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New Darpa program may accelerate synthetic biology path to advanced nanotechnology
Darpa has launched a "Living Foundries" program to bring an engineering perspective to synthetic biology to greatly accelerate progress through standardization and modularization.
Sat 26 May 12 from Nanodot
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Researchers develop way to strengthen proteins with polymers
Proteins are widely used as drugs — insulin for diabetics is the best known example — and as reagents in research laboratories, but they react poorly to fluctuations in temperature ...
Mon 21 May 12 from Phys.org
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New microscope uses rainbow of light to image the flow of individual blood cells
Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device developed by a team of researchers in Israel, however, can reveal ...
Mon 21 May 12 from Phys.org
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Researchers demonstrate possible primitive mechanism of chemical info self-replication
(Phys.org) -- When scientists think about the replication of information in chemistry, they usually have in mind something akin to what happens in living organisms when DNA gets copied: a double-stranded ...
Fri 25 May 12 from Phys.org
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Non-invasive intracellular 'thermometer' with fluorescent proteins created
A team from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) has developed a technique to measure internal cell temperatures without altering their metabolism. This finding could be useful when distinguishing ...
Wed 23 May 12 from Phys.org
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Synthetic nano-waste does not disappear
(Phys.org) -- Tiny particles of cerium oxide do not burn or change in the heat of a waste incineration plant. They remain intact on combustion residues or in the incineration system, as a new ...
Fri 25 May 12 from Phys.org
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Everything You Need to Know About Sunscreen
Confusing labels can make a walk down the sunscreen aisle dizzying. We give you the lowdown.
Sun 27 May 12 from Discovery.com
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Sequence it ... and they will come
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual’s medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in the human genome’s 3 billion nucleotide ...
Tue 22 May 12 from Phys.org
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Beware: Most Green Cleaning Products Contain This
By Dr. Mercola Commercial cleaning products, even "green" ones like Simple Green, clean faster than soap and water can. But this is because they contain small amounts of the most powerful grease-cutting ...
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Blossom end rot plummets in transgenic tomato
The brown tissue that signals blossom end rot in tomatoes is a major problem for large producers and home gardeners, but a Purdue University researcher has unknowingly had the answer to significantly ...
Mon 21 May 12 from Phys.org
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