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Sertoli cells

Skin cells transformed into embryonic Sertoli-like cells

Added: 7 Sep 2012

Using a stepwise trans-differentiation process, Whitehead Institute researchers have turned skin ce…

The most detailed analysis of the human genome has been published by scientists

'Junk DNA' concept debunked by major study

Added: 6 Sep 2012

The most detailed analysis of the human genome suggests that more than 80% has an active biological…

orthopaedic surgery

Orthopaedic surgery to benefit from stem cell-powered implant

Added: 5 Sep 2012

Scientists are hoping to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implan…

Tablets

Researchers pioneer world’s first HIV nanomedicines

Added: 4 Sep 2012

The project claims to be the first step towards taking nanomedicine options out of the lab and into…

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Shedding light on fibre optic imaging

Added: 4 Sep 2012

An advance in fibre optic research could allow doctors to see inside some of the hardest to reach p…

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Surface-sensitive spectroscopy

Added: 3 Sep 2012

The interaction between proteins and pharmaceuticals can now be analysed in detail.

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Biosensor speeds up disease diagnosis

Added: 31 Aug 2012

Ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest RNA virus particle MS2, with a mass o…

Blood

£30m for biomedical engineering research

Added: 29 Aug 2012

The Wellcome Trust and EPSRC have announced the launch of a £30m initiative to find biomedical engi…

Microscope

Microscope able to create images 100 times faster

Added: 28 Aug 2012

University of Leicester scientists have developed a rapid-scanning microscope with no loss of quali…

Purdue University

Universities collaborate on novel MS technology

Added: 23 Aug 2012

Purdue and Harvard University haved teamed up to develop new applications for desorption electrospr…

mitotic spindle

Nek9 identified as a key component in cell division

Added: 22 Aug 2012

A study has improved understanding of the first stages of cell division.

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Scientists decode essential step in protein synthesis

Added: 20 Aug 2012

Researchers have revealed how a complicated set of proteins called TREX act as a passport for the t…

Drugs

Seven steps to ‘billion dollar’ drugs

Added: 17 Aug 2012

A highly efficient method for making natural, hormone-like chemicals has been reported by Universit…

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Glowing molecules shed light on biological processes

Added: 16 Aug 2012

Researchers have created fluorescent molecules that can be turned on and off to visualise activity …

Light to track genetic processes

Scientists use light to track genetic processes

Added: 14 Aug 2012

UT Dallas researchers have outlined how they used fluorescent molecules to monitor DNA looping.

Bacteria

Screening technique aids discovery of bacteria-resistant materials

Added: 13 Aug 2012

A process by which thousands of unique polymers can be screened has helped researchers identify a n…

Gloves

Semiconductor device mimics properties of human fingertips

Added: 10 Aug 2012

The intricate properties of the fingertips have been recreated in what researchers hope will lead t…

Evolutionary molecule identified

Scientists identify evolutionary molecule

Added: 10 Aug 2012

Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified a molecule that could play a key role in ho…

Lab-on-Chip

Lab on a chip devices require testing standards

Added: 10 Aug 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has argued that testing standards need to…

Microscope

Method localises molecules 200 times faster than existing techniques

Added: 9 Aug 2012

Isis Innovation, a company owned by Oxford University, has developed a method of rapidly and accura…