ESTs stumble at the utility threshold

Article Abstract:

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) are fragments that generally do not encode a complete protein or perhaps even any part of a protein. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) filed the first patent applications claiming expressed sequence tags in 1991, provoking great controversy among biomedical researchers because of the prescription that broad EST patents would inhibit research on gene function.

Patents & copyrights, Intellectual property, United States. National Institutes of Health, Scientific equipment, Genetic code, Scientific equipment and supplies

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Beyond the Petri dish

Article Abstract:

Julius Petri a technician in Robert Koch's laboratory invented the ubiquitous two-dimensional dish known as the Petri dish that has become a staple in laboratory work on both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The development of three-dimensional dishes to culture systems that better represent the natural context of cells in tissues and organs are discussed.

Methods, Innovations, Cell culture, Laboratory equipment, Petri, Julius, petri dish (Medication)

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Fabrication of novel biomaterials through molecular self-assembly

Article Abstract:

Molecular self-assembly is a powerful approach for fabricating novel supramolecular architectures.The complementary strategies that can be used in the fabrication of molecular biomaterials are described.

Analysis, Biomedical materials, Biomaterials

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