RESEARCHERS at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualise fluorescent proteins in living tissue.
01/07/2009
RESEARCHERS at Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada, have developed a technique which uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preferences, hoping to give the gift of choice to children who cannot speak or move.
13/02/2009
LIFE Technologies and Nanosys have announced a cross-licensing agreement to share the intellectual property rights to fluorescent nanocrystals (Quantum Dots).
26/03/2009
LIFE Technologies has announced a licensing and supply agreement which gives Zymera rights to Life Technologies’ extensive intellectual property estate related to quantum dots.
27/05/2009
RESEARCHERS at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences and Tongji University have gained new insight into how adult cells can be induced to act like embryonic stem cells (ESC) with the ability to form any type of tissue known as "pluripotency."
11/03/2009
RESEARCHERS at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California have developed a high-throughput screening (HTS) technique which aims to shed light on the biochemical activities of numerous proteins about which little is currently known.
06/04/2009
PERKINELMER has announced it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare's 3H and 14C Catalog Radiochemicals, Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA) reagents and Cytostar-T plate product lines.
18/09/2009
The CSIRO has patented a microscopy method designed to measure the shape and size of proteins, helping medicinal research target them through pharmaceuticals.
05/02/2009
VANDA Pharmaceuticals has compiled a report titled the “Common effect of antipsychotics on the biosynthesis and regulation of fatty acids and cholesterol supports a key role of lipid homeostasis in schizophrenia" for Schizophrenia Research, the official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
13/03/2009
A RESEARCHER with the University of Missouri is developing a device to analyse breath or urine samples to detect breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma.
20/03/2009
Researchers at the Australian National University, Canberra, have discoverd a a subtle mutation in Arabidopsis, a small, rapid growing plant, which may lead to establishing drought resistance throughout the plant kingdom.
04/11/2009
THE Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) has received a green light from the FDA to enter Phase II clinical trials of Bryostatin for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease patients.
24/04/2009
The University of Sydney has announced its receipt of funding from the Federal government's Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
03/12/2009
ADVANCED Microscopy Group has announced the launch the latest version of the EVOS High-Resolution Digital Microscope System which has been developed to allow users to view, capture, and archive images of specimens in various culture vessels and on slides.
20/07/2009
InVitro Technologies is proud to introduce a new partnership with Chart-MVE, leading manufacturers of cryo preservation storage systems.
08/10/2009
US researchers have devised a process to reprogramme mature cells into a stem-cell-like state that can be accelerated.
09/11/2009
A Melbourne researcher has won third prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®, the world’s foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies of life science subjects.
08/12/2009
Findings by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have shed light on the cause of the debilitating arthritic condition ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
19/02/2010
RESEARCHERS from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel have used water to create almost frictionless lubricated surfaces, which stay slippery even under heavy loads.
30/03/2009
The Queensland Government has granted the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) AUD$600,000 in funding to trial the effectiveness of a Hendra vaccine in horses.
26/05/2010