhaven lab biophysicist F. William Studier wins R&D 100 award
... As so often happens, basic research led to useful applications in unexpected ways."...Gene therapy reaches muscles throughout the body and reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...nts one discovery on the long path to any clinical applications in people. The results involved mice, so researchers do not know if the method will work in larger animals or people. Chamberlain and colleagues in the Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center are gathering data to seek regulato...Scientists pinpoint molecules that generate synapses
...l. "This is very basic work, far from any clinical applications at this point," says author Joshua R. Sanes, professor of molecular and cellular biology in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. "Still, one can think of lots of cases, from normal aging to mental retardation to neurodegenerative disease, where ma...Family-friendly, flexible and far-reaching
...BO Restart Programme and EMBO World Programme. All applications for these fellowships will now be dealt with as pa...riteria aim to remove geographical boundaries from applications and promote collaboration in research. Previously movement was only possible between European Molecu...Study shows that ultrasound accreditation improves the quality of ultrasound practice
... A random sample of consecutive AIUM accreditation applications from practices that successfully completed an init...cycle 3 years later was reviewed. A second list of applications from practices that recently completed first-time accreditation was also reviewed as a control group...