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October 21, 2002

Sandia pursues biotechnology as new technology focus Sandia Interfacial Bioscience Grand Challenge seeks to understand protein interactions Membrane proteins play role in causing healthy cells to get sick, Sandia scientists learn Sandia Molecular Integrated Microsystems grand challenge pursues revolutionary approach to microsystems Sandia researchers study microchannels in chips that speed protein sorting Sandia researcher explores way to develop “smart” materials that behave like living systems Sandia researching new way to power small devices using living biological systems How Sandia’s bio-microfuel cell works Sandia/UNM researching microarray technology for new ways to diagnose, prevent illnesses Microarrayer important tool in research Sandia-built hpyerspectral imager provides better scanning Sandia VxInsight data-mining software used to analyze data New Sandia-developed miniaturized lipid biosensor has promise of rapidly detecting biological agents

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