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New Aging Clock Links Intrinsic Capacity to Immune Health and Longevity

A team of international researchers has developed a new biological age "clock" that estimates how well someone is aging, not just how "old" they or their various organs might be.

5 Jun 2025

A Precise New Approach to Shiitake Mushroom Classification

Discover how the mamba-YOLO deep learning model classifies Shiitake mushrooms with near-perfect accuracy, advancing automation in mushroom farming and smart agriculture.

12 May 2025

3D Printing Collagen Scaffolds with Perfusable Systems for Tissue Engineering

Scientists have developed high-resolution 3D-printed collagen scaffolds with internal perfusion systems, enabling complex, vascularized tissue models that support cell viability, growth, and insulin secretion

6 May 2025

Advanced Medical Balloons Presents Results from HYDRA-PMCF Study of hygh-tec®, Demonstrating High Performance and Safety

A significant and insufficiently resolved clinical problem in intensive care, fecal incontinence, increases the risk of complications, impacts patient well-being, and places a heavy burden on healthcare staff and resources.

2 Apr 2025

AI Brings Brain Metabolism to Life in 3D with MetaVision3D

The MetaVision3D tool transforms 2D tissue sections into 3D brain metabolome models, offering critical insights into metabolism and neurological diseases.

31 Mar 2025

Researchers Create Yeast Consortium for Efficient Lignan Biosynthesis

Lignans are low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds with important antitumor and antiviral properties.

25 Mar 2025

New Lipids Dramatically Improve Gene Therapy and Vaccine Delivery

Every time a shuttle docks with the International Space Station (ISS), a precise and intricate process takes place between the shuttle’s docking system and its counterpart on the station

29 Jan 2025

Programmable G-protein-coupled receptors redefine therapeutic applications.

This study demonstrates the development of PAGERs (programmable antigen-gated engineered receptors), combining antigen specificity, modular adaptability, and drug-controlled activation, with potential applications in synthetic biology, therapeutics, and neuroscience.

12 Dec 2024

Discovery of Oldest Known Ecdysozoan Sheds Light on Animal Evolution

Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.

19 Nov 2024

A New Statistical Method to Mitigate AI Bias in Genetic Research

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are cautioning that the growing use of artificial intelligence techniques in genetics and medicine may result in incorrect inferences regarding the relationship between genes and physical traits, such as risk factors for diseases like diabetes.

5 Nov 2024

Automated DNA Separation for Sexual Assault Cases: A Breakthrough in On-Site Forensic Analysis

This study presents a digital microfluidics approach for rapid DNA extraction from sexual assault samples, significantly improving forensic analysis efficiency.

11 Sep 2024

Gene Editing Creates Prickle-Free Eggplants for Easier Farming

Eggplants, a staple crop globally, present significant challenges in cultivation and harvesting due to their prickles. These prickles, which serve as a natural defense mechanism, complicate handling and reduce efficiency in agricultural practices. Addressing these issues is crucial for improving farming outcomes. Consequently, researchers are focused on understanding the genetic basis of prickle formation to develop prickle-free eggplant varieties. Based on these challenges, there is a pressing need to conduct in-depth research and identify solutions for more efficient eggplant cultivation.

9 Aug 2024

Harnessing Enzymes for Making RNA Therapeutics

While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years to treat diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and amyloidosis.

15 Jul 2024

DeepEvo: Revolutionizing Protein Engineering with Artificial Intelligence

Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology.

1 Jul 2024

New Tool IMPRINT Enhances DNA Transformation in Various Bacterial Strains

Bacteria, with their unique capabilities, hold immense promise for improving various aspects of the world.

27 Jun 2024

GSE3 Gene Editing Paves the Way for Mechanized Hybrid Rice Breeding

In a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. LI Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Profs. ZHU Xudong and WANG Yuexing from the China National Rice Research Institute have identified an ideal small grain size gene, GSE3.

5 Jun 2024