China, US firms sign deal worth $3.4 bn
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) Chinese and US enterprises have signed investment contracts worth $3.4 billion during a business forum.The forum was held in eastern China's Jiangsu province.Eighty-five companies from 21 ... Read more...
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Nature inspires scientists to create new materials
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Inspired by nature's approach, which bonds tiny atoms into diamonds and silicon, scientists are fashioning new crystals from nanoparticles and DNA, the basic building blocks of ... Read more...
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Scientists unlock secret of cellular communication
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) Most of the body's cells communicate with one another by sending electrical signals through nano-thin membrane tubes.A sensational Norwegian discovery may help to explain how cells ... Read more...
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Antibiotic resistance spreads rapidly between bacteria: Study
April 12th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 12 (ANI): A research team at the University of Gothenburg in cooperation with Chalmers University of Technology has indicated that the part of bacterial DNA that often carries antibiotic resistance ... Read more...
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Intestinal stem cells offer clues to colon cancer origin and relapse
March 18th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine have discovered that colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells.They proposed ... Read more...
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Using living cells to create ‘biotic’ video games
January 15th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): A Stanford researcher has started developing video games using biotechnology.Ingmar Riedel-Kruse has begun developing "biotic games" involving paramecia and other living organisms.In his video games, a player's actions ... Read more...
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Green diets for daughters, bananas and potatoes for sons?
January 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Women planning to have a baby who eat more fruits and green vegetables increase their chances of giving birth to a girl. And those who gorge on bananas ... Read more...
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Sodium plays key role in initiating regenerative response after injury
September 29th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): Sodium, which gets a bad rap for contributing to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, also plays a key role in initiating a regenerative response after severe injury, say scientists.Biologists ... Read more...
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Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak can now be made from silk
August 12th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): Always worn silk with golden embroidery to stand out in a crowd? Well, now you can wear the shimmering garment to become invisible in a crowd, just like ... Read more...
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Dads of test-tube babies may pass on infertility to sons
February 7th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Fathers of test-tube babies may be passing on their infertility to their sons, scientists have discovered.In a new Anglo-German study, which compared 211 six-year-olds conceived through ICSI (intracytoplasmic ... Read more...
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Vitamin C helps reprogram adult cells into stem cells
December 25th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): Vitamin C helps boost the reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells, according to a study.Senior study author Dr. Duanqing Pei, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology ... Read more...
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Researchers say umbilical cord could be new source of stem cells
December 18th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Stem cells can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, say University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.In the online version of the Journal of ... Read more...
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Serratia bacteria can help build durable bone implants
September 7th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 7 (ANI): Can bacteria help build bones implants? Well, at least scientists at the University of Birmingham say "Yes".Lead researcher Lynne Macaskie suggests that Serratia bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite ... Read more...
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Nanodiamond-insulin clusters hold promise for wound healing
July 28th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Previous studies have identified insulin as an important new weapon for fighting infection and healing wounds. Now, using tiny nanodiamonds, researchers at Northwestern University have shown an innovative ... Read more...
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Tailored DNA sequences can sort and separate carbon nanotubes
July 9th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University have achived a breakthrough in the campaign to sort and separate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use ... Read more...
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Energy-burning brown fat’s presence in adults offers new obesity treatment strategy
April 17th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Swedish researchers have found that adults use brown fat to convert energy into heat, a finding that may lead to novel treatments for overweight and obesity.Sven Enerback, ... Read more...
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Novel compound significantly reduces brain lesions in multiple sclerosis
October 24th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 24 (ANI): Trials of a new compound called BG-12 have shown that it can reduce the number of new gadolinium enhancing (Gd+) lesions by 69 percent in patients with ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover mechanism that regulates cell movement
July 21st, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): A team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Instituto de Biologia Molecular of the CSIC have uncovered a mechanism that ... Read more...
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Accumulation of sugar in neurons behind fatal kind of epilepsy
November 14th, 2007 - 2:39 am ICT by admin
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