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How Your Immune System Remembers What You've Fought

A breakdown of how memory B, T, and innate cells remember past infections and how this insight powers vaccines and immunotherapies.

12 Jun 2025

Prime Editing Enters the Clinic: A CRISPR Milestone for Rare Immune Disorders

A new milestone for CRISPR: prime editing enters clinical trials, enabling precise, programmable DNA changes for treating rare genetic disorders like chronic granulomatous disease and sickle cell anemia.

9 Jun 2025

Looking to the Past: What Fossilized Tissues Can Teach Us About Modern Illness

Paleoproteomics is revealing how fossilized proteins help scientists trace the origins of diseases like cancer, offering clues about evolution, immune defense, and modern medical vulnerabilities.

4 Jun 2025

How Is Estrogenic Activity Measured in the Environment?

Discover how estrogenic activity is measured in environmental samples using assays like YES, E-SCREEN, and ER-CALUX. Learn about their role in detecting endocrine disruptors and the future of environmental hormone monitoring.

27 May 2025

How Close Are We To Lab-Grown Organs?

Lab-grown organs, also known as organoids, are progressing from lab research toward clinical application. This article explores how stem cells, 3D bioprinting, and precision medicine are advancing efforts to create transplantable tissues and treat disease.

20 May 2025

Cryo-EM in Virology and Vaccine Development

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is revolutionizing virology by enabling near-atomic imaging of viral structures. Discover how this technique advances vaccine and therapeutic development for HIV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2.

16 May 2025

Understanding the Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Neurodegeneration

Discover how non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs, influence neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. Explore their diagnostic potential and emerging RNA-based therapies.

14 May 2025

How Are Gut Organoids Used to Model Human Digestive Function?

Gut organoids mimic the stomach, small intestine, and colon in 3D. Learn how these lab-grown models are advancing digestive research, drug testing, and personalized therapies.

9 May 2025

What Is Forensic Serology?

Explore how forensic serology detects and analyzes bodily fluids to support criminal investigations, especially when DNA evidence is limited or unavailable.

6 May 2025

Streamlining Pharmaceutical Quality Control with the MultiCheck 6

The MultiCheck 6 fully automated tablet hardness tester is designed for pharmaceutical quality control.

From ERWEKA 29 Apr 2025

How Insects Are Helping Us Make New Medicines

The role of insects in drug discovery is expanding, with biopharmaceuticals derived from insect cells offering sustainable solutions for medical applications.

24 Apr 2025

Bioethics in the Age of Organoids and Synthetic Embryos

Organoids and synthetic embryos mark a pivotal shift in biomedical research, highlighting the need for ethical oversight amid rapid scientific advancements.

23 Apr 2025

Life Sciences Startups to Watch in 2025

The rise of life science startups is revolutionizing healthcare, leveraging biotechnology to address critical health challenges and improve patient outcomes.

17 Apr 2025

The Real Limitations of AI in Life Sciences

Artificial intelligence offers breakthroughs in life sciences, yet issues of bias, interpretability, and ethics pose significant challenges to its adoption.

14 Apr 2025

Endogenous Retroviruses: The Viral Relics Shaping Genomic Evolution

Ancient viral infections have left endogenous retroviruses in our DNA, impacting genomic evolution and playing roles in health and disease mechanisms.

10 Apr 2025

Inside the Cell: How Advanced Imaging is Decoding Organelle Dynamics

Breakthroughs in microscopy are illuminating organelle interactions, providing critical insights into cellular processes and their implications for disease.

8 Apr 2025

Bioinformatics Tools Every Lab Should Use

Bioinformatics integrates biology and data analysis, offering essential tools for genomics and genetics research to optimize data management and insights.

4 Apr 2025

What’s Next in Synthetic Biology?

The field of synthetic biology is revolutionizing biomedicine, with applications in CAR-T cell therapy and biosensor-based therapeutics for targeted treatments.

2 Apr 2025

Lab to Market: Translating Genomic Innovation into Real-World Impact

The evolution of genomic medicine is driving personalized healthcare, integrating AI and sequencing technologies for improved disease diagnosis and treatment.

1 Apr 2025

Can We Reverse Aging at the Cellular Level?

Cellular aging involves growth arrest and epigenetic alterations, offering insights into therapeutic approaches for enhancing longevity and healthspan.

28 Mar 2025