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Researchers study virulence of pandemic H1N1 virus
Laboratory studies at Kansas State University and the work of a K-State researcher are making headway in the effort to control the pandemic H1N1 virus.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Jet-propelled imaging for an ultrafast light source
John Spence, a physicist at Arizona State University, is a longtime user of the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he has contributed to major advances in lensless imaging. ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Researchers unravel mystery of DNA conformation
An iconic photograph (http://img.timeinc.net/time/80days/images/530228.jpg) of Nobel laureates Drs. Francis Crick and James Watson show the pair discussing with a rigid model of the famous double helix. ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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How E. coli grows its 'nose'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Self-assembling and self-organizing systems are the Holy Grails of nanotechnology, but nature has been producing such systems for millions of years. A team of scientists has taken a unique ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Chemists see first building blocks to life on Earth
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed an experiment that sheds new and fascinating light on how life on Earth might have begun.
May 13, 2009 |
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Researchers develop new way to see single RNA molecules inside living cells
Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists ...
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes
Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Pack 'Em In -- Gold Nanoparticles Improve Gene Regulation
Investigators at Northwestern University have found that packing small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules onto the surface of a gold nanoparticle can protect siRNAs from degradation and increase their ability to regulate genes ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Artificial cells, simple model for complex structure
A simple, chemical materials model may lead to a better understanding of the structure and organization of the cell according to a Penn State researcher.
Feb 14, 2009 |
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Researchers 'unzip' molecules to measure interactions keeping DNA packed in cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever battled a stuck zipper knows it's a good idea to see what's stuck, where and how badly -- and then to pull hard. A Cornell research team's experiments involve the "unzipping" ...
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Microfluidic Devices Capture and Analyze Single Cancer Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the grand goals in nanotechnology is to develop a single microfluidic device that integrates all of the components needed to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based nucleic acid analyses. Experts ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2009 |
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