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Researcher looking for nano environmental footprint
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Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Alberta biological sciences professor Gregg Goss is on the front line of a new effort to monitor the effects of nanomaterials on the environment.
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Carbon-Nanotube Toxicity Test Tricks Scientists
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Sep 05, 2006 |
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Recent research has revealed that a standard cell-viability test may be causing carbon-nanotubes to “fake” toxicity. This work may explain why some studies have concluded that carbon nanotubes – which are being studied for ...
Nano World: Nanotube toxicity exams differ
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Jun 01, 2006 |
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How toxic carbon nanotubes are on cells apparently depends on what lab tests are used to examine them, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Yale scientists use nanotechnology to fight E. coli
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Aug 30, 2007 |
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can kill bacteria like the common pathogen E. coli by severely damaging their cell walls, according to a recent report from Yale researchers in the American Chemical ...
Over-the-counter eardrops may cause hearing loss or damage
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A new study, led by researchers at The Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) of the MUHC, has revealed that certain over-the-counter earwax softeners can cause severe inflammation and damage to the eardrum and inner ear. The ...
New cancer drug test promises safer and more effective clinical trials
Sep 23, 2009 |
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A group of scientists from Hamburg may have taken a big step towards more effective cancer drug development, Europe's largest cancer congress, ECCO 15 - ESMO 34, heard today. Dr Ilona Schonn, Director of Cell Culture Research ...
Biologists find diatom to reduce red tide's toxicity
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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It's estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found ...
Calculating gene and protein connections in a Parkinson's disease model
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Researchers have created an algorithm that meshes existing data to produce a clearer step-by-step flow chart of how cells respond to stimuli. Using this new method, Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Biochip mimics the body to reveal toxicity of industrial compounds
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Dec 17, 2007 |
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A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from ...
European REACH legislation for chemicals may require more animals and funds than estimated
Aug 27, 2009 |
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The European Union's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical) legislation is intended as a comprehensive safety evaluation for commercial chemicals used in consumer products that are traded ...
'Micro' livers could aid drug screening
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Nov 18, 2007 |
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MIT researchers have devised a novel way to create tiny colonies of living human liver cells that model the full-sized organ. The work could allow better screening of new drugs that are potentially harmful to the liver and ...
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