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Tissue Engineering Title: Tissue Engineering
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on July 24, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Aaliya Landholt Wouldn't it be great if we could just grow new organs? It sounds like science fiction if you could grow a new kidney and transplant that organ....

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Stopping the Spread of Cancer by Using Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery Title: Stopping the Spread of Cancer by Using Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on July 22, 2008

When cancer spreads, this is called metastases and it can be devastating. Metastatic cancer means that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, including organs like the liver, brain, bones,...

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Nanopump Drug Delivery Title: Nanopump Drug Delivery
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on July 08, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 1494911 Have you heard of the Nanopump? Well, Debiotech in Switzerland is developing the Nanopump to micro-dose medications by utilizing a volumetric membrane...

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Eliminating Fake Drugs Thanks to NanoGuardian Title: Eliminating Fake Drugs Thanks to NanoGuardian
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on July 02, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5005868 We've been seeing a lot of news lately about fake drugs. It seems so inhumane to be distributing fake drugs to people who may need these life-saving...

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So What is Apoptosis? Title: So What is Apoptosis?
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on June 19, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sven Hoppe If you've been following any nanotechnology news, you've probably seen this term called "apoptosis." What does this word mean? Programmed...

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Nanoparticles Enter Cells without Causing Cell Death Title: Nanoparticles Enter Cells without Causing Cell Death
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on June 13, 2008

Human cells are covered by a protective membrane. Generally speaking, if that membrane is penetrated, then the cell may rupture and die. However, scientists have created a nanoparticle that can enter...

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Creating an Artificial Nanovirus Title: Creating an Artificial Nanovirus
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on June 03, 2008

Wow, what a fascinating title! "Filamentous Artificial Virus from a Self-Assembled Discrete Nanoribbon." Researchers at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea have been developing an...

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Bacteria-Resistant Films Title: Bacteria-Resistant Films
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Filed in archive Biotech by Joseph Kim, MD on May 19, 2008

You may think that I'm a biased blogger since I went to MIT. However, so many of the advances in nanotechnology are happening at MIT, so I can't help but get excited about all these...

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Inkjet bioprinting creates bone and muscle Title: Inkjet bioprinting creates bone and muscle
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on December 28, 2006

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have developed bone and muscle cells using a custom-designed ink-jet printer. The team has succeeded in bioprinting from...

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Annan warns of biotech dangers Title: Annan warns of biotech dangers
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on November 24, 2006

While the Israeli government was busy this week acknowledging its developing nanotech arsenal, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was in Switzerland warning of the dangers posed by military and...

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Nanotechnology boosts bioplastic production Title: Nanotechnology boosts bioplastic production
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on November 02, 2006

An Iowa State University (ISU) assistant professor is working to create biorenewable, biodegradable plastics from the proteins in crops. His researcher team is using microcellular foaming...

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Bt microbe fools biotech experts Title: Bt microbe fools biotech experts
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on October 02, 2006

From the biotech world comes news of some very unexpected consequences of Bt, the most popular microbe engineered into genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Bt, short for bacillus thuringiensis, is...

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GMO contaminated rice could spoil nanotech party Title: GMO contaminated rice could spoil nanotech party
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on August 25, 2006

The Washington Post is reporting that US commercial supplies of long-grain rice have been contaminated with a genetically engineered variety not approved for human consumption. This could lead to...

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Genetically modified crops don't reduce need for pesticides, study shows Title: Genetically modified crops don't reduce need for pesticides, study shows
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on July 30, 2006

In a development that could have repercussions for nanotech development, a new study shows that the benefits of growing genetically modified crops are short-lived because farmers quickly resort to...

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Biotech fashion models strut their stuff Title: Biotech fashion models strut their stuff
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on July 18, 2006

In a sneak peek of what could be fashion's future, leggy models draped in dresses by designers like Oscar de la Renta and Versace strut their stuff on the runway. But this is no Paris or New York...

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Engineering life: the pros and cons of synthetic biotechnology Title: Engineering life: the pros and cons of synthetic biotechnology
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on June 01, 2006

Two fascinating meetings last week addressed the interconnections between nanotechnology and synthetic biotechnology, the Second International Meeting on Synthetic Biology (SB2.0) in Berkeley, and...

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Biomimetic nose sniffs out disease Title: Biomimetic nose sniffs out disease
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on May 17, 2006

Modern-day doctors may soon start using smell to detect the early warning signs of different illnesses thanks to technology that replicates - and improves upon - the human olfactory system thanks to...

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Monsanto booming despite EU biotech bust Title: Monsanto booming despite EU biotech bust
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on April 17, 2006

The European Union's rejection of genetically modified organism (GMO) foods is often cited as a powerful lesson in technology management, and Monsanto has for years been the poster child for how...

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Do glowing plants offer a brighter future? Title: Do glowing plants offer a brighter future?
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on March 19, 2006

From the world of biotechnology, Reuters reports that: "Students at Singapore Polytechnic say they have created a plant that can communicate with people -- by glowing when it needs water. The...

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Using technology to solve technology's problems Title: Using technology to solve technology's problems
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on January 24, 2006

From the world of biotechnology comes word that scientists at the UK"s leading plant science centre have uncovered a gene that could help to develop new varieties of crops that will be able to...

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Designing DNA: synthetic biology enters the spotlight Title: Designing DNA: synthetic biology enters the spotlight
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on January 19, 2006

Scientists are increasingly using living things as the building blocks for new materials. I've described several of theses lately (here and New York Times article this week. The article explains...

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Will cloning's falling star bring fallout for nanotech? Title: Will cloning's falling star bring fallout for nanotech?
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Filed in archive Biotech by george elvin on December 28, 2005

Now that celebrated cloning pioneer Hwang Suk Woo has stepped down as leader of South Korea' s Stem Cell Hub after allegedly faking the results of his stem cell research, will there be fallout for...

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