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Top Researcher from Korea Joins CNSI as Visiting Scientist in Nanotechnology

The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA announces the arrival of visiting scientist Jinwoo Cheon, professor of chemistry at Yonsei University in Korea. With a focus in inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and nano-medical science, Dr. Cheon brings over twenty years of experience and the promise of numerous, robust research collaborations.

30 Oct 2008

New DNA Tweezers Capable of Grasping and Releasing Objects On-Demand

Researchers in China are reporting development of a new DNA "tweezers" that are the first of their kind capable of grasping and releasing objects on-demand. The microscopic tweezers could have several potential uses, the researchers note. Those include microsurgery, drug and gene delivery for gene therapy, and in the manufacturing of nano-sized circuits for futuristic electronics.

30 Oct 2008

Study Describes Simultaneous Profiling of 450 Human MicroRNAs From Samples as Small as a Single Cell

Researchers from the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium and Applied Biosystems Inc. have published a study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new method for profiling microRNAs in small samples. The study, entitled &...

29 Oct 2008

Discovery of Novel Signalling Molecule Could Unlock Hundreds of New Antibiotics

Chemistry researchers at The University of Warwick and the John Innes Centre, have found a novel signalling molecule that could be a key that will open up hundreds of new antibiotics unlocking them from the DNA of the Streptomyces family of bacteria.

29 Oct 2008

Laboratory Manual to Gene Transfer, Delivery and Expression of DNA and RNA

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gene Transfer: Delivery and Expression of DNA and RNA, A Laboratory Manual" report to their offering. Understanding gene function and regulation requi...

29 Oct 2008

Global Biochips Market on Course to Reach $3.4 Billion by 2012

Significant dimensions of the vast parallel studies afforded by biochips have created a holistic means of viewing biological systems. In addition to the combination of various sciences, space, time and expense are all ke...

From Global Industry Analysts 29 Oct 2008

Grant to Support Research on Nanopatch Delivery of DNA-Based Malaria Vaccines to Skin

UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research.

29 Oct 2008

Nano eNabler Provides Ability to Construct Protein Microarrays Allowing Control of Cellular Alignment

BioForce Nanosciences Holdings, Inc., a leader in systems integration at the micro and nano scales to create products for the life sciences, is pleased to announce that researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Techn...

29 Oct 2008

New Advance in Research into Breast Cancer Risk Among Chinese Women

CAS researchers recently made a new advance in research into breast cancer risk among Chinese women. In collaboration with scientists from Nanjing Medical University, a research team led by Prof. WANG Hui with the CAS...

29 Oct 2008

The Mysteries of Physics on the Nanoscale

Quantum dots (QD)-nanoscale particles that confine electrons and can emit and absorb light-have been studied in lasers, solar paneling, and biomedical therapeutics. Nina Markovic, affiliated faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) and assistant professor of physics in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, believes this emerging technology will prove important in cancer therapies, energy transmission, and drug delivery.

29 Oct 2008