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“Designer” Biosensor Proteins
Fluorescent Biosensor
It would be useful, indeed, to have a biosensor that could detect the metabolic activity with a living cell. [MORE]
The Natural First Steroidal Alkaloid in Mammals Identified and It Acts as a Tumor Suppressor
DDA
In the interaction of cholesterol and histamine, investigators at the Cancer Research Center of the University of Toulouse, France, have [MORE]
PulseOx-Like Hemoglobin Sensor
Hemoglobin Sensor
It was the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where many performance times were below records, that trainers became aware [MORE]
“LabCorp in a Box”
Maverick Detection System
Typical blood testing for general health covers about 35 assays for kidney function, electrolytes and minerals, liver functions, [MORE]
Photoplethysmography
Coded Hemodynamic-Imaging
Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Ontario) have developed an infrared imaging system for measuring blood flow simultaneously at [MORE]
Reading with a Bionic Eye
Steve Austin Bionic Man
Retinitis pigmentosa had taken the sight in both eyes of a 49 year old woman from Wales, [MORE]
Genetics of Athleticism
Athelete
Make your own judgments about this one: “Athletigen [Halifax, Nova Scotia] analyzes DNA extracted from saliva, and provides the foundation [MORE]
Biodegradable Sensors Measures Brain Temperature and Pressure from Atop the Skull
Brain Temperature Sensor
It shouldn’t be too hard a task to measure brain temperature from an implant between the skin and [MORE]
DNA Methylation and RNA Transcription Revealed
DNA Methylation
With a new sequencing and informatics approach called “scM&T-seq” British and Belgian biologists have shown that it’s possible to [MORE]
Synthetic Prions
Prion Replication
It remains to be seen if autoimmune diseases are actually responses to self, when it’s at least possible they [MORE]
High Fidelity DNA/Gold Particle Nanostructures
Gold Nanoparticles
Chemical engineers at McGill University in Montreal have reported a means for making nanoparticles that have high fidelity targeting [MORE]
Skin Cells Redesigned to Secrete Insulin
Pancreatic Islets
The title of the Nature Communications article announces a stunning achievement, “Human pancreatic beta-like cells converted from fibroblasts.” Researchers [MORE]
Prospects for “Modular Vaccines”
Isopeptide Bonds
Virus-like particles are self-assembling multiprotein structures that mimic viruses. They actually could be useful as “modular vaccines” if it [MORE]
A Robotic Glove for Rehabilitation
EsoGlove
Quoting from this piece directly: “A new robotic glove for hand rehabilitation swaps conventional rigid electromechanical components for soft fabric [MORE]