Faster sequencing of DNA holds enormous potential for biology and medicine, particularly for personalized diagnosis and customized treatment based on each individual's genomic makeup.

During late 20th century, scientists unraveled one of our greatest mysteries: the nature of life.

Springer Images monkare's tags for this article monkare Abstract The development of nanoparticles for biomedical applications including medical imaging and drug delivery is currently undergoing a dramatic expansion.

Investors and corporate licensees from Fortune 1000 companies will meet once again in Arlington, Texas for the eighth annual WBTshowcase , the world's largest forum offering a prescreened, pre-prepped collection of undiscovered companies and intellectual property emanating from top universities, labs and research institutions from across the ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation , that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells "forever young" during implantation by slowing their growth, differentiation and proliferation.

Jeff Shield , Ralph Skomski and David Sellmyer Article and photo courtesy Office of University Communications, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nanoscientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have received a prestigious grant to develop new magnetic materials that could help reduce global warming and the nation's dependence on foreign resources.

However, a complete understanding of the intracellular uptake, transport, and subcellular distribution of nanostructured materials remains limited.

One more comment on the post by Mike Treder that I addressed last time .A Recall he wrote Techno-rapturists among our reading audience might be quick to respond with glib answers about miraculous nanotechnology solutions that are just around the corner To understand Foresight's actual point of view on this issue , it is necessary to understand what ...

By P.Vijian NEW DELHI, Dec 25 -- India will once again invite eminent Indians living across the globe to encourage them to play a strategic role in shaping India's future development.

December 22, 2009 - Researchers at Rice university and Baylor College of Medicine have created a nanoparticle trackable with MRIs that locates cancer cells , tags them with a fluorescent dye, and kills them with heat -- a first example of "thernostic," or essentially patient-customized, medical treatment.