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Technology Research News June 16, 2004 |
Genes Automate DNA Machines Researchers have taken a step toward automating nanomachines with a method that allows instructions for a DNA-based machine to be contained in a gene, or another stretch of DNA. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Neanderthal DNA Enlightens Investors Investors, the superb performance of 454's gene sequencing equipment on such a difficult and important project bodes well for its future prospects. |
Salon.com June 27, 2000 Tabitha M. Powledge |
Book of life? Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not. |
Chemistry World February 23, 2007 Michael Gross |
X Labelling Springs a Surprise In stark contrast to expectations, researchers have found that the active versions of genes on X chromosomes are more heavily methylated than the inactive versions. |
PC World February 1, 2002 Kuriko Miyake |
Olympus Unveils DNA Computer Rather than relying on a microprocessor, computer runs on reactions between fragments of DNA... |
ifeminists December 1, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Infidelity Gene: Sensational, but Science? No one knows how genes may interact. It seems premature for anyone to talk about an "infidelity gene" let alone to assign precise percentages to its impact on behavior. |
Information Today June 18, 2015 |
BioMed Central Agrees to Publish Mutation Research Journal BioMed Central partnered with the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society to publish the society's official journal, Genes and Environment. |
Technology Research News March 12, 2003 |
RNA forms nanomotor Researchers from Purdue University have constructed a tiny motor from DNA and RNA molecules. The device, fueled by ATP, which powers our own movements, could eventually power nanomachines. |
Chemistry World November 16, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Gene-Reading Enzyme Catapulted by Scrunch Power Two teams of researchers have solved a conundrum that has baffled molecular biologists for 20 years -- how the enzyme responsible for `reading' genes can release itself from the portion of DNA to which it initially binds extremely tightly. |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 |
DNA sensor changes color University of Rochester researchers have designed a simple, inexpensive sensor that can detect specific sequences of DNA on-the-fly. |
Technology Research News February 11, 2004 |
Scientists brew tree-shaped DNA Researchers from Cornell University have synthesized a new type of DNA that can be used as a nanotechnology building block. |
Reactive Reports Apr/May 2005 David Bradley |
At Last, the Structure of DNA Researchers have made a significant advance in our understanding of life's main molecule, using X-ray crystallography to determine the three-dimensional structures of nearly all the possible sequences of a macromolecule. |
Salon.com May 1, 2000 Arthur Allen |
Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic. |
Scientific American July 2008 Christine Soares |
Looking at Yesterday's Genes for Tomorrow's Cures Resurrected "jumping gene" could deliver DNA. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2008 Manisha Lalloo |
DNA-rewinding protein discovered US scientists have found an enzyme that rewinds sections of DNA whose strands have mistakenly come apart. |
Bio-IT World January 21, 2005 Kevin Davies |
Allen Brain Institute Debuts 'Google for Gene Activity' The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released its first set of gene-expression data in the brain for nearly 2,000 mouse genes. The data will have important relevance for the study of brain function, disease, and the role of genes in governing human behavior. |
Chemistry World March 30, 2006 Helen Carmichael |
Gene Therapists Swarm Round Honeycomb Lipid Researchers have synthesised a lipid molecule they say shows real promise in gene therapy. The lipid forms a novel honeycomb complex that the researchers claim is tailored to non-viral DNA delivery. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 John Carey |
The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications. |
Chemistry World July 4, 2008 Emma Davies |
Creating a Second Genetic Code Japanese researchers have made artificial DNA that acts like the real thing, even forming right-handed duplexes with complementary artificial strands. |
Chemistry World October 14, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Twist in the tale to improve gene therapy New insights into the physical properties of different forms of DNA could help to improve gene therapy, chemists in Spain and India say. |
Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman |
The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens. |
Technology Research News September 24, 2003 |
Glow shows individual DNA Researchers have made a type of artificial DNA of that glows when it combines with a specific sequence of natural DNA. In principle, the method could be used to develop DNA chips that directly sense individual DNA molecules. |
Chemistry World February 24, 2010 James Urquhart |
Buckyball-based gene delivery Japanese researchers have demonstrated effective gene delivery in mice using carbon buckyballs. |
AskMen.com Matt Wilson |
How To: Take Part In Psychological Studies Psychology is a vast domain that contains many disciplines. As a result, psychological tests are as far-ranging as the field of study they represent. Personality psychology studies personality traits and behaviorism. |
Bio-IT World March 8, 2005 Kevin Davies |
DNA Chips Reveal Gene Activity Broad-Affymetrix collaboration examines chromatin and histone roles in gene regulation. |
