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Sponge-like biosensor crams enormous power into tiny space for DNA sequencingWashington DC (SPX) May 31, 2011 Vanderbilt University engineers have created a "spongy" silicon biosensor that shows promise not only for medical diagnostics, but also for the detection of dangerous toxins and other tiny molecules in the environment. This innovation was originally designed to detect the presence of particular DNA sequences, which can be extremely helpful in identifying whether or not a person is predisposed to heart disease or certain kinds of cancer. The new sensor is described in the Optical Society's open acc ... read more |
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  Older AIDS survivors face new challenges AIDS nearly killed Lou Grosso three decades ago, but that didn't prepare him for the latest news from his doctor: he has heart disease. ... more | .. |
  Stevens Senior Design Team Fights Hypothermia on the Battlefield A Biomedical Engineering Senior Design team at Stevens Institute of Technology is working with the U.S. Army and New Jersey physicians to develop a new device to combat hypothermia among wounded sol ... more | .. |
 Particle trap paves way for personalized medicine Sequencing DNA base pairs � the individual molecules that make up DNA � is key for medical researchers working toward personalized medicine. Being able to isolate, study and sequence these DNA molec ... more | .. |
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  Afghan hospital explosion kills three: defence ministry An explosion inside the main military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least three people and wounded a number of others, the Afghan defence ministry told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia probes rural town after deadly landslide Malaysian authorities on Monday investigated the rural town where a landslide slammed into an orphanage, leaving 16 dead, for fear another disaster could hit the slip-prone region. ... more | .. |
  Three dead, 150 wounded in NATO raids: Libya At least three people died and 150 were wounded as NATO warplanes hit the Libyan capital Tripoli early Tuesday, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told reporters. ... more | .. |
  At least 10 dead in Malaysia orphanage landslide A landslide caused by heavy rains hit an orphanage in Malaysia on Saturday, killing at least eight children and two caretakers, the official Bernama news agency said. ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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  Winding back the clock with kidney stem cells Stem cell research courts both controversy and support in the community- depending on your viewpoint. Now, for the first time, scientists at Monash University's Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories ... more | .. |
 Zebrafish regrow fins using multiple cell types, not identical stem cells What does it take to regenerate a limb? Biologists have long thought that organ regeneration in animals like zebrafish and salamanders involved stem cells that can generate any tissue in the body. B ... more | .. |
 Sections of retinas regenerated and visual function increased with stem cells from skin Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from s ... more | .. |
 Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan's Fukushima When other doctors fled, 72-year old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisoma near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget. ... more |
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  Baghdad road bomb kills Iraqi, wounds 2 Norwegians One Iraqi security guard was killed and two Norwegians were among four people wounded Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy in Baghdad, security and medical officials said.. ... more | .. |
 Two Norwegians among five wounded in Baghdad bomb Two Norwegians were among five people wounded Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy in Baghdad, Iraqi security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 The power of placebos They may be uncomfortable talking about it, but it's definitely going on. A recent survey, led by McGill Psychiatry Professor and Senior Lady Davis Institute Researcher Amir Raz, reports that one in ... more | .. |
 Human lung stem cell discovered For the first time, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have identified a human lung stem cell that is self-renewing and capable of forming and integrating multiple biological structur ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 Sugar boosters could lead to cheap, effective treatments for chronic bacterial infections James Collins, a pioneering researcher in the new field of systems biology and a MacArthur Genius, says: "You know the old saying: 'a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down?' This is more like ... more | .. |
  Japan nuclear plant worker dies A worker died at Japan's disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Saturday as emergency crews continued their operations to prevent a major meltdown, the plant's operator said. ... more | .. |
  Darkness Stifles Reproduction of Surface-Dwelling Fish Fish accustomed to living near the light of the water's surface become proverbial "fish out of water" when they move to dark environments like those found in caves, according to a study from North C ... more | .. |
  Asia's suffering bears exploited for bile A frenzied black bear growls and shakes the bars of a cage barely bigger than itself. Like thousands of others across Asia, it is waiting for its owner to extract bile, a treasured substance in traditional Chinese medicine. ... more |
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Bombs kill two north of Baghdad: officials Two bombs exploded as a police patrol passed through the centre of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing two policemen, police and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
  Four injured in iPad fight at Beijing Apple store Four people were taken to hospital and a glass door smashed as a near-riot broke out at Beijing's top Apple store among crowds rushing to snap up the popular iPad 2 tablet computer, state press said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Rare-disorder baby has 7-organ transplant A 19-month-old San Antonio girl with an often-fatal disorder keeping her from eating is ready to go home after having a seven-organ transplant, a doctor said. ... more | .. |
Iraq suicide car bomb kills 21: hospital chief A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police station in Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing 21 policemen on Thursday, the chief of the city's hospital said. ... more |
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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
Chemistry breakthroughs open new frontiers in industrial carbon capture
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  Rice University parlays sun's saving grace into autoclave Rice University senior engineering students are using the sun to power an autoclave that sterilizes medical instruments and help solve a long-standing health issue for developing countries. Th ... more | .. |
  Exploring Rio Tinto Eurobotically No wonder it is called Red River: it looks like it could be on the red planet rather than in Spain. The landscape and terrain make it a perfect place for simulating a Mars sortie. An ESA rover ... more | .. |
  Battery can help brain deal with pain Italian scientists say they've created a battery for stimulating the brain to treat problems such as chronic pain, the aftereffects of strokes and depression. ... more | .. |
 Homelessness haunts US tornado victims James Robinson lost his house in the tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama six days ago and on Tuesday he leaves hospital with his legs and face in bandages, not knowing where he's going to live. ... more |
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 Second woman exposed to radiation at Japan plant A second female worker has been exposed to radiation exceeding the legal limit at a nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan, its operator said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Inverting a standard experiment sometimes produces different results Nanoparticles will soon be used as tiny shuttles to deliver genes to cells and drugs to tumors in a more targeted way than was possible in the past. But as the scientists prepare to use the nanopart ... more | .. | .. |
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