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Sensor Uses DNA To Detect Presence Of Lead, A Dangerous Contaminant
November 6, 2000 — Lead is a common environmental contaminant that can cause a number of health problems, particularly in children. Current techniques for lead detection require sophisticated equipment or complicated ... > full story -
Brown Researchers Use Wildcards To Develop Better Way To Sequence DNA
October 18, 2000 — Two Brown computer science professors are working on a method to sequence DNA that they believe will be faster and more efficient than the technique currently used by mappers of the human genome. ... > full story -
Research Paves The Way For Faster, Better, Cheaper DNA Detection Method
September 13, 2000 — Researchers at Northwestern University have combined gold nanoparticles and DNA in a novel way to form tiny probes capable of DNA detection that is more accurate and less expensive than conventional ... > full story -
To Combat Poaching In Florida, UF Officials Use Wildlife Forensics
May 29, 2000 — State game officials are bagging poachers who might once have escaped their reach, thanks to DNA analysis performed at a University of Florida ... > full story -
Cornell Nano-Researchers Create Component For A "Lab On A Chip" That Cuts DNA Separation From A Day To A Matter Of Minutes
May 22, 2000 — Researchers have long sought to create a "laboratory on a chip" that could greatly speed up the process of DNA sequencing. That goal has come a step closer with the announcement that Cornell ... > full story -
Rare Tests On Neanderthal Infant Sheds Light On Early Human Development
March 31, 2000 — Modern forensic DNA techniques normally used to determine the identity of modern humans have been applied to a Neanderthal infant. This is only the second time molecular analysis of a Neanderthal has ... > full story -
Environmental Health Institute To Use Gene Chips To Evaluate Chemicals For Potential Harm To Humans
March 1, 2000 — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences announced today that it has created a half-million-dollar center at its laboratories in North Carolina to help evaluate the toxicity of ... > full story -
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Mortician Becomes Infected With TB From Cadaver
January 28, 2000 — Johns Hopkins researchers have reported the first known case of tuberculosis (TB) transmitted from a cadaver to an embalmer, according to a case study in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal ... > full story -
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New Technique Shows Scalability Of DNA Computing
January 13, 2000 — Scientists have taken DNA computing from the free-floating world of the test tube and anchored it securely to a surface of glass and gold. In so doing, they have taken a small but important step ... > full story -
Advance May Put Gene Chip Technology On Scientists' Desktops
September 29, 1999 — The sexiest, most insightful technology in modern genetics, the gene chip, a technology that permits scientists to analyze thousands of genes at once, may soon come within easy reach of most ... > full story
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