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Investigating the Role of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Farming

From drones to environmental sensors, IoT technologies across sectors are emerging rapidly with diverse interdisciplinary applications, many of which are in agriculture.

6 Feb 2023

The Evolution of Forensic Toxicology

Forensic toxicology combines pharmacology, analytical chemistry, and clinical chemistry to obtain and interpret a result that will potentially aid a legal investigation, such as poisoning or drug use.

6 Feb 2023

What is Separation Science?

But what is the science of separation? The science of separation is not one science but usually combines several sciences to produce the required results.

30 Jan 2023

Omics Approaches to Biomarker Analysis

Omics approaches can be used to identify novel biomarkers to aid in furthering diagnostics and therapeutics.

30 Jan 2023

How could Organoids Transform the Future of Personalised Medicine?

Worldwide Cancer Research funded a project that ended with scientists being able to grow mini-tumors (organoids) from a patient’s own cancer cells.

30 Jan 2023

Importance of Drug Sensitivity Testing in Cancer

To understand how a patient’s cancer may respond to drug treatment, it is possible to carry out an in vitro drug sensitivity and resistance test (DSRT).

30 Jan 2023

Using Forensics to Tackle Child Exploitation

The invention of the internet is hailed as one of the greatest technological advancements in history; however, it is not without its dark side. This article looks at how forensics can be used to tackle child exploitation.

30 Jan 2023

The Genetics of Trauma

A growing body of research suggests that trauma can alter our genes, effectively being passed down from generation to generation.

30 Jan 2023

What is an Autoantigen?

Autoantigens are normal proteins or complexes of proteins recognized by the immune system of autoimmune patients.

30 Jan 2023

Chemokines: A Guide

Chemokines are structurally related chemoattractant proteins released by the cells to facilitate the migration of immune cells to the site of their release.

30 Jan 2023

Genome Editing Applications in Drug Discovery

Genome editing consists of a method that aids scientists in modifying or editing the DNA of many organisms, such as plants, bacteria, and animals.

30 Jan 2023

Impact of Ethics in Forensics

Ethical dilemmas can often occur in crime laboratories. Most of the time, the issues are dealt with by following rules defined in the codes of conduct constructed by employers.

27 Jan 2023

High-Content vs. High-Throughput Screening Technologies

High-content screening (HCS) and high-throughput screening (HTS) were introduced more than a decade ago and are both analytical techniques used to study biological systems in parallel for various applications such as cell biology and drug discovery.

27 Jan 2023

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology (Synbio) refers to the discipline of study that applies science, technology, and engineering to manufacture and modify genetic materials of living organisms.

27 Jan 2023

What Role do Biomarkers Play in Drug Discovery?

Biomarkers are used at every stage of the drug discovery process, and in this article we will discuss their role in more detail.

27 Jan 2023

What Role Does Molecular Dynamics play in Drug Discovery?

Molecular dynamics (MD) comprises a technique for computer simulation of complex systems modeled at the atomic scale with this article investigating its use in drug discovery.

26 Jan 2023

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Cryoprecipitate Is a substance produced due to the gradual thawing of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP).

26 Jan 2023

Are Biobanks the Future of Precision Medicine?

To support and advance medical research in fields such as precision medicine, it is crucial to be able to store biological samples such as genetic and clinical material such as tissue, blood, etc.

26 Jan 2023

Analyzing the Growing Threat of Soil Extinction

Soil is a complicated medium formed through biological and geological processes. It is on land on the uppermost layer of the Earth's crust.

26 Jan 2023

What Role does Functional Genomics Play in Pharmacology?

Functional genomics is a newly emerging and rapidly evolving drug discovery platform. Its purpose is to study the relationship between genetic information and the functional effects of our genetic code.

25 Jan 2023