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iPipet at Whitehead Institute
iPipet
It’s no revelation that mind-numbing work can lead to mistakes. Pipetting is such a task, which explains why some labs [MORE]
Self-Assembling Nanoparticles that Target Tumors
Self-Assembling Nanoparticles
You’ll have to go to the published study to get the exact details of this piece, but researcher at [MORE]
Blood Test for Multiple Cancers
Blood-Test for Multiple Kinds of Cancer
Cancer researchers at the University of Bradford (UK) have shown that a single cell gel [MORE]
Useful Numbers: Average In-Patient Daily Cost by State
Healthcare Dollars
This listing of average in-patient daily costs (not charges) by state and hospital type may be useful for innovation [MORE]
Google Glass as a Neural Device
Using Google Glass as Interface
Here’s a report from Kennesaw State University’s (Kennesaw, GA) “Brain Lab” of a neural control device [MORE]
Vital Signs Tracking via Earbuds to Smartphone
Earbuds Capture Heart Rate
By putting an infrared optical emitter, photodetector and accelerometer into an earbud, a Raleigh, NC company, Valencell, [MORE]
3-D Printing, Flexible Circuits
Wellness Sensors
Stain gauges are devices that measure a material’s flexibility. This piece reports how researchers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, [MORE]
Bioinks for 3-D Printing
Bioink Droplets Show Live Cells
This piece has an additive point of interest about 3-D bioprinting and a citation at the [MORE]
3-D Bioprinting Pictures
3-D Print Working Blood Vessels
Here, for quick review, are pictures showing recent progress in 3-D bioprinting: liver tissue, blood vessels, [MORE]
“Plantibodies”
Agroinfiltration
Drug development is a field Tagline doesn’t follow, simply because it is a huge topic on its own. But [MORE]
“iKnife” Surgical Tool with Mass SpecM
Smart Surgical Knife
Tagline has reported on earlier attempts to link an electro-surgical knife with a mass spectrometer to guide surgeons [MORE]
The Diabetes Chip
Diabetes Microchip
Obesity seems to account for the rise of Type 2 diabetes in children, while an increase in Type 1 [MORE]
Big Leap into the Data Pool
Medical Data Errors
With 100,000 health apps for smartphones and a potential market of close to half trillion dollars driving [MORE]
Identifying Oligos with Terahertz Waves
Oligonucleotide
Micro RNAs are hot right now. They either inhibit or enhance DNA replication by opening up or winding shut DNA [MORE]