Highlights
Proteins
Aggravating tumor aggressiveness
11 October 2011A protein secreted from breast cancer cells enhances the spread and survival of tumor cells
Genetics
Speeding up evolution
11 October 2011Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time
Cells
Following the toxin trails
11 October 2011Clarifying how deadly protein toxins hijack cellular processes to enter human cells will help in the development of antidotes
Nanotechnology
Soaking up the atmosphere
27 September 2011Combining carbon dioxide sorbents with gold nanoparticle catalysts makes manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever
Gold
Direct arene amination
27 September 2011A new gold-catalyzed reaction for the synthesis of aromatic amines could lead to greener production of pharmaceuticals and other fine chemicals
Bioluminescence
As light as silk
27 September 2011Adding fluorescent dyes to silkworm feed can produce colorful, luminescent silk
Nanotechnology
Golden atoms
27 September 2011Similarities between the electronic states of molecules and the optical properties of gold nanostructures aid the development of new photonic devices
Cancer
The origin of esophageal cancer
27 September 2011A new model for the origin of Barrett’s esophagus could lead to improved early treatment of esophageal cancer
Silicon
Pillars of the assembly
27 September 2011Advanced electronics beckon thanks to self-assembling templates that allow the creation of nanoscale features on silicon wafers
Cells
Nestled in
27 September 2011Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes
Lab-on-a-chip
Wearing your heart condition on your sleeve
27 September 2011New signal processing scheme allows long-term cardiac monitoring
Institute Of Bioengineering And Nanotechnology (IBN)
Bacterial killers
13 September 2011Synthetic peptides designed on the basis of naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides keep the germs at bay
Stem Cells
Differentiation in the balance
13 September 2011The differentiation of stem cells into particular fetal cell lineages is a precarious affair acted out on a molecular battlefield
