Systems Biology
The map of the genome is just the rule book; “systems biology” is the ball game.
View ArticleNanobiotech Makes the Diagnosis
Electronic components the size of molecules could test for diseases and provide personal DNA profiles on demand. Gazing at an electrical meter, Yi Cui, a graduate student in the Harvard University lab...
View ArticleSweet Spots
Pathogen-specific sugars may be the key to diagnosing disease.Doctors commonly diagnose infectious diseases by checking patients’ blood for evidence of proteins or genes unique to different bacteria...
View ArticleMind Magnets
MedicineAlvaro Pascual-Leone holds a figure-eight-shaped paddle to his head and flips a switch. His left arm begins to twitch. He turns off the device-quelling its pulsing magnetic field, which was...
View ArticleThe State of Biomedicine
Medical treatment will be tailored to your genetic profile.Your dirt-biking expedition has ended painfully-a few ribs broken in a tumble on the trail-and the emergency-room doctor has sent you home...
View ArticlePolymer Memory
Computer memory could soon earn the ultimate commercial validation: the cheap plastic knock-off.While microchip makers continue to wring more and more from silicon, the most dramatic improvements in...
View ArticlePrecision Brain Scans
High-tech imaging takes the guesswork out of diagnosis.The main skill in diagnosing neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease: educated guesswork. Indeed, today’s...
View ArticleNanotech Goes Mainstream
The new NanoMechanical Technology Laboratory brings a burgeoning field closer to the real world.
View ArticleMolecular Bloodhounds
Artificial antibodies could sniff out viruses and toxinsAntibodies, the body’s own biosensors, recognize and bind to foreign molecules with astonishing precision. Antibodies are incorporated in many...
View ArticleNano Biomaterials
Part biological, part not: blended nanomaterials have surprising properties.Detergent manufacturers have long used enzymes in their formulations for fighting really tough dirt. Jonathan Dordick, a...
View ArticleLithography Unmasked
Hardware: Researchers pursue a cheaper way of designing and fabricating computer chips.
View ArticleRecognizing the Enemy
Creating a central database of photos to identify terrorists through face recognition is a bureaucratic nightmare.
View ArticleSystems Biology
The map of the genome is just the rule book; “systems biology” is the ball game.
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