Dec

15

Deciphering the DNA Code

December 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A Cryptologist Takes a Crack at Deciphering DNA’s Deep Secrets. ‘Thirty years ago, Nick Patterson worked in the secret halls of the Government Communications Headquarters, the code-breaking British agency that unscrambles intercepted messages and encrypts clandestine communications. He applied his brain to “the hardest problems the British had,” said Dr. Patterson, a mathematician. Today, at [...]

Dec

7

Art of Science: Waltz of the Polypeptides

December 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Waltz of the Polypeptides Joins CSHL’s Art of Science Collection. ‘Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) welcomes the arrival of Waltz of the Polypeptides, a sculpture that dramatically brings the worlds of art and science together in a way that both scientists and the public can enjoy. Created by New York City-based artist Mara G. Haseltine, [...]

Nov

30

Detecting Biohazards with Nanofibers

November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

CU biodegradable wipe would quickly detect biohazards, from avian flu to E. Coli: ‘Detecting bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances in hospitals, airplanes and other commonly contaminated places could soon be as easy as wiping a napkin or paper towel across a surface. “It’s very inexpensive, it wouldn’t require that someone be highly trained to [...]

Nov

28

Recent Nanotechnology News From Rice University

November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test. ‘In the first experiments of their kind, researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab animals cause no immediate adverse health effects and circulate for more than one [...]

Nov

18

Biology in Art Restoration

November 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Science saves art. ‘A conservator borrows techniques from the life sciences to care for aging masterpieces. As a young art conservator at the Winterthur museum near Wilmington, Del., Richard Wolbers was assigned an early 19th century painting that needed cleaning. It was Jacob Eichholtz’s portrait of Ann Ross Hopkins, grand-daughter of George Ross, one of [...]

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