News articles tagged with 'synthetic'
Bacteria 'invest' wisely to survive uncertain times, UT Southwestern scientists report
— 3 Nov 2009 09:20 | HealthLike savvy Wall Street money managers, bacteria hedge their bets to increase their chances of survival in uncertain times, strategically investing their biological resources to weather... — full story
First direct information about the prion's molecular structure reported
— 6 Oct 2009 18:12 | HealthA collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of... — full story
Understanding a cell's split personality aids synthetic circuits
— 5 Oct 2009 06:52 | HealthAs scientists work toward making genetically altered bacteria create living 'circuits' to produce a myriad of useful proteins and chemicals, they have logically assumed that the single-celled... — full story
Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive
— 18 Aug 2009 11:21 | ChemistryScientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered... — full story
Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
— 24 Jul 2009 11:46 | BiologyUS researchers have created 'bacterial computers' with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central's open access... — full story
Wine in a box? Think 'good' not 'gauche'
— 9 Jun 2009 12:13 | ChemistryIn a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cartons (a.k.a. 'boxes')... — full story
A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector - one easily customisable for other targets
— 29 May 2009 15:32 | HealthMembers of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials - one that may be a valuable... — full story
Boston University biomedical engineers teach bacteria to count
— 29 May 2009 14:05 | HealthBiomedical engineers at Boston University have taught bacteria how to count. Professor James J. Collins and colleagues have wired a new sequence of genes that allow the microbes to... — full story
Using combinatorial libraries to engineer genetic circuits advances synthetic biology
— 23 Apr 2009 13:50 | BiologyStreamlining the construction of synthetic gene networks has led a team of Boston University researchers to develop a technique that couples libraries of diversified components with... — full story
Researchers develop flow sensors that mimic blind fish
— 24 Mar 2009 16:26 | TechnologyA blind fish that has evolved a unique technique for sensing motion may inspire a new generation of sensors that perform better than current active sonar. Although members of the fish... — full story