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Robot to Mix Chemotherapy Drugs at
U.S. Hospital
New York Times Jan. 11, 2008
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The University of Colorado Hospital
is about to start using a robot to
mix chemotherapy drugs for patients,
which its developers say will
eliminate human error and protect
technicians from potentially
dangerous...
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'Darkest ever' material created
BBC News Jan. 16, 2008
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The "darkest ever" substance known
to science has been made by
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
researchers, using vertically
aligned, low-density carbon
nanotubes tuned to minimize optical
reflectance. The discovery is
expected to have applications in the
fields of electronics and solar
energy....
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Evolution of human genome's
'guardian' gives people unique
protections from DNA damage
PhysOrg.com Jan. 16, 2008
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Human evolution has created
enhancements in key genes connected
to the p53 regulatory network (the
"guardian of the genome") by
creating additional safeguards in
human genes to boost the network's
ability to guard against DNA damage
that could cause cancer or a variety
of genetic diseases, an
international team of scientists led
by Cincinnati...
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Nanotubes Help Advance Brain Tumor
Research
PhysOrg.com Jan. 16, 2008
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The potential of carbon nanotubes
to diagnose and treat brain tumors
is being explored through a
partnership between NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory and City of
Hope. They plan to functionalize and
attach inhibitory RNA to nanotubes
and deliver it to specific areas of
the brain. It could also be used to
treat stroke, trauma,
neurodegenerative...
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Scientists discover new method of
observing interactions in nanoscale
systems
PhysOrg.com Jan. 16, 2008
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Scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians
University have used new optical
technologies to observe interactions
in nanoscale systems that
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
usually would prohibit. Using a new
high-resolution laser spectroscopy
system, they measured photons
scattered from a single quantum dot
while increasing the laser intensity
to...
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Nanoparticles Generate Supersonic
Shock Waves to Target Cancer
PhysOrg.com Jan. 16, 2008
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University of Missouri-Columbia and
U.S. Army researchesrs have
developed a nano-sized "smart bomb"
using nanoengineered thermites that
can target drug delivery to cancer
cells, leaving healthy cells
unharmed....
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Nanotechnology Innovation May
Revolutionize Gene Detection In A
Single Cell
Science Daily Jan. 16, 2008
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Scientists at Arizona State
University's Biodesign Institute
have developed the world's first
gene detection platform made up
entirely from self-assembled DNA...
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Star Trek-like 'Phraselateor'
device helps police communicate
Network World Jan. 16, 2008
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VoxTec's Phraselator PDA-like
device, developed through DARPA for
use by soldiers in Afghanistan and
Iraq, is now being used by police in
California, Florida, and Nevada....
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DNA 'fabricator' constructs walking
DNA
NewScientist news service Jan. 16, 2008
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The goal of being able to program
biochemical reactions as precisely
and easily as computers crunch
numbers and process words has moved
a giant step closer. California
Institute of Technology researchers
have created a DNA-based fabricator
that allows for specifying a piece
of DNA with a desired shape and
function; it then executes a
molecular...
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Killing Skin-Cancer Stem Cells
Technology Review Jan. 16, 2008
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Harvard Medical School researchers
have identified a class of cells
that initiates skin-cancer
melanomas; they are also developing
a therapy that specifically targets
these cells. (Children's Hospital...
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3-D Design for the Masses
Technology Review Jan. 17, 2008
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A new technique called
collaborative design-space
exploration, developed by the
Virtual Worlds Group at Stanford
University, aims to make it easy for
anyone to create 3-D designs for
virtual worlds. The group has
prototyped its interface in a
program called Dryad, which allows
users to design trees, and plans to
extend it for use with other...
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The Naked Ear
Technology Review January/February 2008
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Two fully implantable hearing aids
are now in clinical trials.
(Otologics/Peter Belanger)...
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