News tagged with segments
New technology speeds up DNA 'rewriting' and measures the effects of the changes in living cells
Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic code, that is, to "rewrite" the DNA-encoded instructions, has lagged behind. A new Weizmann ...
May 31, 2012 |
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New latent tuberculosis test promises to be cheap and fast
Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the disease.
May 22, 2012 |
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Researchers take steps toward fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Yale University have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down costs.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Dell buys 'cloud' computing company Wyse
Dell on Monday said it is buying Wyse Technology to expand its business offerings in the Internet "cloud" in the face of softening demand for traditional computing hardware.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Study proposes new measure of world equity market segmentation
A recent study in the Review of Financial Studies proposes a new, valuation-based measure of equity market segmentation. Equity market segmentation occurs when stocks of similar risk in different countries are priced differ ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Cryogenic testing completed for James Webb telescope mirrors
Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The milestone represents the successful culmination of a process ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Assembly stand completed for James Webb Telescope flight optics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has received a giant structural steel frame that will be used to assemble the mirrors and instruments of the James Webb ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2011 |
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James Webb telescope completes mirror-coating milestone
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Algorithm for identifying object boundaries in digital images 50,000 times more efficient than predecessor
Determining the boundaries of objects is one of the central problems in computer vision. It's something humans do with ease: We glance out the window and immediately see cars as distinct from the sidewalk ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 31, 2011 |
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Two kinds of Webb telescope mirrors arrive at NASA Goddard
It takes two unique types of mirrors working together to see farther back in time and space than ever before, and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have just received one of each type. Primary ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Peanut worm no longer recognized as separate group
Recent molecular phylogenetic analysis has shown that the marine animals known as peanut worms are not a separate phylum, but are definitely part of the family of annelids, also known as segmented worms. This ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Gene mutation play a major role in one cause of kidney disease
Mutations in a gene called INF2 are by far the most common cause of a dominantly inherited condition that leads to kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Ne ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Researchers follow the money to show complicated ways people connect
What are borders these days? When travel was local, borders and communities were easy to define, but now our connectivity is more complex. It's time to think of borders differently, according to Northwestern University researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Segmentation is the secret behind the extraordinary diversification of animals
Segmentation, the repetition of identical anatomical units, seems to be the secret behind the diversity and longevity of the largest and most common animal groups on Earth. Researchers from CNRS and Universite ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Investigators identify gene associated with kidney disease in African-American population
Kidney disease is a growing public health problem, with approximately half a million individuals in the United States requiring dialysis treatments to replace the function of their failed kidneys. The problem is particularly ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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