Sensor biochips could aid in cancer diagnosis and treatment

Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo...
(Purdue University) Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells -- mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells -- and Purdue...

Munich lab demonstrates diesel truck engine with...
(Technische Universitaet Muenchen) At the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, where Rudolf Diesel himself studied engineering, a research team including students is pushing to see how clean and...

Discovery makes brain tumor cells more responsive to...
(Duke University Medical Center) Duke University Medical Center researchers have figured out how stem cells in the malignant brain cancer glioma may be better able to resist radiation...

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil...
Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life-not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other...

Biomaterials Science, Second Edition: An Introduction...
The second edition of this bestselling title provides the most up-to-date comprehensive review of all aspects of biomaterials science by providing a balanced, insightful approach to learning...