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Scientists Kill Cancer Cells Using Lasers and Nanoparticles

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers to make "...

4 Feb 2010

Internal On-Off "Switch" that Paralyzes Animals When Exposed UV Light

Internal On-Off "Switch" that Paralyzes Animals When Exposed UV Light

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 a beam of ultraviolet light. The animals stay paralyzed even when the light is turned off.

3 Feb 2010

Researchers Developed 'Lab on a Chip' that Detects Viruses

Researchers Developed 'Lab on a Chip' that Detects Viruses

A team of BYU engineers and chemists has created an inexpensive silicon microchip that reliably detects viruses, even at low concentrations.

3 Feb 2010

Smart Coating Helping Surgical Implants Bond More Closely with Bone

Smart Coating Helping Surgical Implants Bond More Closely with Bone

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating" that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection.

3 Feb 2010

Tension on DNA Molecules Can Affect Gene Expression

University of Michigan researchers have shown that tension on DNA molecules can affect gene expression---the process at the heart of biological function that tells a cell what to do. Scientists understand the chemist...

2 Feb 2010

NanoBio Awarded Patent Covering its Novel Nanoemulsion Technology

NanoBio Awarded Patent Covering its Novel Nanoemulsion Technology

NanoBio Corporation announced today that a sixth U.S. patent covering its novel nanoemulsion technology has been awarded. The patent encompasses composition of matter claims for the company's lead anti-infective and vaccine product candidates.

From BlueWillow Biologics 2 Feb 2010

Using Nanotechnology to Diagnose and Treat Disease

SNM's Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up today in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion-and a high sense of energy looking ahead. Nanotechnology is a quickly growing, but still-evolving fie...

2 Feb 2010

Cartilage Regeneration Using Nanotope's Lead Compound

Cartilage Regeneration Using Nanotope's Lead Compound

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR) today announced publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of a study using Nanotope's lead compound for cartilage regeneration.

2 Feb 2010

Bioactive Nanomaterial that Promotes Growth of New Cartilage

Northwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy acti...

1 Feb 2010

Summit Examines New Applications for Nanotechnology in Medicine

Albuquerque's blue skies and majestic mountains provided a scenic backdrop for a summit that explores one of the most promising technologies on the horizon--nanomedicine, or the medical application of molecular nanot...

1 Feb 2010

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