Rare, tiny find in West Australian waters
...g. The find has excited scientists researching the micro zooplankton world. The pheodaria was captured in a... by Dr Anya Waite, Centre for Water Research. The micro zooplankton species is understood to live from depths of 100 to 5000 metres. Its food range extends ...NASA researchers customize 'lab-on-a-chip' technology
...ith that which may be found on other planets. "The micro array chip system developed to go to Mars will be lightweight, portable and capable of detecting organic molecules," says Dr. Lisa Monaco, the project scientist for the Lab-on-a-Chip Applications Development program. "This instrumentation can easily...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
...erials that can only be achieved by intervening on micro and nano levels. In addition, building components are becoming increasingly smaller. Therefore, material researchers in the Priority Programme "Nanoscaled Inorganic Materials by Means of Molecular Design: New Materials for Future Technologies" are wo...NJIT chemists pave way for cheap, usable field test for polluted, toxic, water, air, food
...ted nanoparticles to form themselves into distinct micro channels. Scientists often refer to this hard gel...approach also involves a solid phase extraction in micro channels through which fluid flows on nanoparticles. Mitra's research interests include the ...Method produces uniform, self-assembled nanocells
... an intersection of two channels that looks like a micro version of a four-way stop. A water-based liquid containing medicines or other substances is sent toward the lipid stream from two opposing directions. Rather than mixing with the water, the lipids surround it, forming self-assembled nanocells. Cont...The Rosetta space probe's long trek to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
...ra, the lander will take pictures in the macro and micro ranges and send all the data thus acquired back to Earth, via Rosetta. "This will be our first ever chance to be there, at first hand, so to speak, as a comet comes to life," Schwehm goes on to explain. When Churyumov-Gerasimenko gets to within about...Third set of awards are announced under interagency biodiversity program
...Inc. and Diversa Inc to explore plants, marine and micro organisms and develop sustainable production methods of apromising natural product anti-HIV agent. Jon Clardy of Harvard University is collaborating with the National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica (INBIO) to explore poorly understood endophyt...Laboratory 'theme park' re-creates RNA world for study
... Bartel's RNA theme park. According to Bartel, the micro exhibits in his lab are "artificial and fragmented when compared with the real thing, but still well worth a visit." So far, Bartel has developed some impressive displays. In a paper published in the journal Science in 2001, his lab demonstrated one...DFG to establish 14 new priority programmes
... Sommer, University of Kiel) When using fluids in micro and nanoengineering, changes in the flow patterns appear at the boundary between the macroscopic and molecular properties which have not yet been understood. The Priority Programme "Nano and Microfluidics: From Molecular Movement to Continual Flow" a...Imaging technique may help in confirming, monitoring treatment of malignant brain tumors
...s. Among them are angiogenesis, development of new micro blood vessels to feed the tumor and cell growth, both of which cause increased sodium. Energy depletion and the death of normal cells also lead to a massive increases in cell sodium content. However, in malignant tumors, there is an increase in sodiu...Atomic force microscope powerful new tool for measurement of particle attraction
...shape, and surface charge similar to bacteria. The micro spheres are attached to a cantilever developed for...er, "Experimentally derived sticking efficiency of micro spheres using atomic force microscopy: Toward a better understanding of particle transport in porous...'Small RNA' research cited as breakthrough of the year
...journal Plant Cell outlined the first discovery of micro RNAs and small interfering RNAs, which comprise th...a publication in the journal Science explained how micro RNA in plants can stop the function of messenger RNA by literally cutting it in half, and thereby ex...Nanoparticles could aid biohazard detection, computer industry
...face. The delicate interface between the macro and micro world is often accomplished by a tiny connection made of gold, chosen frequently over alternatives such as copper or silver, because it does not corrode in air. Gold's advantages have made it the first choice for designers, though until now such adva...Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...a "micro" version of the dystrophin gene. Even the micro version appeared able to reverse the muscle-wasting process, but it was not as effective as the full gene. However, in the Sept. 16 paper, Chamberlain and colleagues describe how they developed A stripped-down vectors that did not raise a host immu...Tropical forests under surveillance
...as well as proximity detectors, accelerometers and micro electronic mechanical systems (MEMS), their limitations and their capabilities for use in biological applications. Charles Perkins, Nokia Corporation, commented on the use of Ad Hoc Networks as platforms to provide biologists with immediate access ...A pilot study may offer promise of a marker for ovarian cancer
... and ascites was accomplished by reverse phase C-8 micro columns using standard methods. The eluted fraction was dried and reconstituted in tested buffer ANP and proANP- (1-30) levels were measured by radioimmunoassay according to previously published methods. Results This confirms previous findings that ...New study could cut overtreatment
... at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference that micro array technology* can help predict which breast ca... said that the research team were now carrying out micro arrays on a larger series of breast cancer samples to be able to apply micro array profiling to youn...UC Berkeley researchers are developing a microsized microscope that can peek inside living cells
... are part of a device Lee is developing called the micro confocal imaging array, or micro-CIA. The micro-CIA belongs to a group of devices known as Bio-Polymer-Opto-Electro-Mechanical-Systems, or BioPOEMS. Invented by Lee, BioPOEMS marry the world of optics to that of microelectromechanical systems, or MEM...Research determines how plants tell which way is up
... researchers can plan experiments to determine how micro gravity affects plant growth and development, Boss says. The research by Boss and her colleagues focuses on inositol trisphosphate (InsP3), a molecule used in a wide variety of life forms to transmit chemical signals between an organism's cells. Huma...Tiny sampling device promises big results for detection and analysis of chemicals
...tory," it potentially can be integrated with other micro chemical detectors, including a mass spectrometer ...ter electrically to the macroscopic world. The micro preconcentrator operates much like its larger relative. First, a small pump pulls air containing a c...