Andy Falco ~ Adam Gieckel ~ DNA Festy5 Andy Falco Adam Gieckel, Adam's song that they recorded for a various artists album called "Around The Town" Here's the link http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aroundthetownacollaborat. By: Jim Andrews … Continue reading →

When Illinois researchers set out to investigate a method to control how DNA moves through a tiny sequencing device, they did not know they were about to witness a display of molecular gymnastics. Fast, accurate and affordable DNA sequencing is the first step toward personalized medicine. Threading a DNA molecule through a tiny hole, called a nanopore, in a sheet of graphene allows researchers to read the DNA sequence; however, they have limited control over how fast the DNA moves through the pore. In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, University of Illinois physics professor Aleksei Aksimentiev and graduate student Manish Shankla applied an electric charge to the graphene sheet, hoping that the DNA would react to the charge in a way that would let them control its movement down to each individual link, or nucleotide, in the DNA chain. "Ideally, you would want to step the DNA through the nanopore one nucleotide at a time," said Aksimentiev. "Take a measurement and then have another nucleotide in the sensing hole. That's the goal, and it hasn't been realized yet. We show that, to some degree, we can control the process by charging the graphene." The researchers found … Continue reading →

Rachel Boon The Straits Times Publication Date : 15-10-2014 A Singaporehome-grown biomedical instrumentation company is launching its first product, which it claims can analyse DNA much more quickly than rivals'. The product, which will be used in laboratories for research, is set to be unveiled on a global platform in the United States later this month. The firm, JN Medsys, has developed a system that performs what is known as digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. The new product, known as the Clarity digital PCR system, will be launched at an industry exhibition event run by the American Society of Human Genetics in San Diego from this Sunday to Tuesday. The firm will join more than 250 exhibiting companies there. JN Medsys chief executive Johnson Ng told The Straits Times: "We will use that platform to launch the product and hope to start shipping by next year, and we are ready to launch and compete with the big players in a growing market." More: Faster DNA analysis with S'pore product … Continue reading →