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DNA is the blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures
— 30 Jan 2008 18:00 | ChemistryDNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings. Now Northwestern University researchers…
Tiny avalanche photodiode detects single UV photons
— 29 Jan 2008 12:04 | PhysicsIn a significant breakthrough, researchers at Northwestern University's Centre for Quantum Devices (CQD) have demonstrated visible-blind avalanche photodiodes (APDs) capable of detecting…
Synthesis of natural molecule could lead to better anti-cancer drugs
— 24 Jan 2008 22:32 | ChemistryIn early 2007, Northwestern University chemist Karl Scheidt's interest was piqued when marine chemist Amy Wright reported in the Journal of Natural Products that a new natural compound…
Researcher transplants stem cells to try to save patients legs
— 23 Jan 2008 05:21 | HealthA Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researcher has launched the first U.S. trial in which a purified form of subjects' own adult stem cells was transplanted into their…
New drug lets kids feel good in their skin
— 17 Jan 2008 20:13 | HealthMaria Anichini, a 20-year-old junior at Columbia College, zipped up a fetching black lace cocktail dress with spaghetti straps to go out with friends the other night. Nothing out of…
Researchers create mathematical model of fruit fly eyes
— 13 Jan 2008 19:32 | BiologyMany researchers have tried to create a mathematical model of how cells pack together to form tissue, but most models have many different complicated factors, and no model is universal.…