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A new biofuel: propane
20.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers say they have developed an efficient chemical process for making propane from corn or sugarcane. They are incorporating a startup this week to commercialize the biopropane process, which they hope will find a place in the existing $21 billion U.S. market for the fuel.
Nanoparticles can damage DNA, increase cancer risk
20.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer, according to research presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Researchers sequence western H5N1 virus genomes
19.4.2007 | Press monitoring
In a paper in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, an international team of researchers report the first ever large-scale sequencing of western genomes of the deadly avian influenza virus, H5N1.
Researchers Use Smallest Pipette to Reveal Freezing 'Dance' of Nanoscale Drops
18.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Using what is thought to be the world’s smallest pipette, two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have shown that tiny droplets of liquid metal freeze much differently than their larger counterparts. This study, focused on droplets just a billionth of a trillionth of a liter in size, is published in the...
Biotech Acres: Global Biotech Plantings Show Double-Digit Growth for 10th Straight Year
18.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Biotech acreage jumps 13 percent in 2006, according to ISAAA report.
Lab-on-a-chip: High-pressure Chemistry In Ultra Small Pressure Cooker
17.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Small, clever process technology is essential for the future, but is it possible? Dutch-sponsored researcher Fernando Benito López investigated the possibilities of the so-called lab-on-a-chip: microreactor chips in which chemical reactions can take place under (high) pressure. The results were very promising. The reaction rate increased compared...
Genetic link to Crohn's disease found
17.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Canadian scientists have identified seven genes or areas associated with an increased risk of contracting Crohn's disease.
New Study Of Living Cells Could Revolutionize The Way We Test Drugs
16.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers have made a breakthrough by detecting the electrical equivalent of a living cell's last gasp. The work takes them a step closer to both seeing the 'heartbeat' of a living cell and a new way to test drugs.
The Macaque Genome
16.4.2007 | Press monitoring
In the latest issue of Science magazine you can find a special online collection dedicated to a genome research. This time only a three primate genomes were unveiled, the last one is a genome from the rhesus macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta) - important model organism.
Sperm made from human bone marrow
15.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists say they have successfully made immature sperm cells from human bone marrow samples.
