“Venkatraman Ramakrishnan wins Nobel prize for Chemistry - Economic Times” plus 4 more |
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan wins Nobel prize for Chemistry - Economic Times
- IBM using nanotech to read DNA, personalize medicine - Computerworld
- Carbon Sciences Uses Synthetic Biology to Accelerate CO2 to Fuel ... - MSN Money
- Carbon Sciences Achieves Major Breakthrough in CO2-to-Fuel Technology ... - MSN Money
- Speaker hails Ramakrishnan for Nobel - New Kerala
| Venkatraman Ramakrishnan wins Nobel prize for Chemistry - Economic Times Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:57 AM PDT
LONDON:
Tamil Nadu-born Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a senior scientist at the MRC
Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, has been awarded the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for 2009 along with two others, the Nobel Committee announced
today.
Born in 1952 in Chidambaram, Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel prize with Thomas E Steitz (US) and Ada E Yonath (Israel) for their "studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". Ramakrishnan earned his B.Sc. in Physics (1971) from Baroda University and his Ph.D. in Physics (1976) from Ohio University. He moved into biology at the University of California, San Diego, where he took a year of classes, then conducted research with Dr Mauricio Montal, a membrane biochemist. This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry awards Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath for having showed what the ribosome looks like and how it functions at the atomic level," the Nobel committee said in its citation. All three have used a method called X-ray crystallography to map the position for each and every one of the hundreds of thousands of atoms that make up the ribosome, it said. "This year's three Laureates have all generated 3D models that show how different antibiotics bind to the ribosome. These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity's suffering," the citation said.
Better known as Venky among friends, Ramakrishnan started out
as a theoretical physicist. After graduate school, he designed his own 2-year
transition from physics to biology.
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| IBM using nanotech to read DNA, personalize medicine - Computerworld Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT Computerworld - Scientists at IBM are using a combination of nanotechnology and microchips to map out personal genetic code -- a development that could significantly improve the process of diagnosing and treating diseases. Merging biology with computer technology, researchers at IBM are working on a project that aims to make it easier to decode human DNA, and thus help scientists discover and test new medicines and medical techniques. And, IBM says, a faster and less expensive way to obtain genetic information would help doctors better understand their patients' predisposition to diseases. The ultimate goal of IBM's project is to create process that could read, or sequence, a person's genome at a cost of $100 to $1,000. In comparison, the first sequencing ever done by the Human Genome Project cost $3 billion, according to IBM. "The technologies that make reading DNA fast, cheap and widely available have the potential to revolutionize bio-medical research and herald an era of personalized medicine," said IBM research scientist Gustavo Stolovitzky, in a statement today. "Ultimately, it could improve the quality of medical care by identifying patients who will gain the greatest benefit from a particular medicine and those who are most at risk of adverse reaction." IBM reported today that its researchers have drilled nano-sized holes, or nanopores, into microchips. When DNA strands are passed through the holes, the chips can sequence the genes. Researchers said one of their challenges has been to figure out how to control the speed of the DNA strand's movement through the tiny nanopore. It needs to move slowly through the hole in order for sensors in the chip to be able to read the sequencing. IBM reported that its scientists used a multi-layer nanostructure to surround the nanopore. The structure creates an electrical field inside the nanopore, which traps the DNA strand and should allow scientists to have minute control over the speed at which the strand moves through the hole. Combining DNA with nanotechnology is an idea that's been getting some traction. Just two months ago, IBM announced that it was using a combination of DNA molecules and nanotechnology to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient computer chips that also are easier and cheaper to manufacture. The DNA molecules would serve as scaffolding on which carbon nanotubes could assemble themselves into precise patterns. IBM said the process could help chip manufacturers move from 45-nanometer processor technology to 22nm or smaller. And last winter, researchers at MIT found a way to use a combination of nanotechnology and DNA to fight cancerous tumors. The university announced that a group of scientists there had developed sensors made out of carbon nanotubes that were wrapped in DNA. The sensors then were placed inside living cells to determine whether chemotherapy drugs were reaching their targets or attacking healthy cells. |
