News tagged with mycoplasmas

Researchers develop rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia

University of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days for results.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Virtual cell' could bring benefits of simulation to biology

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a matter of months, bioengineer Markus Covert, PhD, expects to unveil the first "whole-cell" computer model of an organism.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected

What are the bare essentials of life, the indispensable ingredients required to produce a cell that can survive on its own? Can we describe the molecular anatomy of a cell, and understand how an entire organism ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 4

New test for safer biomedical research results

In cancer research, as in most other biomedical sciences, they are playing a key role: living cells, kept in sterile plastic containers with red culture media populating incubators in laboratories around the world. But do ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0