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rss01-17-2006
For the first time DNA analysis can identify paper-degrading microorganisms. This is made possible by a molecular process developed for fungal infected documents at the University of Vienna with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Fungal species can now be clearly identified by means ...
New testing strips for detecting heavy metals
01-09-2006
Many heavy metals are toxic to the environment or to humans. Legal limits for these pollutants in drinking water and run-off are thus correspondingly low. Rapid on-the-spot analysis and routine water quality tests demand a rapid, cost-effective method that doesn't require complex instruments. ...
01-04-2006
Belgian chemists have developed "self-exploding" microcapsules that could one day precisely release drugs and vaccines inside the human body weeks or even months after injection. The study, by researchers at Ghent University and the Universite Catholique de Louvain, is scheduled to appear in ...
Second project will help determine effective AIDS therapies
11-24-2005
IBM launched a new research effort to help battle AIDS using the massive computational power of World Community Grid, a global community of computer users who have joined the philanthropic technology initiative by simply donating unused time on their personal computers. With computational ...
11-18-2005
An experiment that began as a "fantasy pipe dream" just three years ago is now a reality. Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley, combining nanotechnology with biochemistry, have created unique synthetic membranes ...
11-15-2005
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. announces the opening of its new Mass Spectrometry/Biotech Applications laboratory at its headquarters in Maryland. Part of Shimadzu´s Global Customer Support Centers, the lab is intended to enhance U.S. customer support, serve as the central U.S. ...
Company expands presence into BioDefense
11-14-2005
Corgenix Medical Corporation, in partnership with Tulane University, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and two corporate partners, will develop and manufacture improved diagnostic tests for viral hemorrhagic fevers under a $3.8 million grant awarded by ...
11-09-2005
Affibody AB announced a cooperative agreement with the NCI/NIH on the development of conjugates with Affibody® molecules to be used for in vivo imaging of cancers over-expressing HER2. The collaboration is a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Radiation Oncology ...
10-13-2005
Engineers at Purdue University have shown how researchers might better use tiny hollow fibers called "multi-walled carbon nanotubes" to more precisely measure structures and devices for electronics and other applications. Findings will appear in the November issue of the journal ...
Founding Members Include Leading Biomedical Research Institutes in Six Countries
10-07-2005
Dharmacon, Inc. announced the formation of the Genome-Wide RNAi Global Initiative, an alliance of leading international biomedical research centers. The initial goal of the Global Initiative is to accelerate the scientific and medical discoveries made possible by the recent availability of ...
