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December 2005 ROCHESTER — Stephen M. Testa, Matthew D. Disney, Sergei M. Gryaznov, and Douglas H. Turner were awarded a patent for methods and compositions for inhibition of RNA splicing. The patent was assigned to Geron Corporation and the University of Rochester. Detail TOP October 2004 NEW YORK — Scientists at Columbia University's Nanoscience Center have solved a fundamental, and to date, highly elusive challenge in the fast-developing world of nanotech-molecular electronic devices. In the July 22nd issue of Science, NYSTAR scientist Colin Nuckolls, an associate professor of chemistry, and his colleagues George Tulevski, Matt Myers, Michael Steigerwald, along with Mark S. Hybertsen, from the department of applied physics and applied mathematics, describe how they created a so-called electricity-bridge to allow current to flow efficiently between molecules and nano-sized metals, a process necessary for molecular electronic device construction. Detail TOP November 2003 ROCHESTER — Carbon nanotubes, recently created cylinders of tightly bonded carbon atoms, have dazzled scientists and engineers with their seemingly endless list of special abilities - from incredible tensile strength to revolutionizing computer chips. In the September 5 issue of Science, University of Rochester researchers, Lukas Novotny, professor of optics, and Todd Krauss, assistant professor of chemistry and winner of a NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator Award, add another feat to the nanotubes' list - ideal photon emission. The emission bandwidth is as narrow as possible at room temperature, and such a narrow and steady emission can make such fields as quantum cryptography and single-molecule sensors a practical reality. Detail TOP November 2003 NEW YORK — Daniel C. Nelson and Vincent A. Fischetti were awarded a patent for a C1 bacteriophage lytic system. The patent was assigned to The Rockefeller University. Detail TOP June 2003 ROCHESTER — Detecting pathogens, whether from natural diseases or biological weapons, is about to become faster and more convenient, thanks to a new technique that can sense harmful DNA and immediately alert a doctor or scientist. The new technique, which uses a chip with custom-designed loops of DNA that emit colored light in the presence of a target's DNA, could be used to detect anything from a bacterium or virus to the specific DNA of a plant or person. The University of Rochester team of Todd Krauss, assistant professor of chemistry and winner of a NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator Award; Benjamin Miller, associate professor of dermatology; and post doctoral fellow Hui Du published the research in the April 9 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. See Press Release TOP March 2002 NEW YORK — Thomas J. Katz and Colin P. Nuckolls were awarded a patent for a helical discotic switch. The patent was assigned to the Trustees of Columbia University. TOP January 2002 NEW YORK — Scientists have turned to nature once again for help in fighting deadly infections. Reporting in the December 7 issue of Science, The Rockefeller University researchers show that a natural enzyme derived from tiny viruses that live inside bacteria can successfully target and kill disease bacteria, including those that are resistant to drugs. Vincent A. Fischetti, Jutta Loeffler and Daniel Nelson propose a novel method to fight infections. This novel approach may be used to prevent infections and when used in combination with antibiotics may provide a more efficient strategy for attacking bacterial invaders. See Press Release TOP