Molecular BioSystems News Archive

A piece in the puzzle of bismuth toxicology
21 October 2009
Liver cells transform inorganic bismuth into potentially toxic methylated species

Strategic screening for drugs
16 October 2009
US scientists are targeting an enzyme essential to bacterial metabolism in the search for new antibiotics

Instant insight: Triple therapy to target tumours
12 October 2009
Good things come in threes when it comes to cancer therapy

Instant insight: Making synthetic cells
05 October 2009
Cell and organelle mimics typically perform one simple function. Frank Caruso and colleagues contemplate more complicated systems

Screening genes from clones - fast
01 October 2009
A high throughput genetic screening method could lead to personalised treatment for genetic diseases, claim Swedish scientists
Tiny droplets help separate tiny samples
25 September 2009
UK scientists use microdroplets to solve a crucial problem in proteomics

A biological approach to drug delivery
21 September 2009
An all-in-one approach to prepare tumour-targeting polymer spheres has been developed by Korean scientists

Cutting and pasting with the human genome
16 September 2009
A DNA cutting tool that can manipulate human genomic DNA could find use in gene therapy, say Japanese scientists

Kidney on a chip
26 August 2009
Scientists in Korea are mimicking the conditions kidney cells experience in the body to grow the cells in a microfluidic device

Anti-terror antibodies
26 August 2009
European scientists have developed a method to detect potential biological warfare agents in food

New Journal Announced: MedChemComm
17 August 2009
A new journal focusing on medicinal chemistry research, launching in 2010.

Potential for bedside medical diagnostics
17 August 2009
Numerous applications offered by time- and money-saving gadget
4.23 is new Impact Factor for Molecular BioSystems
24 June 2008
New impact factor for Molecular BioSystems is 4.23

Sound waves push particles
14 August 2009
Acoustic tweezers manipulate cells into patterns on a microchip

Revealing the factors behind liver disease
12 August 2009
Array system tests hundreds of conditions to find those that lead to liver damage

Interview: Genetic alphabets
10 August 2009
Ichiro Hirao on nucleic acid research, expanding the genetic code and the possibility of creating new life

Instant insight: Alzheimer's: untangling the facts
06 August 2009
Cures for Alzheimer's may come from understanding its chemistry. Arvi Rauk examines the disease at the molecular level



