Biophysics: Top Stories

A sampling of current developments in biophysics around the world.

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Nanoparticles Pinpoint Brain Activity Ultrasound and Algae Team Up to Clean Mercury from Sediments Blue Glow Gauges Quality of Rice Laser Pulse Enables Drug Delivery Magnetic Sensors Tackle Viruses Optical Tweezers Move Cells in Real Time Digital Holographic Microscope Maps Cells in 3D Laser Therapy Cures Bad Breath

Laser Speckle Imaging Lights Up Blood Flow Dynamics Fluorescence of Skin Reveals Onset of Diabetes Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Sterilize Water Optical Trap Resolves the Stepwise Transfer of Genetic Information from DNA to RNA Proton Beam Treats Lung Cancer Lasers Reveal the Secret of Bird Flight Sea Sponge Grows Performance Fiber Phase-Contrast Imaging Device Provides Multi-Dimensional Views of Soft Tissues Salmon DNA Improves Performance of Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Targeted Ultrasound Mediates the Delivery of Therapeutic Genes to the Heart Muscle Photonic Crystals Keep Butterfly Wings Cooler Laser Diffraction Reveals Contaminants in Drinking Water Molecular Motors Move Chromosomes Around Cell Nuclei Bio-molecular Switch May Link Muscles to Machines Quantum Dots Track Proteins and Cells in Their Natural Environment Computer Simulations Reveal How Micro-Organisms Make Hydrogen Fuel Nanoparticles and Lasers Create Cancer-Killing Microbubbles

Oxygen Mapped in Biological Tissues via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging Natural Protein Pump Affects How Embryos Differentiate Left from Right "Tractor Beam" Traps, Transports and Sorts Proteins Conduction of Electricity Through DNA "Wire" Reveals Mutations Natural Shock-Absorbing "Glue" Protects Bone Against Fractures Optical System Ages Bruises New Sensor Uses Electrical Resistance to Measure Changes in Cell Volume Radioactive Scorpion Venom Treats Brain Cancer