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Google DeepMind’s Nature Study on Watermarking AI-Designed Proteins Validated with Carterra HT-SPR

Carterra®, a leading provider of high-throughput surface plasmon resonance (HT-SPR™) platforms for antibody and small molecule drug discovery, today highlighted the role of its LSA-XT platform in new research from Google DeepMind published in Nature.

13 Oct 2026

Time Capsule Fungus Offers Opportunity for Rare Glimpse into 50 Years of Wheat Disease Evolution

A pair of tiny glass vials sealed away for half a century could provide novel insights into one of Australia's most damaging wheat diseases when a 50-year-old time capsule is opened on October 17, 2026.

13 Oct 2026

Concept Life Sciences Appoints Dr Adrijana Vinter as Chief Executive Officer

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Adrijana Vinter as Chief Executive Officer. Dr Vinter brings more than 20 years of experience spanning medicinal chemistry research, commercial development and executive leadership in the pharmaceutical and contract research industry sectors.

From Concept Life Sciences 13 Oct 2026

Decoupled Neural and Muscular Networks Sustain Post-Separation Target Tissue Penetration

Australian scientists have used high speed video to uncover the unique mechanism that allows a honey bee's stinger to continue to pump venom into its target even after it has separated from the bee's body.

13 Oct 2026

Study Identifies Single Hydrophobic Hotspot Driving Tau Protein Misfolding Propagation

Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline. Until now, it has been unclear how misfolded tau recruits other seemingly healthy tau and causes it to misfold and clump.

13 Oct 2026

Transcriptional Repression Mechanism Prevents Protective Immune Pathways From Triggering Autoimmunity

A preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered how a protein called ZBTB44 helps prevent excessive immune activity that can cause inflammation in the colon, the main section of the large intestine. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, may help explain how immune responses go awry in a range of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

13 Oct 2026

Study Challenges Traditional Nutrition Assumptions Regarding Equivalent Dietary Calorie Impacts

Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person's blood sugar.

13 Oct 2026

Wild Discoveries Unearthed in Curtin’s Global BioBlitz

A green iguana, the world’s smallest otter species and an invasive freshwater jellyfish were among the unexpected discoveries from Curtin University’s BioBlitz at its Perth, Singapore and Malaysia campuses recently.

12 Oct 2026

Olive Oil Before Carbs Reduces Early Blood Sugar Spikes in Mice

Managing post-meal blood glucose spikes is a critical focus in diabetes treatment. Clinical studies show that consuming vegetables, protein, or fat prior to carbohydrates can lower post-meal blood sugar levels. This makes meal sequencing an easy, sustainable dietary strategy.

12 Oct 2026

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists believe has existed for hundreds of millions of years.

10 Oct 2026

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Heart failure often develops after a heart attack because excessive collagen-based scar tissue forms during repair. While collagen is necessary to reinforce scars, disease and chronic inflammation can cause overproduction, which stiffens the heart muscle and impairs its pumping ability.

10 Oct 2026

Three-Dimensional Genome Architecture Actively Dictates Phenotypic Novelties in Octopuses

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, collectively known as coleoid cephalopods, have evolved exceptionally large and elaborately structured nervous systems capable of complex behaviors such as problem-solving and rapid camouflage.

10 Oct 2026

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid chemical stages in the formation of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, offering insights that can support future antibiotic development.

10 Oct 2026

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

While birthday candles measure the number of years someone has lived, they don't always tell the full story about someone's health.

10 Oct 2026

Microbe Retains Self-Replication Machinery While Discarding Almost All Metabolic Pathways

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able to replicate and express its own genetic information.

10 Oct 2026

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Clocks Track Gradual Cellular Rejuvenation Across Fifty Days

Researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn have succeeded in dramatically rejuvenating human cells in a test tube. To do so, they directly reprogrammed red blood cell precursors into stem cells from which neurons can be derived. During this process, the molecular clocks that indicate a cell's age were reset.

10 Oct 2026

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Neuroblastoma Intratumoral Heterogeneity

Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor found outside of the brain in children, yet why some children respond well to treatment while others do not has remained poorly understood. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists and their collaborators built one of the most comprehensive datasets of neuroblastoma cells to date, using it to define the tumor's cell types and identify a gene signature marking a malignant cell population tied to poor prognosis.

10 Oct 2026

Proteomic Profiling Uncovers Twenty-Four Plasma Proteins Tied to Gut Mucosal Inflammation

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes inflammation in the gut, which can damage the intestine and impair its ability to absorb nutrients.

10 Oct 2026

India's Pharma Industry Looks Beyond US as Trade Uncertainty Grows, Says GlobalData

India's pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is entering a delicate phase in its development. As uncertainty grows over its long-term access to the US market, the country is gaining improved access to other major overseas markets, says GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

9 Oct 2026

Females with Autoimmune Diseases ‘Less Likely to be Believed’ Than Males and Face Longer Diagnostic Delays

Females with autoimmune diseases are significantly more likely than males to have their autoimmune disease misdiagnosed as a psychiatric or psychosomatic condition, according to a study of more than 6,600 patients.

9 Oct 2026

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Google DeepMind’s Nature Study on Watermarking AI-Designed Proteins Validated with Carterra HT-SPR

Time Capsule Fungus Offers Opportunity for Rare Glimpse into 50 Years of Wheat Disease Evolution

Concept Life Sciences Appoints Dr Adrijana Vinter as Chief Executive Officer

Decoupled Neural and Muscular Networks Sustain Post-Separation Target Tissue Penetration

Study Identifies Single Hydrophobic Hotspot Driving Tau Protein Misfolding Propagation

Transcriptional Repression Mechanism Prevents Protective Immune Pathways From Triggering Autoimmunity

Study Challenges Traditional Nutrition Assumptions Regarding Equivalent Dietary Calorie Impacts

Wild Discoveries Unearthed in Curtin’s Global BioBlitz

Olive Oil Before Carbs Reduces Early Blood Sugar Spikes in Mice

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Three-Dimensional Genome Architecture Actively Dictates Phenotypic Novelties in Octopuses

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

Microbe Retains Self-Replication Machinery While Discarding Almost All Metabolic Pathways

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Clocks Track Gradual Cellular Rejuvenation Across Fifty Days

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Neuroblastoma Intratumoral Heterogeneity

Proteomic Profiling Uncovers Twenty-Four Plasma Proteins Tied to Gut Mucosal Inflammation

India's Pharma Industry Looks Beyond US as Trade Uncertainty Grows, Says GlobalData

Females with Autoimmune Diseases ‘Less Likely to be Believed’ Than Males and Face Longer Diagnostic Delays

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How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

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