News tagged with oxidative dna

Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The road to ultrahigh-resolution X-ray spectrometers

Two recent developments at the Advanced Photon Source explore paths to routine use of sub-meV x-rays to probe low-energy excitations in matter. The first is a remarkable experimental demonstration of an x-ray ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Explosive composite based on nanoparticles and DNA could be an energy source for embedded microsystems

A solid explosive with an energy density equivalent to that of nitroglycerine: this is the composite material produced by researchers at the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systemes (CNRS) in Toulouse, France, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

'Meat' the enemy: New food for thought from noted biochemist

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pat Brown hates animals. On your plate, that is. And he's going to do something about it.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (26) | comments 51

Study of huge numbers of genetic mutations point to oxidative stress as underlying cause

A study that tracked genetic mutations through the human equivalent of about 5,000 years has demonstrated for the first time that oxidative DNA damage is a primary cause of the process of mutation - the fuel for evolution ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis

Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0