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Study reveals how cells respond to changes in the mechanical microenvironment

The mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment in the body are sensed and responded to by cells.

27 May 2021

Human self-organizing cardiac organoids mimic the architecture of a heart chamber

Self-organizing heart organoids created at the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) are also efficient injury and in vitro congenital disease models. These “cardioids” have the potential to transform studies into cardiovascular diseases and heart malformations.

21 May 2021

New technology improves efficacy of inflammatory bowel disease drugs

More Canadians suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than anywhere else in the world, yet current treatments often have debilitating side effects and are not always effective.

20 May 2021

A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year

The pandemic has interfered with production chains in many areas of agriculture, making the restoration of the Russian seed bank a priority of food safety.

14 May 2021

High-tech laboratory methods to explain how endophytic bacteria would live within plant cells

Scientists have explained how healthy plants tend to hold bacteria in their cells, opening up a new area of research to enhance potential plant health.

6 May 2021

Study shows potential of human mesenchymal stem cells in treating NTM lung infection

A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine offers hope for those suffering from a chronic, difficult to treat condition called non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infection.

5 May 2021

Cell membranes can boost the production of protein-based vaccines

Synthetic biologists have cracked open a cellular membrane, identifying a new method to boost the production yields of protein-based vaccines by five times.

26 Apr 2021

Ebola virus protein changes shape by using human RNA

The human genome contains the instructions to make tens of thousands of proteins. Each protein folds into a precise shape--and biologists are taught that defined shape dictates the protein's destined function. Tens of thousands of singular shapes drive the tens of thousands of needed functions.

15 Apr 2021

Novel test detects HIV reservoir in patients more accurately

An innovative test that determines the quality and quantity of inactive HIV viruses in the genes of HIV patients may ultimately give scientists a better idea of effective drugs.

14 Apr 2021

Study finds an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and melanoma is a type of skin cancer but on the surface, these disorders do not seem to have much in common.

8 Apr 2021

Supercomputer simulations help uncover the mechanism for HIV replication

Viruses lurk in the grey area between the living and the nonliving, according to scientists. Like living things, they replicate but they don't do it on their own. The HIV-1 virus, like all viruses, needs to hijack a host cell through infection in order to make copies of itself.

1 Apr 2021

New high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases

On the basis of a license agreement with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), the Dresden-based start-up "Neuron-D GmbH" is developing a high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

19 Mar 2021

Alzheimer’s proteins linked to age-related vision loss

A recently published study has demonstrated a close correlation between proteins linked to age-related vision loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

11 Mar 2021

Mutant peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2 hamper activation of CD8+ killer T cells

A deep sequencing study of 747 SARS-CoV-2 virus isolates has revealed mutant peptides derived from the virus that cannot effectively bind to critical proteins on the surface of infected cells and, in turn, hamper activation of CD8+ killer T cells that recognize and destroy these infected cells.

5 Mar 2021

in vitro News and Research

Study reveals how cells respond to changes in the mechanical microenvironment

Human self-organizing cardiac organoids mimic the architecture of a heart chamber

New technology improves efficacy of inflammatory bowel disease drugs

A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year

High-tech laboratory methods to explain how endophytic bacteria would live within plant cells

Study shows potential of human mesenchymal stem cells in treating NTM lung infection

Cell membranes can boost the production of protein-based vaccines

Ebola virus protein changes shape by using human RNA

Novel test detects HIV reservoir in patients more accurately

Study finds an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Supercomputer simulations help uncover the mechanism for HIV replication

New high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Alzheimer’s proteins linked to age-related vision loss

Mutant peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2 hamper activation of CD8+ killer T cells

Scientists gain new insights into ribosome formation to identify potential drug targets

Novel agonistic effect of polyphenol compound could treat amyloidosis, other metabolic disorders

New platform could help treat neurodegenerative diseases using regenerative medicine

Fungal hybridization confers greater adaptive potential in Verticillium longisporum

Testing for inherited genes can help understand future cancer risk in pediatric patients

Bernese researchers create sophisticated lung-on-chip

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