News tagged with gel electrophoresis

DNA gripped in nanopores

Molecular biologists, including the cool dudes from CSI, use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments from each other in order to analyze the DNA. A team of researchers under the leadership of Vici winner Serge Lemay, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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DoD basic research discovers new spectroscopic signatures from the 'Stuff of Life'

There is hardly a greater discovery during the past century than DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the biomolecular material in every cell of the human body. DNA contains the genetic information necessary ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pioneering bio hacker group finds home

(PhysOrg.com) -- A garage lab for research in biotechnology seeking bigger digs for an open science lab has opened its doors in Sunnyvale, California. Instead of sponsorship from big corporations and government, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Improving DNA analysis

DNA analysis is poised to experience a significant advancement thanks to the work of a Texas A&M University chemical engineer, who has discovered a way to achieve more effective separation of DNA fragments.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hydrophobic proteins: Potential biomarkers for colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Hydrophobic proteins are a class of proteins that are involved in many cellular functions in the body. A group of researchers from Malaysia analyzed differentially ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid analysis of DNA damage now possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources: Radiation, ultraviolet light, and contaminants in our food and in our environment can all wreak havoc on our genetic material, potentially ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover novel method for detecting MIRCERA

Austrian researchers have successfully developed a new electrophoretic method for detecting MIRCERAŽ and other erythropoietins (EPO) in the blood. The technique, using SARCOSYL-PAGE, has specifically enhanced sensitivity ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein changes in heart strengthen link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure

A team of U.S., Canadian and Italian scientists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the 10 ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parkinson's disease: Iron accumulation to the point of demise

Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine are the cerebral cells that most commonly die-off in Parkinson's disease. The cells in the so-called substantia nigra, which contain the dark pigment neuromelanin, are affected. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Umbilical cord protein analysis detects early onset infection

Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified proteins associated with early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), a stealthy bacterial infection linked to premature birth, illness and death. Using protein analysis, the researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Changes in urine could lead to BSE test for live animals

Researchers have demonstrated that protein levels in urine samples can indicate both the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease in cattle. Publishing their findings in BioMed Central's open ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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