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My Summer
David Klee
My Research
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Nanotechnology – the study of
manipulating matter on an atomic and
molecular scale
Biotechnology – the use of microorganisms
or biological substances to perform specific
industrial or manufacturing processes
Pharmaceutical use of
Nanotechnology in Tumor Cells
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Nano-particles designed to carry drugs
specifically to tumor cells
In a University of Michigan study, 35% of
the mice given the drug-laced nano-particle
survived compared to 0% of the mice who
were given the nanoparticle
or drug (methotrexate)
separately
http://www.mddcva.com/business/13-6m-national-cancerinstitute-grant-gives-birth-tojohns-hopkins-center-of-cancernanotechnology-excellence
Use of Nanotechnology in
Computing and Electronics
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Graphene – an extremely thin sheet of pure
carbon rings
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Thin, transparent, and highly conductive
Will likely replace silicon in electronic or
memory devices
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Graphene conducts electrons 100 times faster
than silicon
A graphene ultra capacitor holds twice the
storage of a traditional ultra capacitor
Biotechnology:
Synthetic Genomics
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Scientists placed artificially-produced
genes into a colony of bacterium
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In two days the bacterium showed characteristics
of the implanted genes
Many people question this method of
biotechnology because new
species are created that could
disrupt present ecosystems
Use of Synthetic Genomics
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Scientists altering the
genomes of viruses to
develop vaccines
Developing algae that
produce biofuels without
the environmental
footprint of harvesting
fossil fuels
Some scientists were
able to use a colony of
bacterium to store data
Biotechnology:
Regenerative Medicine
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) is placed in the
injured tissue or muscle and over several
weeks the tissue heals to its original
strength
Biotechnology:
Regenerative Medicine
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It works because the ECM naturally
summons stem cells to the area which
develop into the desired cell type based on
the location of the injury
An ex-Marine, who lost 70% of his thigh
muscle from a car bomb, was able to
regain 103% of his natural muscle mass
using ECM and physical therapy
Biotechnology:
Potential AIDS Cure
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By removing certain receptors on T cells,
scientists pioneered a method to create
cells that are resistant to the HIV virus
Scientists are able to take blood from a
patient, alter the T cells within the blood,
and transfuse this blood back to the patient.
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Although this process significantly decreases the
presence of the virus in the bloodstream, latent
viruses will still remain
What I did over the summer
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I spent a lot of time at my camp in Schroon
Lake
I also played some lax, tennis, and went
sailing
What I did over the summer
References
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http://southasia.oneworld.net/globalheadlines/next-generation-algae-biofuel-by-2030
http://www.i-thought.org/technology-thoughts/bacteria-data-storage/
http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p20310
Heger, Monica. "Life After Silicon—How Graphene Could Revolutionize Electronics." Discover Magazine. 19 May
2010. Web. <http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-life-after-silicon/?searchterm=life after silicon>.
McAuliffe, Kathleen. "First Synthetic Organism Created." Discover Magazine Jan.-Feb. 2011. 26 Apr. 2011. Web.
<http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jan-feb/02/?searchterm=First synthetic organism>.
"Nanoparticles Carry Cancer-Killing Drugs into Tumor Cells in Mice with Increased Efficacy and Lower Toxicity."
SNM - Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy. 16 June 2005. Web. 10 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.snm.org/index.cfm?PageID=4082>.
Neimark, Jill. "The End of AIDS." Web.
Piore, Adam. "How Pig Guts Became the Next Bright Hope for Regenerating Human Limbs." Discover Magazine.
Discover Magazine. July-Aug. 2010. Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/13-how-pigguts-became-hope-regenerating-human-limbs/?searchterm=pig guts>.
Questions?