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The oldest, farthest type Ia supernova was a lucky catch

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab astrophysicist Peter Nugent, working with Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute, used an IBM SP supercomputer at NERSC to analyze data from an exploding star that had been caught once on purpose and twice by accident by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

"Smart probe" for breast cancer detects malignant tumors instantly

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The BioLuminate "Smart Probe," smaller than the needle used in routine blood tests, is inserted into breast tissue after an initial screening indicates an area of concern. The probe looks for multiple known indicators of breast cancer, instantaneously providing physicians with information they can use to determine whether more invasive and costly tests are necessary. The results of the "Smart Probe" procedure are immediately available to patients, helping relieve anxiety.

Livermore research team wins distinguished Department of Energy award for development of miniature glucose sensor for diabetes patients

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The DOE today awarded a Lawrence Laboratory research team led by physicist Stephen Lane with the Bright Light Award for its work developing an implantable device to monitor glucose levels in diabetes patients. Through the Lawrence Lab’s work and a partnership with MiniMed Inc. (Nasdaq: MNMD) of Sylmar, Calif. the biomechanical pancreas would work in both Types 1 and 2 diabetes patients.

Astronomers discover more than 150 rapidly moving stars in the Milky Way

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Astronomers have found 154 rapidly moving stars towards the center of our galaxy and our brightest neighboring galaxy. The findings are being presented today by Dr. Andrew J. Drake of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the Massive Compact Halo Objects (MACHO) collaboration, during the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San Diego, Calif.

Meeting: American Astronomical Society

Hubble Space Telescope observations provide strong support for the existence of baryonic galactic dark matter

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Through a Hubble Space Telescope analysis of stars that have undergone gravitational microlensing, astronomers have collected strong evidence that microlensing events are caused by compact dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way.

LLNL astrophysicists discover most distant galaxy known is not as far away as once believed

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory astrophysicists Wil Van Breugel and Wim De Vries, with colleagues from several universities and observatories, have stripped a galaxy near the Big Dipper, commonly known as STIS 123627+621755, of its title as the "Most Distant Object Known" by showing that the initial distance estimate was incorrect.

Microbial marathon at joint genome institute

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

High-quality genomic draft sequences of a record-breaking number of economically and environmentally important bacteria were produced and made public during October, the first Microbial Month at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute.

Funder: US Department of Energy

Lawrence Livermore Lab, UC Davis Cancer Center ink alliance to develop integrated cancer program

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

LLNL and UC Davis are establishing an integrated cancer program.

Fugu fish sequencing project potential boon to gene hunters

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have launched a project to sequence the genome of the fugu fish, a species that contains essentially the same genes and controlling sequences as the human genome, but which has a genome eight times more compact than a human with much less "junk" DNA to sort through.

Funder: US Department of Energy

Lawrence Livermore Lab pioneers advanced radiation treatment for cancer

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

LLNL has developed an advanced method for targeting tumors with radiation treatment. It's called Peregrine and the technology could eventually save thousands of lives each year. It's just been approved by the FDA and has been licensed to NOMOS Corporation. It will soon be in the medical community and could change the way cancer is treated in America. City of Hope in California has purchased the first system.