Highlights
Data Sharing
Cracks emerge in the cloud
17 June 2014A systematic analysis reveals that cloud storage services have security weaknesses that can inadvertently leak users’ data
Scheduling
Right on schedule
17 June 2014Scheduling algorithms based on game theory can make better use of computational resources to reduce the costs of grid computing
Cell-surface Markers
The fat source makes the difference
17 June 2014Stem cells derived from different types of fat express different cell-surface markers
Imaging
Microparticles get the whole picture
17 June 2014Microspheres and a tiny pipette are all it takes to image surfaces with a resolution below 100 nanometers
Theoretical Model
Protecting laptops on the move
17 June 2014A theoretical model for vibrations in laptops provides design strategies for reducing hard drive failures
Pancreas
A roadmap for pure organ cells
17 June 2014A new strategy minimizes the cellular contaminants that usually plague the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
Click Chemistry
A ‘click’ toward localized chemotherapy
3 June 2014‘Click’ chemistry produces a hydrogel with less toxicity and greater tissue localization in a mouse cancer model
Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BIT)
Sugarcoating a protein drug
3 June 2014Mammalian cells have been engineered to produce longer-lived versions of the therapeutic protein erythropoietin
Molecular Detection
Hot spots for molecules
3 June 2014The accurate placement of molecules into gaps between gold nanoantennas enables ultrahigh-sensitivity molecular detection
Response Elements
Finding consensus on target genes
3 June 2014A panel of p53 variants helps scientists confidently identify genes controlled by the master regulator protein
Cancer Progression
Lighting up lymph nodes
3 June 2014Advances in fluorescent probe technology could allow real-time visualization of cancer progression during surgery
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
The secretions of stem cells
3 June 2014Tiny vesicles secreted by mesenchymal stem cells can modulate the immune system and prevent the rejection of grafted tissue
Malaria
Detailing the development of red blood cells
20 May 2014Understanding the diversity of immature red blood cells in greater detail could help protect against Asia’s most common form of malaria