| Carbon Sciences Uses Synthetic Biology to Accelerate CO2 to Fuel ... - MSN Money Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:27 AM PDT Carbon Sciences Inc. CABN featured in updated analyst report by Beacon Analyst, Victor Sula, Ph.D. The full report is available at www.beaconequity.com Anyone interested in receiving alerts regarding CABN research should e-mail members@beaconequity.com with "CABN" in the subject line. In the report, the analyst writes, "The Company announced an important technical breakthrough that uses synthetic biology to achieve pathway for industrial scale-up of CO2 to fuel technology. … In October, the Company announced that it has invented a nano-scale reactor that functions like a highly efficient artificial microorganism that contains a proprietary enzyme process and serves a single purpose – to absorb CO2 molecules and excrete fuel molecules. This nano-scale reactor, called Smart Particle™, is the key to achieving a fast reaction time and industrial scale up of the Company's CO2-to-Fuel process. The patent application for Smart Particle Technology contains the detailed design of Smart Particles as well as a proprietary manufacturing process where they self-assemble in solution without any external nano-manufacturing." Other companies in the clean technology sector include: Calgon Carbon Corp. CCC, Fuel Tech Inc. FTEK, Donaldson Company Inc. DCI and Capstone Turbine Corp. CPST. Beacon Equity Research Disclosure The analysts contributing to this report certify that the views expressed herein accurately reflect the analysts' personal views as to the subject securities and issuers. BeaconEquity.com is not a registered investment advisor and nothing contained in any materials should be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. BeaconEquity.com is a Web site wholly owned by BlueWave Advisors, LLC, which has purchased one million shares of restricted stock from CABN at ten cents per share; additionally, BlueWave Advisors LLC and its affiliates have been previously compensated a total of sixty-thousand dollars directly from CABN as a marketing budget, which has expired, to manage a comprehensive investor awareness program including the creation and distribution of this report as well as other investor relations efforts. BlueWave Advisors also expects to receive an additional one million restricted shares directly from CABN for additional investor awareness services. This report is based on data obtained from sources we believe to be reliable, but is not guaranteed as to accuracy and does not purport to be complete. Please read our report and visit our Web site, BeaconEquity.com, for complete disclosures. CRD number 2207572 BeaconEquity.com Copyright 2009 Business Wire |
| Carbon Sciences Achieves Major Breakthrough in CO2-to-Fuel Technology ... - MSN Money Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:56 AM PDT Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and other portable fuels, today announced the filing of a patent application for a highly efficient nano-scale CO2-to-fuel reactor, which is the most critical part of the company's CO2-to-Fuel technology. The company previously announced several important breakthroughs for the commercial viability of its proprietary CO2-to-Fuel technology including: (1) a low energy enzyme based biocatalytic process, and (2) a proprietary enzyme encapsulation technology that increases the life of key enzymes to reduce the cost of fuel production. Carbon Sciences has now successfully incorporated all of these discrete innovations into a self-contained nano-scale CO2-to-Fuel reactor optimized for the efficient transformation of CO2 and H20 molecules into hydrocarbon molecules that are identical to today's transportation fuels. These nano-scale reactors, called Smart Particles(TM), are the key to achieving a fast reaction time and industrial scale up of the company's CO2-to-Fuel process. The design of Smart Particles is inspired by the way single-cell organisms work. A Smart Particle is based on the concept of synthetic biology and functions like a highly efficient artificial cell that contains proprietary enzyme processes to serve a single purpose -- to absorb CO2 molecules and excrete fuel molecules. The patent application for Smart Particle Technology contains the detailed design of Smart Particles, as well as a proprietary manufacturing process where they self-assemble in solution without any external nano-manufacturing. Dr. Naveed Aslam, the company's chief technology officer, commented, "We are very excited about our Smart Particle Technology. Previous enzyme approaches to transform CO2 into fuel work in laboratory experiments, but fall short of a design for industrial scale up. Our Smart Particle Technology is a major breakthrough that solves the scale up problem and will be the key to our industrial scale, low energy, low cost, and highly efficient CO2-to-Fuel process. Based on our initial analysis, each newly created Smart Particle can function for over a year and can transform CO2 into fuel in a reaction time of minutes." About Carbon Sciences, Inc. Carbon Sciences, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks required to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable fuels. Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and bio-engineering disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable biocatalytic process to meet the fuel needs of the world. Our solution to energy and climate challenges is a sustainable world of fuel consumption and climate stability by transforming CO2 into fuel. For example, Carbon Sciences' breakthrough technology can be used to transform CO2 emitted from fossil fuel power plants into gasoline to run cars and jet fuel to fly aircraft. To learn more about the Company, please visit our website at http://www.carbonsciences.com. Safe Harbor Statement Matters discussed in this press release contain statements that look forward within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify such statements that look forward. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the statements that look forward contained herein, and while expected, there is no guarantee that we will attain the aforementioned anticipated developmental milestones. These statements that look forward are based largely on the expectations of the Company and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company and its operations, markets, product, and distributor performance, the impact on the national and local economies resulting from terrorist actions, and U.S. actions subsequently; and other factors detailed in reports filed by the Company. Media Relations Contact: Christina Brozek Avalanche Strategic Communications (201) 488-0049 Email Contact © MarketWire2009 |
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