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Scientists develop biological computer to encrypt and decipher images
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in California and the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology have developed a "biological computer" made entirely from biomolecules that is ...
Tue 7 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Report finds US slow to implement synthetic biology policies
More than one report from an august body of experts has gathered dust in Washington, D.C. But the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a public policy think tank based in the U.S. ...
17 hours ago from Nature News Blogs
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Flipping a light switch in the cell: Quantum dots used for targeted neural activation
By harnessing quantum dots—tiny light-emitting semiconductor particles a few billionths of a meter across—researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a new and ...
18 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Nanodiamond coatings safe for implants: study
Nanodiamonds designed to toughen artificial joints also might prevent the inflammation caused when hardworking metal joints shed debris into the body, according to an early study published this ...
Sun 5 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics
Tue 7 Feb 12 from Nanotechweb
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Study shows how DNA finds its match
It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, ...
16 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Electronic salmon sandwich is paving the way towards cost-effective DNA memory device
In order to find a method for more cost-effective data storage, a group of researchers from the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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'Cell assay on a chip': solid results from simple means
(PhysOrg.com) -- The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer ...
20 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Study adds timing capability to living cell sensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their resumé, thanks in part ...
20 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Closely Watched Study Fails to Find Arsenic in Microbial DNA
The debate over whether a bacterium can incorporate arsenic into its DNA just flared...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Science Now
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