French nanobio cluster launched

Health, Medicine & Nanobio

Biomolecular engineering for nanobio/bionanotechnology

Biomolecular engineering can be used to purposefully manipulate biomolecules, such as peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, within the framework of the relations among their structures, functions and properties, as well as their applicability to such areas as developing novel biomaterials, biosensing, bioimaging, and clinical diagnostics and therapeutics. Nanotechnology can also be used...

Engineering the RNA-Nanobio Interface

RNA nanotechnology is attracting a great deal of attention recently. As the multiple roles that RNA plays in molecular biology and physiological regulation become clearer, there are many opportunities for engineering RNA-Nanoparticle Complexes (RNA-NPCs). The high "engineerability" of RNA-NPCs comes from the ability to modify the RNA and NP chemistry. For example, the NP can be derived from mat...

Sister Study Launched Nationwide

Background: To explore the strengths and weaknesses of conventional biomedical research strategies and methods as applied to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and to suggest a new research framework for assessing these treatment modalities. Discussion: There appears to be a gap between published studies showing little or no efficacy of CAM, and reports of substantial clinical benefi...

Major lionfish hunt launched

Modified male insects have been used to control populations several times before. Most early attempts were with the release of sterile males created by irradiation. One of the first successes was against the screwworm fly before the second world war in the south-east US. The war disrupted experiments but, by 1952, laboratory and field experiments suggested the approach had promise. A large-scal...