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Wisconsin Researchers Create Nano-Bio-Circuits
opencity writes "A team of scientists at UW-Madison has successfully used single bacterial cells to make tiny bio-electronic circuits. Slipping between the electrodes, the microbes, in effect, become electrical "junctions," giving researchers the ability to capture, interrogate and release bacterial cells one by one. Built into a sensor, such a capability would enable real-time detection of dangerous biological agents, including anthrax and other microbial pathogens. Two mpegs -- 11MB and 35MB -- available here. Related by scale and buzzwords: physorg.com reports scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a way to sneak nano-sized probes inside cell nuclei, where they can track life's fundamental processes, such as DNA repair, for hours on end. Related cool pictures and strange font choices on Nano-Bio Interface Center."
Was I the only one who followed the link just to find out which fonts would be considered "strange" fonts by (what I assume is) a slashdot regular?
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
when can i expect to be able to adda implant to my bloodstream that extends on the abilitys of the liver? can this system be set to look for say alcohol over a given amount and then go to work and remove any amount above that point? so that that i can say i want to become buzzed by not flat out drunk no matter how much i drink?
detection is nice, removal is the next step.
comment first, facts later. http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm
I smell Googlebomb!
The answer, of course, is quantum dot technology