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Podcast: Ron Kaese from TEDCO

Podcast: Ron Kaese from TEDCO

May 10, 2012 - (0) comments

During the national meeting, Ron Kaese from TEDCO spoke to us about their role in collaboration between federal laboratories and small companies.       [...]

NASA Selects Next Class of Student Ambassadors

NASA Selects Next Class of Student Ambassadors

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

NASA recently inducted 100 high-performing interns into the 2012 NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community. Their selection is part of the agency’s effort to engage undergraduate and graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, [...]

The rHEALTH Sensor

The rHEALTH Sensor

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

A unique collaboration between NASA’s Glenn Research Center and the DNA Medicine Institute (DMI) has produced a reusable microfluidic device that performs rapid, low-cost cell counts and measurements of electrolytes, proteins, and other biomarkers. [...]

Obama Administration Unveils “Big Data” Initiative: Announces $200 Million in New R&D Investments

Obama Administration Unveils “Big Data” Initiative: Announces $200 Million in New R&D Investments

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

Aiming to make the most of the fast-growing volume of digital data, the Obama Administration today announced a “Big Data Research and Development Initiative.” By improving our ability to extract knowledge and insights from [...]

NIH Develops a Novel Anti-HIV Protein With Potential Microbicidal, Therapeutic and/or Purification Utilities

NIH Develops a Novel Anti-HIV Protein With Potential Microbicidal, Therapeutic and/or Purification Utilities

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Molecular Targets Development Program (MTDP) seeks a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) collaborator to develop griffithsin (GRFT), a novel, potent anti-HIV protein isolated from an aqueous extract of [...]

NCI and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Sign Statement of Intent

NCI and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Sign Statement of Intent

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Cancer Institute/Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAMS) recently signed a statement of intent to share an interest in fostering collaborative biomedical research in oncology [...]

Study Reveals How Protein Machinery Binds and Wraps DNA to Start Replication

Study Reveals How Protein Machinery Binds and Wraps DNA to Start Replication

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

Before any cell, healthy or cancerous, can divide, it has to replicate its DNA. So scientists who want to know how normal cells work—and perhaps how to stop abnormal ones—are keen to understand this [...]

U.S. Army TATRC’s AMEDD Transcranial Doppler Program

U.S. Army TATRC’s AMEDD Transcranial Doppler Program

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

Over the past 5 years, approximately 30% of patients with severe wartime traumatic brain injury (TBI) experienced cerebral ischemia as a result of the secondary compromise from blast-induced cerebral vasospasm. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is [...]

ARS Nutrient Data Available via Phone Apps and Interactive Websites

ARS Nutrient Data Available via Phone Apps and Interactive Websites

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

Health-conscious owners of smart phones and home computers are thumbing and clicking their way to nutritious food choices. A downloadable version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) flagship National Nutrient Database for Standard [...]

PNNL Technology for Decontamination of Harmful Germ Cells

PNNL Technology for Decontamination of Harmful Germ Cells

April 11, 2012 - (0) comments

A nonintrusive technology for quick and effective decontamination of potentially harmful germ cells, viruses, and biological spores in enclosed spaces has been developed by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The technology consists [...]

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