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New Insights into MCM8/9 Enzyme Could Lead to Treatments for Infertility and Cancer

Scientific research requires patience. The rewards are not always immediate, and the technology needed does not always exist. Michael A. Trakselis, Ph.D., professor and director of graduate affairs for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University, understands this.

30 Aug 2023

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces the Launch of the EXENT® Solution with IVDR Certification

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the commercial launch of the EXENT® Solution, after receiving IVDR certification.

28 Aug 2023

AtomAI: New Software Package Uses Deep Learning to Analyze Microscopy Images

Researchers have developed a new software package for analyzing images from electron and scanning probe microscopy.

28 Aug 2023

Understanding the Importance of Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences Community

In this interview conducted at SLAS EU 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, we spoke to Maciej Grajewski, the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at SG Papertronics, about all things bio-entrepreneurship.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 28 Aug 2023

Plastics in Soil Might Make Bacteria More Resistant to Antibiotics

Modern farming, like any other industry, is heavily reliant on plastics. To name a few examples, consider plastic mulch lining vegetable beds, PVC pipes draining water from fields, polyethylene covering high tunnels, and plastic seed, fertilizer, and herbicide packaging.

24 Aug 2023

Coral Reefs in Palau Show Signs of Adapting to Climate Change

Coral reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures which could reduce future bleaching impacts of climate change, new research reveals.

24 Aug 2023

Viral Proteins Promote the Spread of Protein Aggregates in the Brain

Viral genetic remnants found naturally in the human genome may influence the development of neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Aug 2023

Global Map of How the Animal’s Nervous System is Organized to Control Behavior

To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this relationship for all of the neurons across a whole brain-;a so far insurmountable challenge.

22 Aug 2023

Examining the Biology of Microbes and Their Response to Global Changes

Around the world, organisms are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress from habitat destruction, climate change, and several other human-driven changes to the surrounding.

21 Aug 2023

The Prevalence of Fibrinogen Aα-Chain Amyloidosis in Japanese Squirrels

Fibrinogen Aα-chain amyloidosis, a condition previously unknown in animals other than humans, has been shown to be extremely common in Japanese squirrels (Sciurus lis), according to a study conducted by Dr Tomoaki Murakami of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

21 Aug 2023

Unispace Group Strengthens its Life Sciences Offering

Global life sciences strategy, design, and construction firm, Unispace Life Sciences, has acquired UK laboratory and office fit-out specialist Bulb. This is the second life sciences design company the business welcomes in less than two years, after attaining BioPharma Engineering (BPE) in Cork, Ireland in 2022.

18 Aug 2023

From Neanderthals to New Drugs: Unlocking Ancient Proteins

We need to think big in antibiotics research.

17 Aug 2023

Reprogramming Human Cells to Mimic Embryonic Stem Cells

Australian scientists have overcome a long-standing challenge in regenerative medicine in a remarkable discovery published in Nature.

17 Aug 2023

Stem Cells Used to Create Tooth Enamel in the Lab

Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay.

16 Aug 2023

Bioplastics From Black Soldier Flies: A Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Solution

Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later -; with the help of that very same type of bug.

16 Aug 2023

Targeting Long-read RNA Sequencing with Low-Cost Technology

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a flexible and affordable approach for targeted sequencing of full-length RNA molecules, which might hasten the development of novel diagnostics and therapies.

16 Aug 2023

Novel Matrix Supports Co-Culture of Endometrial Cells

Researchers have developed a synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) that can facilitate the development of a miniature endometrium in a dish for at least two weeks.

14 Aug 2023

Human Scent Receptors Could Help 'Sniff Out' Nerve Gases In New Sensor

By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors.

14 Aug 2023

AI Tool Speeds Up Vaccine Development

From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines.

14 Aug 2023

Newly Developed Antibody Therapy to Have Benefits Over Existing Opioid-Overdose Treatments

An antibody in single-chain fragment variable (scFv) format that binds to the powerful opioid carfentanil was shown to reverse signs of carfentanil overdose in preclinical tests conducted by scientists at Scripps Research.

11 Aug 2023