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Recent articles from Nano/Bio Convergence News

CONFERENCE REPORT: Nanotech and Biotech Converge in Connecticut.
May 1, 2003... The second annual Nanotech and Biotech Convergence Conference was held May 5-6 in Stamford, Connecticut, preceded by the first ever workshop on Trends in Nanoscale Diagnostic Technologies on May 4th. Presentations at the conference, from leading figures in industry and academia, ranged in...

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS: Retinal Prosthesis in Clinical Trials.
May 1, 2003... Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, its Doheney Eye Institute (1510 San Pablo St., Los Angeles, CA 90033; Tel: 213/342-6424; Website: www.usc.edu/health/uscp/dept/ophthalmology.html), and Second Sight, LLC have reported on the initial results...

Rat Brain Cells Control Robot.
May 1, 2003... An old science fiction film called Donovan's Brain featured a human brain cultured in vitro, which naturally grew despotic and developed paranormal powers over those around it. Now, in real life, we have a robot controlled by an artificial brain consisting of rat neurons in culture. As if the...

DIAGNOSTICS AND ANALYTICS: Grant Awarded for Nanoarray Development.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. has been awarded a $500,000 Phase I NIH/SBIR grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases to build an antibody nanoarray for the creation of diagnostic tests requiring extremely small sample volumes, approaching that of a single...

Patents Enable Pathogen Detection.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Integrated Nano-Technologies (999 Lehigh Station Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467; Website: www.silverdna.com) has acquired a suite of patents concerned with electronic DNA detection. At the same time, INT is completing development of BioDetect, a new DNA-based testing system that will rapidly and...