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Fungi Respond to Noise in Soil Which Could Help Aid Vital Ecosystem Recovery

Humans are energised by dance music and now new Flinders University research has recorded rapid acceleration in soil fungi growth when sounds are played in a controlled environment.

1 Feb 2024

Breaking Barriers in Life Sciences: eLabNext and Promega’s New Alliance for Smarter Digital Lab Management

eLabNext (an Eppendorf Group Company), the provider of a Digital Lab Platform with lab inventory management system (LIMS), electronic lab notebook (ELN), and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) solutions for life science laboratories, and Promega Corporation (Promega), a global leader in innovative technologies, tools, and technologies for the life science industry, announced a collaboration today to make Promega’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) readily accessible through the eLabNext’s eLabMarketplace.

1 Feb 2024

New Research Finds Placenta Cells May Lower Blood Pressure

Scientists from La Trobe University and the Hudson Institute have demonstrated that cells from placentas could have therapeutic benefits for patients suffering from high blood pressure.

1 Feb 2024

Enhanc3D Genomics Appoints Dr Daniel Turner as Chief Scientific Officer

Enhanc3D Genomics, a company developing disruptive technologies to unlock the 3D spatial genome for target and biomarker discovery, today announced the appointment of Dr Daniel Turner as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Dan’s deep expertise in genomics technology development and commercialisation will be key to achieving the next phase of Enhanc3D Genomics’ growth.

1 Feb 2024

Alston's Singing Mouse and The Fascinating Link Between Brain Circuits and Perception of Time

The pace of life is hard. It travels more quickly or slowly than intended. Still, humans adjust. Conversational rhythms become familiar. One follows the stream of people strolling along a metropolitan sidewalk.

31 Jan 2024

Tomatoes as Nature's Antibacterial Agents

According to research published in Microbiology Spectrum, a magazine of the American Society for Microbiology, tomato juice can eliminate Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria that can damage people's digestive and urinary system health. Typhoid fever is brought on by the lethal human-specific bacterium Salmonella Typhi.

31 Jan 2024

Researchers Reveal Evolutionary Origin of Mysterious Immune System Molecule in Humans

Biological systems can behave as siblings in several ways, including by borrowing something and never giving it back.

31 Jan 2024

Scientists Develop Green Antibiotic Alternative to Treat Deadly Pathogen in Hybrid Striped Bass

Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) developed a green antibiotic alternative to treat the deadly pathogen Streptococcus iniae in hybrid striped bass, the fourth most farmed finfish in the United States, according to a recent study.

31 Jan 2024

Promising Drug Offers Hope for Overcoming Resistance to Protein Degraders

Protein degraders, a novel approach in drug discovery, show promise to tackle diseases previously thought to be untreatable.

31 Jan 2024

RNA-Seq Unveils Molecular Subtypes for Tailored Pediatric B-ALL Treatment

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer, representing more than 30% of all pediatric cases.

31 Jan 2024

Scientists Create "Immunologically Silent" DNA Vaccine for Potent Virus Defense

Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.

31 Jan 2024

Gene Therapy Can Interrupt the Progression of Deadly Inherited Heart Condition

A new study in mice shows that replacement of a dysfunctional gene could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the muscular walls of the heart progressively weaken and put patients at risk of dangerous irregular heartbeats.

31 Jan 2024

Gut Bacteria Shape Our Defense Against Respiratory Viral Infections

The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

31 Jan 2024

Formulatrix® and Olink® Announce Collaboration to Deliver Automated Proteomics Research Solutions to Enable Protein Detection with Exceptional Precision and Speed

Formulatrix, a leader in innovative automated liquid handling technologies, announced a multi-year collaboration and supply agreement to advance the automation of Olink’s PEA (Proximity Extension Assay) technology, including the Target 96, Target 48, Flex, and Explore workflows.

From FORMULATRIX 31 Jan 2024

Yanmar Unveils Concept Model e-X1 for Zero Emission Agriculture

Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd. (Yanmar AG), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has revealed its e-X1 concept, an electric drive compact electric agricultural machine designed to achieve zero emissions in agriculture.

31 Jan 2024

King’s Scientists Use Laundry Detergent Enzyme to Recycle Single-Use Plastics

Scientists at King’s College London have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers.

31 Jan 2024

Plant Protein Drives Textured Cell Growth in Lab-Grown Meat

Cultivated meat, or lab-grown meat, which is made of animal muscle and fat cells grown in a lab, has become a viable option as the world's population grows.

30 Jan 2024

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

Every human cell has class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on its surface, which are immune complexes. The immune system needs MHC class I molecules to identify and eradicate cancer.

30 Jan 2024

51 Vertebrate Genomes Sequenced Rapidly, Offering a New Perspective on Human Evolutionary History

The mapping of genetic blueprints for 51 species, such as sharks, turtles, kangaroos, cats, penguins, and dolphins, has advanced the knowledge of evolution and the relationships between animals and people.

30 Jan 2024

The Enigma of Great White Shark Births Unraveled

It is hard to imagine great white sharks as newborns. Great whites are the largest predatory sharks in the world and have the highest death toll from attacks on people. This is partly because it appears, no one has seen one in the wild until recently.

30 Jan 2024

Life Science News

Fungi Respond to Noise in Soil Which Could Help Aid Vital Ecosystem Recovery

Breaking Barriers in Life Sciences: eLabNext and Promega’s New Alliance for Smarter Digital Lab Management

New Research Finds Placenta Cells May Lower Blood Pressure

Enhanc3D Genomics Appoints Dr Daniel Turner as Chief Scientific Officer

Alston's Singing Mouse and The Fascinating Link Between Brain Circuits and Perception of Time

Tomatoes as Nature's Antibacterial Agents

Researchers Reveal Evolutionary Origin of Mysterious Immune System Molecule in Humans

Scientists Develop Green Antibiotic Alternative to Treat Deadly Pathogen in Hybrid Striped Bass

Promising Drug Offers Hope for Overcoming Resistance to Protein Degraders

RNA-Seq Unveils Molecular Subtypes for Tailored Pediatric B-ALL Treatment

Scientists Create "Immunologically Silent" DNA Vaccine for Potent Virus Defense

Gene Therapy Can Interrupt the Progression of Deadly Inherited Heart Condition

Gut Bacteria Shape Our Defense Against Respiratory Viral Infections

Formulatrix® and Olink® Announce Collaboration to Deliver Automated Proteomics Research Solutions to Enable Protein Detection with Exceptional Precision and Speed

Yanmar Unveils Concept Model e-X1 for Zero Emission Agriculture

King’s Scientists Use Laundry Detergent Enzyme to Recycle Single-Use Plastics

Plant Protein Drives Textured Cell Growth in Lab-Grown Meat

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

51 Vertebrate Genomes Sequenced Rapidly, Offering a New Perspective on Human Evolutionary History

The Enigma of Great White Shark Births Unraveled

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