News tagged with chemical probe

Zinc and the zebrafish: Fluorescent fish could hold the key to understanding diabetes

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new way of detecting zinc in zebra fish, that could pave the way for furthering our understanding of diseases like type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemical engineers design molecular probe to study disease

Chemical engineers at UC Santa Barbara expect that their new process to create molecular probes may eventually result in the development of new drugs to treat cancer and other illnesses.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fascinating images from a new world

The ESA space probe Rosetta flew past the Lutetia planetoid at around 6 p.m. CEST on Saturday. The OSIRIS camera system, built and developed under the direction of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Strategy to Quantify, Purify Surface Proteins Also Shows Effects on Protein Translocation

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's always good when you can get two discoveries for the price of one. A strategy developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to quantify and purify proteins on the surface ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Making a Point: Picoscale Stability in a Room-Temperature AFM

(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget dancing angels, a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) has shown how to detect and monitor the tiny amount ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (40) | comments 1