http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology-news.asp?catid=4 The Latest Nanomedicine News and Research en Copyright 2001-2009, AZoM.com Pty Ltd Chromosomal DNA is normally coiled and compacted via interactions with histone proteins to form material called chromatin. Chemical modification of the histones can profoundly alter how the c... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14771 The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) using a state-of-th... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14767 Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14765 WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC:WGBS) (BULLETIN BOARD: WGBS) , a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14756 In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off switch that paralyzes animals when exposed to ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14744 Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tum... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14739 The Freiburg Bioware Team, an important part of the Excellence Cluster bioss, has done it again: one gold medal and two special prizes at the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Mac... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14738 NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a molecular barcoding detection system, today announced that it is collaborating with the Broad Institute of... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14736 Proteins that can switch between closed and open states control the passage of electrically charged ions across cell membranes, and are responsible for the generation and propagation of nerve ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14735 Toray Industries, Inc. (TOKYO:3402) of Japan, an integrated chemical industry group developing its business in 21 countries and regions worldwide, announces a competition award for groundbreak... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14732 Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed b... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14730 Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a polymer-coated gold nanocage that not only opens in response to light to release a small amount of a drug payload, but then c... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14728 Perhaps the earliest sign that cancer is starting to spread is the appearance of so-called circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, in the blood stream. These are the forward army of a metastatic tum... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14727 One of the great promises of nanotechnologies lies in its ability to create drug-containing nanoparticles decorated with targeting molecules that recognize and bind to cancer cells, providing ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14726 A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive nanotechnology-based tool known as the biobarcode system, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-sp... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14725 American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new class of products based on the company's patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(R), today announced that the company has obtained... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14724 Fluorescence lifetime imaging is a useful but relatively complex technique for probing the local microenvironment of a fluorescent molecule. The method can be used to help determine biochemica... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14722 Jin-Woo Kim, a biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas, is part of a cutting-edge nanotechnology research group that has discovered a way to capture tumor cells in the ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14719 If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important-especially if you are watching changes that take a long time to unfold and require high-spatia... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14714 The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but is bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes that could well play a role in carcinogenesis, the ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14702