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Infusion of intestinal organoids to replace damaged intestinal tissue

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the colon and rectum.

11 Feb 2022

High yield photochemical flow synthesis

The Borealis™ Flow Photoreactor from Uniqsis sets a new benchmark for high yield photochemical flow synthesis.

From Uniqsis Ltd 11 Feb 2022

A simple route for synthesizing fungal compound and its derivatives

The solutions to many of humanity's problems can be found within nature. For instance, who could have guessed that an antibiotic as powerful as penicillin would be found in a common mold, or that the drug aspirin would be derived from the bark of the willow tree?

From Tokyo University of Science 10 Feb 2022

Compound droughts could increase food security crisis

Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change.

10 Feb 2022

Novel method can report specific immune cell types using only DNA from blood

Flow cytometry is a powerful and complex technology used to count, sort or measure characteristics of cells and to detect biomarkers.

10 Feb 2022

Study compares the chromosomal position of genes from diverse animals

Many of today's marine invertebrates, including sponges and jellyfish, have chromosomes with the same ancient structure they inherited from their primitive ancestors more than 600 million years ago, according to a new study.

9 Feb 2022

SPT Labtech paves the way for a new era of genomics liquid handling with firefly® launch

SPT Labtech today announced the launch of firefly®, an innovative liquid handling platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation.

From SPT Labtech 9 Feb 2022

Cell culture environments are unstable and drive reproducibility crisis

Culture environments of different cell types growing in culture vessels or Petri dishes vary significantly from each other and from conditions in the living body, potentially driving the "reproducibility crisis" in biomedical research, according to a team of KAUST bioscientists.

9 Feb 2022

New gene therapy approach may help treat a wide variety of electrical heart diseases

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a gene therapy that helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice.

7 Feb 2022

Study reveals how the body controls inflammation during removal of damaged cells

A research team from Cologne and Osnabrück has investigated in detail how messenger substances signal inflammation during the removal of damaged cells in the body.

7 Feb 2022

Research focuses on how short-term genetic memories can be inherited across generations

A gene-silencing tool could enable new opportunities for advancing basic biomedical research and drug development.

4 Feb 2022

Cryobioprinting; A New Bioprinting Technique

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Y. Shrike Zhang about his latest bioprinting technique that allows tissues to be preserved for later use.

From Harvard Medical School 4 Feb 2022

CRISPR-Cas9 likely to cause unforeseen genetic variations, researchers warn

Commonly referred to as “genetic scissors,” the CRISPR-Cas9 opens up new avenues for disease treatment—however, treatments must be effective.

4 Feb 2022

Microorganisms “breathe” rocks through extracellular electron transfer, says study

Microbes may be tiny, yet they have a significant influence on the Earth’s habitability.

4 Feb 2022

First 3D structure of regulator protein elucidated in almost atomic resolution

Proteins are indispensable components in living organisms. They are not only "building material" for the body – they also make molecular communication between cells possible, they are needed for nerve impulses to occur, and they control chemical reactions.

3 Feb 2022

Hematopoietic stem cells play key focus of stem-cell-based medical research

According to a recent study, a protein that controls how DNA is wrapped within chromosomes plays a key role in the proper functioning of blood stem cells.

2 Feb 2022

Study offers insight into how activated protein C may protect aging patients from reperfusion injury

A University of South Florida Health (USF Health) preclinical study offers molecular insight into how activated protein C (APC) may improve aging patients' tolerance to reperfusion injury – a potentially adverse effect of treatment for ischemic heart disease.

1 Feb 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Infusion of intestinal organoids to replace damaged intestinal tissue

High yield photochemical flow synthesis

A simple route for synthesizing fungal compound and its derivatives

Compound droughts could increase food security crisis

Novel method can report specific immune cell types using only DNA from blood

Study compares the chromosomal position of genes from diverse animals

SPT Labtech paves the way for a new era of genomics liquid handling with firefly® launch

Cell culture environments are unstable and drive reproducibility crisis

New gene therapy approach may help treat a wide variety of electrical heart diseases

Study reveals how the body controls inflammation during removal of damaged cells

Research focuses on how short-term genetic memories can be inherited across generations

Cryobioprinting; A New Bioprinting Technique

CRISPR-Cas9 likely to cause unforeseen genetic variations, researchers warn

Microorganisms “breathe” rocks through extracellular electron transfer, says study

First 3D structure of regulator protein elucidated in almost atomic resolution

Hematopoietic stem cells play key focus of stem-cell-based medical research

Study offers insight into how activated protein C may protect aging patients from reperfusion injury

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Scientists discover families of proteins that could predict organ transplant rejection

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