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DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8.
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (IHGSC) recently completed a sequence of the human genome. As part of this project, we have focused on chromosome 8.
Can biotech deliver new antibiotics?
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The evolution of support for the discovery and development of antibacterial (or antibiotic) agents from the larger pharmaceutical companies to the entrepreneur-like small biotechnology companies has been an experiment in the making for the past 15 years.
Unlocking biological secrets: Cornell scientists build 'nano-keys' to bind cell receptors and trigger allergic reactions
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The tumblers of life continue to click as Cornell University researchers have fabricated a set of "nano-keys" on the molecular scale to interact with receptors on cell membranes and trigger larger-scale responses within cells -- such as the release of histamines in an allergic response.
Scientists measure nanoparticle safety
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), US, have used tests developed for air pollution to predict the safety of nanomaterials.
Secondary Protein Database Spreads Data, Boosts Technology
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The Protein Data Bank was established in 1972 as a public repository for solved protein structures; this information reveals the precise shape of proteins and is invaluable in figuring out how they work and in designing drug molecules that bind to proteins in certain ways.
Live cells jetted with electric fields
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
A team of biophysicists in the UK has used a form of ink-jet printing to create "jets" of living cells for the first time.
Nanoparticles pinpoint brain activity
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists could be a step closer to unraveling the mysteries of human memory thanks to a nanoparticle-based imaging technique developed at Bordeaux University.
Molecular characterization of Ph1 as a major chromosome pairing locus in polyploid wheat
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The foundation of western civilization owes much to the high fertility of bread wheat, which results from the stability of its polyploid genome.
Plant enzyme efficiency may hold key to global warming
2.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Global warming just may have met its match. In research recently completed at Emory University School of Medicine, scientists have discovered a mutant enzyme that could enable plants to use and convert carbon dioxide more quickly, effectively taking more of that gas out of the atmosphere.
