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How does Antibiotic Resistance Occur?

The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a major public health threat. With the rise of MDR bacteria, it is becoming more difficult to find an effective drug.

17 Jun 2020

Studying Cannabis Effects on Stem Cells

The reasons for consuming cannabis are caused by the ways the different molecules produced by the cannabis plant, the cannabinoids, interact with the body.

17 Jun 2020

What is Inflammatory Macrophage Polarisation?

Inflammation is an important stage in the immune system response to damage and macrophages are involved in the initiation and resolution of it.

17 Jun 2020

What is Body-on-a-Chip Technology?

Body-on-a-chip technology has many names, it is also called human-on-a-chip technology or a microphysiological system.

17 Jun 2020

Why are Women Four Times More Likely to be Affected by Autoimmune Diseases than Men?

This article aims to answer the question: 'Why are Women Four Times More Likely to be Affected by Autoimmune Diseases than Men?'

17 Jun 2020

Dynamic CT Imaging and the Laboratory Opportunities it Provides

In the laboratory, image quality and spatial resolution have been significantly improved, often at the cost of temporal resolution.

From TESCAN USA Inc. 9 Jun 2020

What are Polyclonal Antibodies?

A polyclonal antibody (pAb) is a collection of different monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) derived from different B cell lineages.

2 Jun 2020

Imaging Techniques in Drug Discovery

Throughout the many stages of drug discovery, various imaging techniques play an important role in identifying drug targets and testing candidate efficacy.

2 Jun 2020

How does the Immune System Handle Viruses?

Viruses can cause infection and disease, and how our immune system handles these viruses affects the likelihood of someone suffering from one.

2 Jun 2020

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug and a stimulant of the methylxanthine class that affects the central nervous system (CNS).

2 Jun 2020

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

Wine is an alcoholic beverage usually produced from fermented grapes. Chromatography can be used to investigate a wine's character and taste.

2 Jun 2020

Advancements in Vibrational Spectroscopy

Vibrational spectroscopy comprises a range of techniques that detects molecular vibrations in samples. This article discusses recent advancements.

2 Jun 2020

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

This article looks at how stem cells can be used in drug discovery and also how they can be used to help model various diseases.

2 Jun 2020

What is the Human Genome?

The human genome is the entire set of nucleic acid sequences for humans. This article gives a detailed insight into the human genome and how it was discovered.

2 Jun 2020

A Guide to Optimizing Protein Design

The purpose of protein design is to identify novel protein activity or to leverage advanced knowledge of a protein's function.

28 May 2020

Understanding HIV’s resistance to Antiretrovirals

As of 2018, 37.9 million people worldwide are known to be living with HIV. This is a major epidemic with 1.7 million new infections in 2018 alone.

28 May 2020

Microscopy and Artificial Intelligence

AI is set to revolutionize the field of microscopy. Recent years have seen numerous research teams successfully integrate AI into vision applications.

26 May 2020

Poultry Farming: An Overview

Chicken is the most consumed form of protein across the US, with Americans eating 93 pounds of chicken per capita, more than anywhere else in the world.

26 May 2020

How can we Improve the Shelf-Life of Seafood?

In the US, around half of all food produce ends up being thrown away. This article looks at the various ways we can improve the shelf-life of seafood.

26 May 2020

The Future of Monoclonal Antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been one of the fastest-growing classes of pharmaceutical drugs. This article looks at the future of these antibodies.

25 May 2020