Freiburg Researchers Discover a New Basic Principle of the Architecture of Mitochondria

17-09-2012

A team of scientists at the University of Freiburg led by Dr. Martin van der Laan has achieved groundbreaking new insights into the structure of mitochondria. Mitochondria are the microscopic power plants of the cell that harness the energy stored in food, thus enabling central life ...

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26-03-2012

From molecular-biology techniques to forensic DNA analysis: from April 17 – 20 analytica features in-depth information about the latest methods and techniques in laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology. One of the five halls, hall A3, is devoted entirely to the biotech industry. The ...

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13-02-2012

The development of new types of plants can be reduced by up to ten years with the reliable diagnostic DNA markers from OakLabs. With its seed investment, High-Tech Gründerfonds enables this young company to further develop its technology and to introduce it into the market. The primary ...

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01-02-2012

In 1982 the company Dunn Labortechnik was founded in Asbach (Germany) by Hannelore and Peter Dunn. Since then, the company has supplied research and routine laboratories with equipment, disposables as well as immunoreagents, plasma and sera and has evolved from a nationally to an ...

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05-12-2011

Corning Incorporated announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mediatech, Inc. , a Virginia-based corporation, including Mediatech's subsidiary, KD Medical, Inc., a Maryland-based corporation. Mediatech is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning and will be integrated into Corning's ...

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22-11-2011

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method for counting molecules. Quantifying the amounts of different kinds of RNA and DNA molecules is a fundamental task in molecular biology as these molecules store and transfer the genetic information ...

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Study: 96 percent of vertebrates descended from ancestor with 'sixth sense'

12-10-2011

Although humans experience the world through five senses, sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have another sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves.Now, a study in Nature ...

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Molecular structure of retrovirus enzyme solved, doors open to new AIDS drug design

19-09-2011

Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade. The gamers achieved their discovery by playing Foldit, an online game that allows players to collaborate and compete in predicting the structure of protein ...

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Focus on the development of biocatalysts, process optimization and the exploration of marine resources

19-08-2011

Biotechnology is playing an increasingly important role in the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly processes and new industrial products. While the impact of biotechnology is particularly evident in the chemicals sector, it also plays a major role in production processes in ...

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11-08-2011

A person's ability to battle viruses at the cellular level remarkably resembles the way deadly infectious agents called prions misfold and cluster native proteins to cause disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.This study marks the first discovery of so-called "good" ...

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