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Rapid movements of living biomolecules visualised
Dutch researcher Chris Molenaar has made the rapid movements of proteins, DNA and RNA molecules visible in living cells. With this technique researchers can study the dynamics of biomolecules in their natural environment. Molenaar developed a method which makes it possible to follow the movements of RNA molecules in living cells. The researcher... view more... (2003-06-24)
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded with one half to John B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka, for their development of methods in mass spectrometry for biomolecules, and with the other half to Kurt Wütrich, for his NMR-method to study biomolecules in solution The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2002 is being shared between scientists in two important... view more... (2002-10-09)
Magnetic computer sensors may help study biomolecules
Magnetic switches like those in computers also might be used to manipulate individual strands of DNA for high-speed applications such as gene sequencing, experiments at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggest. view more (2007-05-11)
'Micro-boxes' of water used to study single molecules
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of water droplets as minuscule "boxes" for small numbers of biomolecules. view more (2006-07-24)
A biomolecular console
In the future, could molecules in complex biotechnological processes be programmed like today's semiconductor microelectronic circuits? To find out, researchers are currently studying the interaction between biological and electrical information. Insights and applications from the field of electronic microfluidics are bringing the reality of... view more... (2003-03-17)
New tool gives researchers a glimpse of biomolecules in motion
The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. view more (2009-01-14)
Rocks could reveal secrets of life on Earth - and Mars
A new UK project could help detect evidence for life on Mars, as well as improve our understanding of how it evolved on Earth. The aim is to develop a technique that can identify biomolecules in water that have been trapped in rocks for millions to billions of years. As well as analysing samples from Earth, the proposed technique could be used... view more... (2003-10-09)
New hypothesis for origin of life proposed
Life may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis. view more (2007-12-05)
Nonstick and laser-safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules
Biophysicists long for an ideal material-something more structured and less sticky than a standard glass surface-to anchor and position individual biomolecules. view more (2009-06-18)
Molecules in glass houses
Trapping biological molecules such as proteins and enzymes or even whole cells in rigid structures make them easier to use for a whole range of industrial and medical applications. But combining fragile biological molecules with tough materials is difficult to do without damaging the molecules and destroying their biological activity. As well as... view more... (2001-08-01)
Sensitive laser instrument could aid search for life on Mars
Minuscule traces of cells can be detected in a mineral likely present on Mars, a new study shows. The results, obtained using a technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, could help mission scientists choose Martian surface samples with the most promise for yielding signs of life. view more (2008-10-16)
LGC selects £500k Bruker Daltonics instrument to expand its mass spectrometry capability
LGC, the UK`s leading independent analytical laboratory providing chemical, biochemical and DNA analysis, has purchased a new Bruker Daltonics APEX III 47e Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer (FTMS). This instrument, with its exceptionally high mass accuracy and resolution, will be used to characterise high molecular weight materials, especially... view more... (2002-06-10)
ORNL, Protein Discovery researchers collaborate on high-profile paper
A paper that outlines a new method to use a beam of light to trap protein molecules and make them dance in space has earned a place in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. view more (2006-04-13)
'Nanodrop' test tubes created with a flip of a switch
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet "test tubes" for studying individual proteins under conditions that mimic the crowded confines of a living cell. view more (2008-04-16)
Quick Test for Polluted Environments
The "Biotool" project seeks to use bacterial marker molecules for predictions view more (2005-01-18)
DNA sieve -- Nanoscale pores can be tiny analysis labs
Imagine being able to rapidly identify tiny biological molecules such as DNA and toxins using less than a drop of salt water in a system that can fit on a microchip. view more (2007-05-14)
Selecting life: Scientists find new way to search for origin of life
Over the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles organizing, or activating, molecules that would become essential ingredients to all life-such as amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) and nucleic acids (the essence of DNA). But which of the countless possible combinations of... view more... (2006-11-10)
ASU researcher may have discovered key to life before its origin on Earth
An important discovery has been made with respect to the mystery of "handedness" in biomolecules. Researchers led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University, found that some of the possible abiotic precursors to the origin of life on Earth have been shown to carry "handedness" in a larger number than... view more... (2008-02-29)
Proofreading and error-correction in nanomaterials inspired by nature
Mimicking nature, a procedure developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign can find and correct defects in self-assembled nanomaterials. view more (2005-10-19)
Water, water, everywhere - CMD19/CMMP with The Physics Congress 2002
Over half our planet is covered in water, and life cannot exist without it. But despite how common and important it is, surprisingly little is known about the structure of water, especially when it is next to other materials. A detailed understanding of how water behaves would not only reveal how biomolecules assemble or function - and possibly... view more... (2002-03-26)
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