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Particles Held For On-Chip Analysis By Integrated Optical Trap
04 July 2009
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at the...
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Childhood Arthritis: Common But Preventable Consequence Of Lyme Disease
04 July 2009
When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or central nervous system...
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A Group Of Proteins Highly Effective At Killing Bacteria And Which Could Hold The Key To Developing New Types Of Antibiotics To Be Studied
04 July 2009
Researchers from the Universities of York and Leeds have been awarded £3.3m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to find out how a family of proteins known as colicins force their way into...
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