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Getting yeast to pump up the protein production Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:41 AM PST From manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals to producing energy-efficient biofuels, the cost-effective production of proteins will be essential to revolutionizing The post Getting yeast to pump up the protein production has been published on Technology Org.

New innovative method for mechanical screening of biological cells developed Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:26 AM PST An entirely new approach for the mechanical characterization of cells, developed by scientists of the Technische Universität Dresden The post New innovative method for mechanical screening of biological cells developed has been published onTechnology Org.

Scientists have re-discovered a fast-growing bacterial strain first described in 1955 Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:10 AM PST Cyanobacteria, bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis, are of considerable interest as bio-factories, organisms that could be The post Scientists have re-discovered a fast-growing bacterial strain first described in 1955 has been published onTechnology Org.

Friend, foe or queen? Study highlights the complexities of ant perception Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST Researchers report that trap-jaw ants recognize the unique odor of a fertile queen only if the queen also The post Friend, foe or queen? Study highlights the complexities of ant perception has been published onTechnology Org.

Identification of much-needed drug target against MRSA, gram-positive infections Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:57 AM PST The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, when infectious bacteria evolve to evade drugs designed to control them, is The post Identification of much-needed drug target against MRSA, gram-positive infections has been published onTechnology Org.

Genetic switch regulates transcription and replication in human mitochondria Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:55 AM PST The majority of the human genome is located within the nucleus. However, there is a small but important The post Genetic switch regulates transcription and replication in human mitochondria has been published onTechnology Org.

Researchers discover new mechanism of acquired resistance to breast cancer drugs Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:51 AM PST In the search for new approaches to treat ERBB2 (also known as HER2) positive breast cancers that have The post Researchers discover new mechanism of acquired resistance to breast cancer drugs has been published on Technology Org.

Worms lead way to test nanoparticle toxicity Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:49 AM PST The lowly roundworm is the star of an ambitious Rice University project to measure the toxicity of nanoparticles. The post Worms lead way to test nanoparticle toxicity has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists discover organism that hasn’t evolved in more than 2 billion years Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:46 AM PST An international team of scientists has discovered the greatest absence of evolution ever reported — a type of The post Scientists discover organism that hasn’t evolved in more than 2 billion years has been published onTechnology Org.

Customized Soap Bubbles Set to Transform Drug and Vaccine Delivery Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:39 AM PST When University of Maryland Professors Philip DeShong and Daniel Stein began tagging soap bubbles with biomolecules, they had The post Customized Soap Bubbles Set to Transform Drug and Vaccine Delivery has been published onTechnology Org.

New mechanism of inheritance could advance study of evolution, disease treatment Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:58 AM PST For more than a century, scientists have understood the basics of inheritance: if good genes help parents survive The post New mechanism of inheritance could advance study of evolution, disease treatment has been published on Technology Org.

Researchers determine how the brain controls robotic grasping tools Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:46 AM PST Grasping an object involves a complex network of brain functions. First, visual cues are processed in specialized areas The post Researchers determine how the brain controls robotic grasping tools has been published on Technology Org.

Transparent soft PDMS eggshell created as step towards embryo lab on a chip Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:22 AM PST Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems have registered tremendous progress over the past 20 years. Myriad “chip” schemes have already emerged, The post Transparent soft PDMS eggshell created as step towards embryo lab on a chip has been published onTechnology Org.

MicroRNAs can limit cancer spread Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:17 AM PST Cancers that have spread throughout the body, a process known as metastasis, are difficult, often impossible, to control. The post MicroRNAs can limit cancer spread has been published on Technology Org.

Ultrasound Narrows Which Breast Cancer Patients Need Lymph Nodes Removed Posted: 03 Feb 2015 12:30 AM PST Which breast cancer patients need to have underarm lymph nodes removed? Mayo Clinic-led research is narrowing it down. A The post Ultrasound Narrows Which Breast Cancer Patients Need Lymph Nodes Removed has been published onTechnology Org.

Precision medicine in action: Genomic test helps solve medical mystery Posted: 03 Feb 2015 12:26 AM PST Precision medicine is getting a jump-start from a new national initiative announced in President Obama’s State of the The post Precision medicine in action: Genomic test helps solve medical mystery has been published onTechnology Org.

Confidence in government linked to willingness to vaccinate Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:34 PM PST A new study suggests that confidence in government may play a key role in the public’s willingness to The post Confidence in government linked to willingness to vaccinate has been published on Technology Org.

Neutron Beams Reveal How Two Potential Pieces of Parkinson’s Puzzle Fit Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:17 PM PST To understand diseases like Parkinson’s, the tiniest of puzzles may hold big answers. That’s why a team including The post Neutron Beams Reveal How Two Potential Pieces of Parkinson’s Puzzle Fit has been published onTechnology Org.

Fitness game for the physically impaired Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:02 PM PST Modern IT has the potential to make fitness training more varied for people with physi- cal limitations. But The post Fitness game for the physically impaired has been published on Technology Org.

Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly The post Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals has been published on Technology Org.

Smart devices track hand-washing in hospitals to help reduce the spread of infection Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST The World Health Organization (WHO) cites good hand hygiene as a major factor in stopping the spread of The post Smart devices track hand-washing in hospitals to help reduce the spread of infection has been published on Technology Org.