Technology Research News March 24, 2004 |
DNA has nano building in hand Researchers from Ludwig Maximilians University in Germany have built a simple molecular machine from DNA that can bind to and release single molecules of a specific type of protein. |
Scientific American June 2009 Melinda Wenner |
Genetic Copy Variations and Disease A new sense for how variable numbers of genes cause disease. |
Technology Research News December 15, 2004 |
DNA Makes Nanotube Transistors Researchers have harnessed the self-assembly abilities of DNA to construct field-effect transistors from carbon nanotubes. |
Popular Mechanics September 25, 2009 Erin McCarthy |
Fringe's Human Mutant Not Possible, Says Expert We won't ever have to worry about Fringe's part-mole-rat, part-scorpion, part-human mutant in real life because it's not within the realm of possibility. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2008 Brian Orelli |
The Nuts and Bolts of Drug Research Merck just released a pair of papers detailing the network of proteins that are linked to obesity, but the pharmaceutical company won't benefit much financially from its studies. So who will? |
Salon.com February 13, 2001 Arthur Allen |
Size doesn't matter As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly... |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Shaking Up the Biotech Industry A judge will decide if genes are patentable or not. |
Technology Research News April 7, 2004 |
DNA folds into paired pyramids Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have formed strings of DNA that spontaneously fold into a wireframe octahedron, taking a step forward in the quest to use DNA to make nanoscale templates. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2011 Catherine Bacon |
Unravelling chromosomes Danish scientists have used a micro device to isolate centimetre-long portions of human DNA to help study the genetic make-up of diseased cells. |
Technology Research News June 4, 2003 |
Study shows DNA will fill tubes Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have shown by computer simulation that it is possible to insert DNA into a carbon nanotube. |
Wired August 21, 2007 |
Three Smart Things About Genomics 1. The real benefit of studying genomes is that it has taught us how little we know... 2. Genomics' reductionist approach has become more holistic... etc. |
Managed Care August 2007 Thomas Morrow |
Gene Expression Microarray Improves Prediction of Breast Cancer Outcomes Flash-frozen samples of surgically removed breast cancer tissue are the key to measuring a patient's risk of metastasis. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Rewritable DNA for digital data storage A rewritable memory storage module can form the basis of a digital memory system, scientists suggest, with the cell being able to 'record' transient changes in its internal chemistry. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 Ronald Bailey |
Strands of Life Book Review: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley |
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 |
Chip spots DNA electrochemically A microelectrochemical method of reading DNA chips could be used in portable detectors. It could be use practically in two to five years, according to the researchers. |
Technology Research News September 24, 2003 |
Artificial DNA stacks metal atoms In recent years, researchers have replaced some of DNA's natural bases with those that attach to metal atoms in order to coax DNA to organize metal ions into tiny structures. Researchers in Japan have tapped the method to form stacks of single metal ions. |
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 John Carey |
Dr. Francis S. Collins: On The Trail Of Disease Genes Collins is leading the search for DNA variations that can result in illnesses. |
Chemistry World April 2, 2015 Jenny Lovell |
DNA test colors in BRCA1 gene Researchers in China have developed an ultrasensitive test that changes color when it detects a gene associated with an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. |
Chemistry World March 29, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Gene gels pump out proteins Gels made with genes incorporated into the structure could soon make protein production cheaper and easier, according to researchers in the US. |
Technology Research News August 25, 2004 |
DNA Copier Uses Little Power Today's laboratory DNA detectors require a lot of energy. Researchers have devised a method that copies the way DNA is replicated biologically in order to avoid the energy-intensive heating and cooling process. |
Reason April 2007 Ronald Bailey |
Testing Your Strength The World Anti-Doping Agency is developing tests for a form of cheating that doesn't exist yet. The agency banned gene doping, the alteration of genes to enhance athletic performance. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Twists and Turns of Immunity Fred Alt has built a career making sense of the immune system -- specifically, the diverse antibodies that fight off invading molecules, from viruses to cancer cells to pollen. |
Salon.com July 14, 2000 Arthur Allen |
The cancer study bombshell that wasn't Were the New York Times and the Washington Post writing about the same New England Journal of Medicine article? |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: DNA With human cloning and other controversial bombshells waiting just around the corner, expect DNA to remain in the public eye for decades to come. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Anthony King |
Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis Human cells can still read strands of DNA correctly if they are stitched together using linkers not found in nature, a new study shows. |