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Fish Flu: Genetics Approach May Lead to Treatment

November 8, 2011

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided the first look at a genetic structure that may play a critical role in

NIST and Researcher Butler Recognized for Forensic Science Citations

July 6, 2011

When ScienceWatch.com, a Thomson Reuters web resource for measuring and analyzing science trends, recently listed the most influential institutions and

New NIST SRM Helps Improve Diagnosis of Huntington's Disease

April 12, 2011

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help clinical genetics labs accurately diagnose

Mouse Work: New Insights on a Fundamental DNA Repair Mechanism

March 2, 2010

Adding a new link to our understanding of the complex chain of chemistry that keeps living cells alive, a team of researchers from the University of Vermont

Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

October 20, 2009

Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next

Section of lung tissue from a double knockout mouse, stained to show lung tumors.

Genetically Engineered Mice Yield Clues to 'Knocking Out' Cancer

June 30, 2009

Deleting two genes in mice responsible for repairing DNA strands damaged by oxidation leads to several types of tumors, providing additional evidence that such

Computer model of the predicted structure for the cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP) found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Long-Sought Protein Structure May Help Reveal How 'Gene Switch' Works

February 6, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The bacterium behind one of mankind's deadliest scourges, tuberculosis, is helping researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute

NIST researchers have developed a new technique to form nanotubes for use in gas sensing applications.

Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

January 13, 2009

When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper, researchers at the

NIST Guides Genetic Genealogy Labs Toward Improved Accuracy

December 23, 2008

Anyone who has watched crime dramas on TV knows that forensic scientists can use DNA "profiling" to identify people from evidence gathered at a crime scene

Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine

December 9, 2008

In a pioneering effort, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Queensland in Australia have successfully

Illustration of a new chemical sensor that is comprised of 16 microheater elements and eight types of sensors

Sniffing Out a Better Chemical Sensor

October 28, 2008

Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the

NIST, UMBI Host October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation

August 6, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will co-sponsor an international

Diagram of NIST's tethered bilayer membrane model

NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's

July 22, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane

New Report Outlines Research Roadmap for Biomanufacturing

April 1, 2008

On-line process tools, improved sensor calibration and analytical and data analysis methods are among the technological challenges facing the biomanufacturing

amples of breast cancer cells from a patient with over production

NIST, NCI, SAIC Partner on New Method for Detecting HER2 Breast Cancer

February 19, 2008

enerations of mothers have served up chicken soup to remedy the common cold, but now the therapeutic fowl may find use in diagnosis as well. Researchers at the

Measurement Challenges In Detecting Cancer Biomarkers

July 26, 2005

In cancer research, biomarkers are molecules that indicate the presence of cancer in the body. Most are based on abnormal changes or mutations in genes, RNA

New Gene Chip May Be Early Cancer Diagnosis Tool

June 16, 2005

A pilot study at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN

NIST 98 Provides Largest Ever Expansion and Improvement Of Mass Spectral Database

February 17, 1998

Analytical chemists now can take advantage of improved accuracy and a 75 percent expansion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's popular mass

Windows^TM Version of Popular NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Database Now Available

March 5, 1995

A new version of a popular computer database for analytical chemists and environmental scientists is now available for use with Microsoft® Windows TM software

Software Innovations Announced For NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Database

April 25, 1994

Two important software innovations have been made to the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Database, a major international resource for analytical chemists and

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