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New Method Removes Background Noise from CITE-Seq Data

Researchers from the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University have devised an innovative tool to address this limitation. This tool can discern and eliminate undesirable background noise originating from various sources, enhancing the precision of analysis in CITE-seq experiments.

20 Nov 2023

Genetics can Improve the Diagnostic Value of Cyanobacterial Biomarkers

Cyanobacteria are a key species in Earth's history, as they introduced atmospheric oxygen for the first time. The analysis of their evolution therefore provides important insights into the formation of modern aerobic ecosystems.

30 Oct 2023

A Biocompatible Method for Making Complex Cell-Based Soft 3D Architectures

What if it was possible to heal organ damage simply by generating a new organ in the lab?

16 Oct 2023

New Tool to Improve Genetic Analysis and Research

Rutgers researchers have created an analytical technique for detecting and removing stray DNA and RNA that contaminate single-celled organism genetic analysis.

11 Oct 2023

Rutgers Researchers Develop New Tool to Improve Accuracy of Single-Cell Genetic Analyses

Rutgers researchers have developed an analytical tool for spotting and omitting stray DNA and RNA that contaminate genetic analyses of single-celled organisms.

10 Oct 2023

Grass Gene Transfer Could Inform Future Crop Development

Grass may transfer genes from their neighbors in the same way genetically modified crops are made, a new study has revealed.

6 Oct 2023

Yourgene Health Launches MagBench Automated DNA Extraction Instrument and Kit for NIPT Workflows

Yourgene Health plc (“Yourgene”), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, today launched the Yourgene® MagBench™ Automated DNA Extraction Instrument and Kit. MagBench solution is available to Sage™ customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

5 Sep 2023

Newly Discovered Fungus Helps Destroy a Harmful Food Toxin

Patulin is a harmful mycotoxin produced by fungi typically found in damaged fruits, including apples, pears, and grapes.

1 Sep 2023

Clay Brick Reveals Diversity of Plant Life in Ancient Assyria

Scientists from the University of Oxford have succeeded in achieving the first successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick.

23 Aug 2023

Enhancing Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance with Big Data on Livestock Farms

According to a recent study, utilizing big data and machine learning to monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in cattle production techniques could help guide interventions and provide defenses against bacteria that are developing antibiotic resistance.

21 Aug 2023

Externally Threaded Cryogenic Sample Storage Tubes

Ziath reports how its 2 ml CryzoTraq™ 2-ECT storage tube maintains high sample integrity by minimizing the chance of cross-contamination as their externally threaded design eliminates the possibility of sample encountering the screw thread.

From Ziath Ltd 17 Aug 2023

Breakthrough in Single-Cell Genome Sequencing: New Method Reduces Bias and Expands Research Horizons

It has long been technically difficult to sequence the genome of a single bacterial cell due to the nearly impossible bias in the gene amplification stage of the process, making it difficult to produce a high-coverage genome sequence from precisely one bacterial cell.

25 Jul 2023

Triazoles: A Threat to Wild Birds

According to new research, wild birds living in vineyards are more vulnerable to triazole fungicide contamination than other agricultural landscapes.

5 Jul 2023

New DNA Test for HPV Infections Could Make Cervical Cancer Screening More Accessible

Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more than 300,000 women each year.

22 Jun 2023

New Approach to Guide the Management of Feral Swine in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Feral swine are considered one of the top invasive species of concern in North America because of the damage they do to agricultural and natural systems. To best manage them, resource management agencies need to know more precisely where and when to implement control methods.

7 Jun 2023

Contamination News and Research

New Method Removes Background Noise from CITE-Seq Data

Genetics can Improve the Diagnostic Value of Cyanobacterial Biomarkers

A Biocompatible Method for Making Complex Cell-Based Soft 3D Architectures

New Tool to Improve Genetic Analysis and Research

Rutgers Researchers Develop New Tool to Improve Accuracy of Single-Cell Genetic Analyses

Grass Gene Transfer Could Inform Future Crop Development

Yourgene Health Launches MagBench Automated DNA Extraction Instrument and Kit for NIPT Workflows

Newly Discovered Fungus Helps Destroy a Harmful Food Toxin

Clay Brick Reveals Diversity of Plant Life in Ancient Assyria

Enhancing Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance with Big Data on Livestock Farms

Externally Threaded Cryogenic Sample Storage Tubes

Breakthrough in Single-Cell Genome Sequencing: New Method Reduces Bias and Expands Research Horizons

Triazoles: A Threat to Wild Birds

New DNA Test for HPV Infections Could Make Cervical Cancer Screening More Accessible

New Approach to Guide the Management of Feral Swine in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Using NIR Spectroscopy to Identify Three Common Allergens in Quinoa Flour

Tokyo Tech Researchers Discover How Surface Chemistry can Influence Adhesion of Bacterial Cells

PSG® Introduces New Biotech Brand

Simple and Portable Sensor Detects Salmonella Contamination in Food

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

The Exclusome, A New Mammalian "Containter"

Breaking Down the Onso System: PacBio's Genomic Advancement

The Last Piece of Our Genome: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

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