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New technology detects breast cancer using tears
Kobe University and System Instruments Co., Ltd. researchers have developed TearExo®; new technology to detect breast cancer using the exosomes found in tears as biomarkers. Exosomes are a subtype of extracellular vesicles. Research team members included Professor TAKEUCHI Toshifumi (Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering), Project Professor TANINO Hirokazu and Professor SASAKI Ryohei (both of …
Interdisciplinary team to develop a new physics-based technology for COVID-19 detection
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.May 15 2020 One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the lack of testing needed to detect and trace infections–and without adequate testing, government officials do not have the data they need to make the best possible decisions in the interest of public health. In addition …
Developing the World’s First Single Molecule Protein Sequencer
The “Genomic Era” saw a multitude of advances in methods to analyze the genome, and as such, genetics research has progressed in leaps and bounds since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. The field of Proteomics, in which the proteome of a cell, tissue or organism is studied, has somewhat lagged behind, …
Optofluidic Chip With Nanopore ‘Smart Gate’ Developed for Single Molecule Analysis
A new chip-based platform developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz integrates nanopores and optofluidic technology with a feedback-control circuit to enable an unprecedented level of control over individual molecules and particles on a chip for high-throughput analysis. In a paper published August 16 in Nature Communications, the researchers reported using the device to …
