News articles tagged with 'biomolecules'
Nonstick and laser-safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules
— 18 Jun 2009 12:30 | TechnologyBiophysicists long for an ideal material - something more structured and less sticky than a standard glass surface - to anchor and position individual biomolecules. Gold is an alluring... — full story
NRL partners with industry to develop compact biosensor for wide-ranging applications
— 5 Feb 2009 10:52 | TechnologyScientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are partnering with industry to develop a sensor system for biomolecules that could make a significant contribution to a variety of... — full story
New tool gives researchers a glimpse of biomolecules in motion
— 14 Jan 2009 09:30 | TechnologyThe ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how biomolecules such as amino... — full story
New label-free method tracks molecules and drugs in live cells
— 19 Dec 2008 13:20 | HealthA new type of highly sensitive microscopy developed by researchers at Harvard University could greatly expand the limits of modern biomedical imaging, allowing scientists to track the... — full story
Bare bones of crystal growth: Biomolecules enhance metal contents in calcite
— 1 Nov 2008 17:16 | ChemistryFrom shells to bones, the skeletons of organisms contain small amounts of impurity elements such as magnesium. Because the levels of these elements provide important clues to past environments,... — full story
Test of maturity for stem cells
— 6 May 2008 13:18 | HealthStem cells can differentiate into 220 different types of body cell. The development of these cells can now be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines... — full story
'Nanodrop' test tubes created with a flip of a switch
— 16 Apr 2008 13:25 | TechnologyResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet 'test tubes' for studying individual proteins under... — full story
Researchers may have discovered key to life before its origin on Earth
— 29 Feb 2008 18:16 | BiologyAn important discovery has been made with respect to the mystery of 'handedness' in biomolecules. Researchers led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University,... — full story
New hypothesis for origin of life proposed
— 4 Dec 2007 20:50 | BiologyLife may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis. The hypothesis was developed by Helen Hansma, a research... — full story
How did chemical constituents essential to life arise on primitive Earth?
— 30 Oct 2007 19:38 | Geology and palaeontologyExperiments show that simple molecules can combine chemically rather than biologically to form the building blocks of DNA, the key component of all life forms. These processes might... — full story
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