New 'promiscuous' enzyme helps turn plant waste into sustainable products
(University of Portsmouth) A new family of enzymes has been discovered which paves the way to convert plant waste into sustainable and high-value products such as nylon, plastics, chemicals, and fuels.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uop-ne062618.php
Bioanalysis publishes special focus issue on 'Biomarker Assay Validation'
(Future Science Group) The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Bioanalysis, which is a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, today announced the release of its Special Focus Issue on 'Biomarker Assay Validation (BAV) '.This Special Focus Issue hopes to offer readers of the journal an insight into the various issues that exist surrounding the BAV, how these issues have evolved over the years, as well as the recent regulatory activities around these.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/fsg-bps062618.php
Recreating the chameleon: material mimics color changes of living organisms
(Nagoya University) Researchers at Nagoya University created a material containing photochromic dyes, crystals providing structural coloration, and a colored background that mimics the color changes that animals such as frogs, chameleons, and octopuses can display. This material could display different patterns and images depending on whether it was exposed to visible or ultraviolet light, or had a white or black background, which suggests its potential application in a range of next-generation display technologies.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/nu-rtc062518.php
New imaging technique to use bioinspired camera to study tendon, ligament damage
(Washington University in St. Louis) Tommy John surgery, or reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in the elbow, has been dubbed an epidemic among Major League Baseball pitchers. A mechanical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis plans to develop a bioinspired imaging technique to study how damage accumulates in the UCL during loading, or the stress of activating the ligament.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/wuis-nit062618.php
SNMMI image of the year: PSMA PET imaging of theranostic for advanced prostate cancer
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Studies of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer have demonstrated high response rates to radionuclide therapy targeting PSMA with the radionuclide lutetium-177. At the SNMMI Annual Meeting, researchers reported on a phase II prospective trial. Men who had exhausted conventional therapies were screened using gallium-68-PSMA11 PET imaging. Those with high PSMA-expression had 177Lu-PSMA617 therapy and experienced high response rates, which is clearly shown in the figure selected as the 2018 SNMMI Image of the Year.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/sonm-sio062618.php
Historic growth in impact factors for Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. journals
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces significant growth in the impact factors of its peer-reviewed journals, as reported in the new Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2018).
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/mali-hgi062618.php
Lehigh engineers among group awarded $2.5 million federal transportation grant
(Lehigh University) Engineering faculty at Lehigh University are included in a consortium that was recently awarded $2.5 million by the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) in its first round of funding for Regional University Transportation Centers. The multi-year grant is authorized under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or the FAST Act, the first federal law in over a decade to provide long-term funding certainty for surface transportation infrastructure planning and investment.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/lu-lea062618.php
NASA catches a view of a fading Tropical Cyclone Daniel
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Daniel was weakening when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead on June 24 and by June 26 the storm degenerated into a remnant low pressure area.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/nsfc-nca062618.php
Fluorescence imaging technique goes from micro to macro, moves closer to clinic
(The Optical Society) Researchers have scaled up a powerful fluorescence imaging technique used to study biological processes on the cellular level.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/tos-fit062618.php
NASA examines a powerful thunderstorm complex over Oklahoma
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) When a powerful complex of thunderstorms affected Oklahoma NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite analyzed the power of those storms. More storms are expected on June 26.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/nsfc-nea062618.php
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