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Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge to be rebuilt to look like a cell

A world-beating British laboratory is to undergo a £200 million refurbishment so it will end up looking like the innards of a cell.

Molecular movies reveal dynamic lives of proteins

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Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine(TM) Center of Competence...

Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine(TM) Center of Competence with Georgia Tech Upcoming Workshop to Focus on Developing Commercial Applications and Productivity Software for Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) Processor ATLANTA--(Business Wire)-- The Georgia Tech College of Computing today announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group)-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence (STI Center), based on Georgia Tech's exceptional work in multiple areas of research and evangelism for the Cell Broadband Engine(TM) (Cell/B.E.) technology. Through Georgia Tech's efforts, the STI Center has been responsible for creating and disseminating software optimized for Cell/B.E. systems, and for performing research on the design of Cell/B.

$3.2M for Rutgers to apply biology, engineering, physical sciences toward stem cells

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to apply engineering, physical science and mathematical disciplines to stem cell research. In funding 70 doctoral fellowships, the program can equip experts in fields such as cell and molecular biology, computational modeling and biomaterials to move stem-cell breakthroughs from the biology lab into practical and commercially viable therapies.

Lytic Transglycosylase MltB of Escherichia coli and Its Role in Recycling of Peptidoglycan Strands of Bacterial Cell Wall

The cell wall is an indispensable structure for the survival of bacteria and a target for antibiotics. Peptidoglycan is the major constituent of the cell wall, which is comprised of backbone repeats of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM). A peptide stem is appended to the NAM unit, which in turn experiences cross-linking with a peptide from another peptidoglycan in the final steps of cell wall assembly. In the normal course of bacterial growth, as much as 60% of the parental cell wall is recycled, a process that is not fully understood. A polymeric cell wall is fragmented by the family of lytic transglycosylases, and certain key fragments are transported to the cytoplasm for recycling. The genes for the six known lytic transglycosylases of Escherichia coli were cloned, and the enzymes were purified in this study.

Book Review of Molecular Modeling of Proteins. Methods in Molecular Biology, 443

This book covers many different aspects of protein modeling and is just one volume in an extremely large series (over 500 volumes published or planned). It contains 19 chapters, which are organized into six parts: (I) Methodology, (II) Free Energy Calculations, (III) Molecular Modeling of Membrane Proteins, (IV) Protein Structure Determination, (V) Conformational Change, and (VI) Applications to Drug Design. The main weakness of the book, as is frequently true for such edited volumes, is that the quality of the individual chapters is quite uneven. Some aspects of molecular modeling of proteins are quite well covered, whereas others are covered too briefly, with many important aspects being completely absent.

Puzzle In The Control Of Cell Division Unraveled

A puzzle in the control of cell division, one of the most fundamental processes in all biology, has been unravelled by Oxford University researchers. Although the steps of cell division are familiar to all pupils studying biology in schools, the details of how cell division is controlled and errors avoided have still to be sorted out.

Scientists create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard Stem Cell Institute researcher George Q. Daley, associate director of the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston, has with HSCI colleagues Chad Cowan and Konrad Hochedlinger of Massachusetts General Hospital produced a robust new collection of disease-specific stem cell lines, all of which were developed using the new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) technique. The work is described in a paper published in today's online edition of the journal Cell.

Daley and colleagues create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines

Boston, Mass, Aug. 7, 2008 – Harvard Stem Cell Institute researcher George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, also associate director of the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston, and HSCI colleagues Konrad Hochedlinger and Chad Cowan have produced a robust new collection of disease-specific stem cell lines, all of which were developed using the new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) technique. The paper is being published in the August 6 on-line edition of the journal Cell.

Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine(TM) Center of Competence with Georgia Tech

The Georgia Tech College of Computing today announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group)-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence (STI Center), based on Georgia Tech's exceptional work in multiple areas of research and evangelism for the Cell Broadband Engine(TM) (Cell/B.E.) technology. Through Georgia Tech's efforts, the STI Center has been responsible for creating and disseminating software optimized for Cell/B.E. systems, and for performing research on the design of Cell/B.E. systems, algorithms and applications. In conjunction with this renewal of the STI Center, Georgia Tech is announcing a series of new research projects that are being undertaken at the center to develop applications and productivity tools based on the Cell/B.

Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine(TM) Center of Competence with Georgia Tech

ATLANTA (Business Wire) -- The Georgia Tech College of Computing today announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group)-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence (STI Center), based on Georgia Tech's exceptional work in multiple areas of research and evangelism for the Cell Broadband Engine(TM) (Cell/B.E.) technology. Through Georgia Tech's efforts, the STI Center has been responsible for creating and disseminating software optimized for Cell/B.E. systems, and for performing research on the design of Cell/B.E. systems, algorithms and applications. In conjunction with this renewal of the STI Center, Georgia Tech is announcing a series of new research projects that are being undertaken at the center to develop applications and productivity tools based on the Cell/B.

Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine(TM) Center of Competence with Georgia Tech

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2008--The Georgia Tech College of Computing today announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group)-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence (STI Center), based on Georgia Tech’s exceptional work in multiple areas of research and evangelism for the Cell Broadband Engine(tm) (Cell/B.E.) technology. Through Georgia Tech’s efforts, the STI Center has been responsible for creating and disseminating software optimized for Cell/B.E. systems, and for performing research on the design of Cell/B.E. systems, algorithms and applications. In conjunction with this renewal of the STI Center, Georgia Tech is announcing a series of new research projects that are being undertaken at the center to develop applications and productivity tools based on the Cell/B.

Sprint launches iPhone look-a-like Samsung Instinct

Sprint has officially launched the Samsung Instinct. If you like the look of the iPhone but don't have AT&T service than perhaps you'll like the Instinct.

On-Chip Fuel Cell: Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell of an Air-Breathing, Membraneless, and Monolithic Design

This paper proposes a novel design for a microfuel cell as an on-chip power source and demonstrates its fabrication and operation to prove the concept. Its simple design is important from the viewpoints of fabrication (e.g., replication), integration, and compatibility with other microdevices. In testing, the prototype cell was able to generate electric power (maximum: ca. 1.4 μW) on methanol without pumps under both neutral and acidic conditions. As for the size, the electrode part of the cell (two cathodes and one anode) is 400 μm in width and 6 mm in length. The evaluation demonstrated that the proposed design is a promising on-chip power source for miniature devices.

Cambridge Broadband Networks launches €Backhaul Blog€™

Cambridge Broadband Networks launches ‘Backhaul Blog’ - Cambridge Broadband Networks launches ‘Backhaul Blog’ to spur debate across telecoms industry. Creates forum to discuss issues and opportunities around all forms of backhaul. Cambridge UK, 2 July 2008: Backhaul is one of the biggest issues facing mobile operators today and according to ABI Research already accounts for 30 percent of their operating expenditure with an annual cost of $20 billion. In response, Cambridge Broadband Networks, the developer of carrier-class transmission equipment for cellular backhaul, has today launched a blog to foster discussion around the issues. Known as ‘the backhaul blog’, the forum is aimed at a wide cross-section of industry professionals, including mobile operators, analysts and journalists, and will carry thought-provoking comment fr

A 64-Nuclear Cubic Cage Incorporating Propeller-like FeIII8 Apices and HCOO' Edges

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China

University of Queensland teams up with Chinese Academy of Sciences for Fuel Cell R&D

Fuel Cell Today - Informing the fuel cell industry. Fuel Cell Today provides market based intelligence on the fuel cell industry, including surveys, news, images and investment information.

Cambridge officials look at nanomaterials

Cambridge, Mass -- Cambridge, Mass., city officials are urging adoption of a program designed to monitor safety hazards involved in manufacturing and storing nanomaterials.

Cambridge officials look at nanomaterials

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 29 (UPI) -- Cambridge, Mass., city officials are urging adoption of a program designed to monitor safety hazards involved in manufacturing and storing nanomaterials.

Toshiba Launches First Cell-based Laptop

MojoKid writes "On Tuesday, Toshiba launched the Qosmio G55-802, the first laptop available with the Cell CPU. Yes, think PS3 technology, developed jointly by Toshiba, Sony, and IBM. However, in particular, the Cell CPU is not about gaming, but about the multimedia experience. Taking the load away from the Intel CPU, the Cell processor performs gesture control, face navigation, transcoding and upscaling to HD. Interestingly (and necessary, with 4 GB of RAM), the system comes with 64-bit Vista installed by default, but 32-bit Vista ships as an option as well." However, semi-relatedly, if you'd prefer your Cells run open-source code, 1i1' blu3 writes "IBM's put up an open source project downloads page for the Cell processor — APIs, toolkits, IDEs, libraries, algorithms, etc.

Digital Camera Powered By a Fuel Cell

An anonymous reader notes a development from the world of photography that could spread to notebooks and cell phones. Canon has filed for a patent on a fuel cell powered DSLR. The fuel cell would power not only the camera body but also all accessories attached to it, doing away with the need to power flashes (for example) with AA or other batteries. The patent covers other electronic devices generally, but is clearly directed toward DSLR cameras, given the diagrams and examples used. "Canon continues to push its fuel cell development by devising a method for powering not only the internal DSLR body electronics, but also external components such as lenses and hotshoe flashes."

Newly-Issued Broad Composition of Matter Patent Protects VistaGen's ES-Cell Derived Pluripotent Precursor Cells

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 16, 2008 - VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company using leading-edge embryonic stem cell (ES Cell) technologies for predictive toxicology and drug discovery, has announced new broad composition of matter patent protection for its ES Cell-derived pluripotent precursor cells. VistaGen has exclusive rights for commercial use in its ES Cell-based tools platform for drug discovery and development.

Like Eavesdropping at a Party: Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover How a Tiny Protein Senses All the Communications in a Cell

Like Eavesdropping at a Party: Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover How a Tiny Protein Senses All the Communications in a Cell

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