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Novel DNA Microarray Chip Predicts Functional Impairment And Remission In Rheumatoid Arthritis
June 13, 2008 A new DNA microarray chip can predict severe disability and remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The chip has yielded two clinical-genetic models of RA outcomes, to assist physicians in ... > full story -
Biometrics: Tell Me By The Way I Walk
June 9, 2008 Biometrics is commonly associated retinal scans, iris recognition and DNA databases, but researchers in India are working on another form of biometrics that could allow law enforcement agencies and ... > full story -
New Fingerprint Breakthrough By Forensic Scientists
June 2, 2008 New techniques have been developed for identifying fingerprints on metal. The technique can enhance -- after firing -- a fingerprint that has been deposited on a small caliber metal cartridge case ... > full story -
Killer Algae's 'Fingerprints' Wrap Up The Case
May 27, 2008 Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that are the base of the food chain in oceans and lakes. Some phytoplankton can produce toxins that are harmful to other marine organisms, including fish. ... > full story -
Educating Managers On Computer Fraud Could Cut Crime
May 23, 2008 A computer scientist has devised an antifraud strategy for business. He suggests that managers should be made aware of security issues and send out cues to junior staff that they have this knowledge. ... > full story -
Real-Time Observation Of DNA-Repair Mechanism
May 22, 2008 For the first time, researchers have witnessed the spontaneous repair of damage to DNA molecules in real time. They observed this at the level of a single DNA molecule. Insight into this type of ... > full story -
First Use Of DNA Fingerprinting To Identify Viable Embryos
May 13, 2008 Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilization and developed successfully to result in the births of ... > full story -
New Method For Processing Rape Evidence Could Eliminate Crime-Lab Backlogs
May 7, 2008 Approximately 250,000 items of sexual assault evidence are mired in three- to 12-month backlogs awaiting analysis in US forensic laboratories. A forensic chemist has now developed a method for ... > full story -
Causes Of Disease Can Be Revealed By Metabolic Fingerprinting
May 2, 2008 Your metabolic 'fingerprint' can reveal much about the possible causes of major diseases, according to the first 'metabolome-wide' association study ever carried out. The study provides new insights ... > full story -
New Basic Element For Electronic Circuits: 'Memristor' Could Give Computers Memories That Don't Forget
May 1, 2008 Researchers from HP Labs have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. This scientific advancement could ... > full story
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