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  1. New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus

    Nov 4, 2008

    A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise.

    Tagged: biotechnology

  2. Heart valves that grow with the patient

    Oct 21, 2008

    When German President Horst Köhler awards the German Future Prize for 2008 on 3 December in Berlin, researchers and research projects funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will

    Tagged: biotechnology

  3. Caltech engineers build first-ever multi-input 'plug-and-play' synthetic RNA device

    Oct 17, 2008

    Engineers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a "plug-and-play" synthetic RNA device--a sort of eminently customizable biological computer--that is capable of taking in and responding to

    Tagged: biotechnology

  4. As sticky as a gecko... but 10 times stronger!

    Oct 14, 2008

    The gecko's amazing ability to stick to surfaces and walk up walls has inspired many researchers to manufacture materials that mimic the special surface of a gecko's foot. The secret behind the gecko's ability to stick

    Tagged: biotechnology

  5. Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries

    Oct 2, 2008

    Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.

    Tagged: biotechnology