Monthly Archives: September 2012

We are one step closer to creating artificial organs to solve the commonly-heard of problems of lack of organ donors and compatibility issues between the donor and patient. To create a functional organ, a circulatory system is needed. Researchers from … Continue reading →

Hi you guys,  This question has been in my mind for a couple of days now and I just can’t figure it out, so I will just call your wisdom to enlighten me, here it goes: In the micro-fabrication techniques we discussed, … Continue reading →

According to an assistant professor at the Northeastern University, Meni Wanunu, it would be possible to bring down the cost of sequencing a genome down to 100$, instead of 10 millions $ (5 years ago) or 10000$ (current price)!! This … Continue reading →

I have just come across a neat paper! It’s technical, but in essence, it is awesome. The Grzybowski group from Northwestern University has developed a sensor based on nanoparticles  which can detect (among others) methyl mercury in water with a sensitivity more than … Continue reading →

It was about a month ago that I heard about this interesting success. Researchers in medical school of Harvard University converted a 53000-word book into DNA, including  11 images and one computer program!! (With overall size of the data around 0.7 megabytes). And … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I stumbled into this slightly old Nature article while I was eating my lunch. I was excited to find out that the authors managed to control electronically a single four-lobed organic molecule in order to make … Continue reading →

Welcome to PHY8191A – 2012 – Nanotechnology and Modern Methods in Biophysics! The goal of this blog is to encourage you to share some interesting papers or new ideas with your classmates.  The topics can vary but it should be … Continue reading →