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Single-stranded DNA-binding protein proven dynamic, critical to DNA repair
Their study, of SSB in the bacterium Escherichia coli, appears today in the journal Nature.Whenever the double helix of DNA unravels, exposing each strand to…
The Best GNSS Application Innovations of 2009
The grand prize winner of the 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition, Osmógrafo®, combines satellite positioning with wind measurement and rescue dogs’…
Nanowire biocompatibility in the brain: so far so good
In the future it is expected that it will be possible to insert nanoscale electrodes to study learning and memory functions and to treat patients suffering…
Sensor biochips could aid in cancer diagnosis and treatment
It is very difficult to predict whether a cancer drug will help an individual patient: only around one third of drugs will work directly in a given patient. Researchers at the Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Medical Electronics at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have developed a new test process for cancer drugs. With the help of microchips, they can establish in the laboratory whether a patient's tumor cells will react to a given drug. This chip could help in future with the rapid identification of the most effective medication for the individual patient….
Standards for a new genomic era
A team of geneticists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, together with a consortium of international researchers, has recently proposed a set of standards…
Designer molecule detects tiny amounts of cyanide, then glows
Although the fluorescent molecule is not yet ready for market, its Indiana University Bloomington creators report in the Journal of the American Chemical…
