High-Speed Test To Improve Pathogen Decontamination Developed Oct 24, 2009
"As part of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's near-term bioassays effort, the technology could enable the rapid assessment of facility sterilization. This could significantly reduce the time and cost of building restoration following a bio-contamination event," said James Anthony, chemical and biological research and development program manager at the Dept. of Homeland Security. A bioassay is an assessment of whether certain biological material is present... (Science Daily)
Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Methods Now In Clinical Use Oct 15, 2009
Stanford University has licensed part of the magnetic bioassay chip technology used in this research to MagArray Inc., an early stage startup company in Silicon Valley. Shan Wang, Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, Heng Yu and Sebastian Osterfeld hold financial interests in MagArray in the form of stock or stock options. (Science Daily)
Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis Sep 7, 2009
Diagnostic HYBRIDS announces the FDA clearance, for marketing under the 510(k) pre-notification process, of the Thyretain TSI Reporter BioAssay ... The Thyretain TSI Reporter BioAssay Kit is available for commercial use after a recently completed, 2-phase multi-site, clinical trial of the product in nearly 600 patients. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Soybean varietal trials results (2) Aug 2, 2009
A # following the gene indicates greenhouse bioassay did not agree with originator s designation ... In tables 17 and 18 ratings for SCN resistance were determined using results from greenhouse bioassays. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Optical Chip Detects Blood Molecules Jul 17, 2009
The question was whether we could combine silicon or other semiconductor technologies with the bioassay techniques and the diagnostic technologies, explains project coordinator Dr Konstantinos Misiakos of the National Centre of Scientific Research in Athens. Some of the technologies were innovative or state of the art at the time the project started, some others were more or less conventional. (Science Daily)
Of mice and mussels Jun 6, 2009
Yet Hignutt finds the mouse test, or bioassay, distasteful ... The state is testing two different methods, comparing them to mouse bioassay results for the same samples. (Juneau Empire)
Particulate Matter From California Wildfires Is More Toxic Than Particulate Matter In Ambient Air Feb 14, 2009
Toxicity of coarse and fine PM obtained during peak smoke during the wildfires was determined with a mouse bioassay and compared with PM samples collected under normal conditions from the region during the same time the previous year. These observations highlight the critical importance of bioassays of toxicity of inhaled pollutants in whole animals as a component of a balanced scientific approach to estimating their toxicity, wrote the research team, which included first author Teresa Wegesser,... (Science Daily)
China announces R&D projects Feb 7, 2009
Rects to be overseen by the Hong Kong government will focus on electric vehicles, battery technologies, RFID applications along with rapid bioassay, energy and green technologies. ITF said it also plans to fund and oversee future Rects in areas such as. (EETimes)
