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New model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Researchers have developed a model that could predict early on in treatment whether cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy, according to a report published today in eLife.

10 Nov 2021

New program can help to correctly interpret the genetic code of newly sequenced organisms

Yekaterina "Kate" Shulgina was a first year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, looking for a short computational biology project so she could check the requirement off her program in systems biology. She wondered how genetic code, once thought to be universal, could evolve and change.

10 Nov 2021

Researchers identify a gene in wheat with profound effects on the production of seeds

Scientists from the John Innes Centre have identified a gene that has deep-rooted effects on seed production in wheat.

10 Nov 2021

Cancer invasion and migration can be suppressed by manipulating stiffness of cell membrane

A research collaboration has found that cancer invasion and migration in mice can be inhibited by controlling the stiffness of the cell membrane.

10 Nov 2021

New microbiome study could enable new treatments for middle ear infections

The main cause of preventable hearing loss and deafness in Indigenous communities is chronic middle ear infections.

10 Nov 2021

Study discusses outcomes of disclosing actionable genetic results to research participants

Over 120,000 patients have enrolled in the Mass General Brigham Biobank, offering access to crucial information related to their health history.

10 Nov 2021

Whole genome sequencing for children with cancer provides accurate diagnosis

According to a new study, revealing the entire genetic code for each child diagnosed with cancer could unravel new treatment options.

10 Nov 2021

Mixed forest leads to higher productivity, says research

According to international research, as forests age, differences in species functional traits become more significant and reliable in forecasting forest productivity.

10 Nov 2021

Novel technique enhances the predictability of protein manufacturing

Researchers from VIB and Ghent University devised a new technique to analyze the secretability of hundreds of thousands of protein sequences at once.

10 Nov 2021

New visible-light-based approach to structurally modify bioactive molecules

Researchers have been working on new, sustainable techniques to synthesize chemicals by leveraging the inexhaustible, green energy of visible light.

10 Nov 2021

Biognosys Launches Next-Generation Blood Biomarker Discovery Solution

Biognosys today announces the launch of its next-generation blood biomarker discovery solution, which will be offered as a contract research service.

From Biognosys 10 Nov 2021

Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils contribute to climate change

Poorly drained agricultural soils emit enough of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide that the resulting climate change effects could far exceed the benefits of using the same soils as a means of sequestering carbon, according to a recently published scientific study.

9 Nov 2021

Genetic analysis reveals the deep homology between fins and limbs

All vertebrates have the same basic body plan: head, spine, four appendages. Those appendages vary greatly in size, shape, and function, of course -; from fins to wings, arms, and legs -; but a new genetic analysis shows that genes that control development at the ends of the appendages share a deep evolutionary history.

9 Nov 2021

Study sheds light on how genes and air pollution elevate healthy people’s depression risk

A genetic predisposition for depression combined with exposure to high-particulate-matter air pollution greatly elevates the risk that healthy people will experience depression, according to a first-of-its-kind study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences from neuroscientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, and Peking University in Beijing, China.

9 Nov 2021

Heat and antibiotics disrupt soil microbes and nutrient cycling

Soils are home to diverse microbial communities that cycle nutrients, support agriculture, and trap carbon – an important service for climate mitigation.

9 Nov 2021

Tough protein connects directly with neurons to cause damaging inflammatory reaction in the brain

Neuroinflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, have been linked to deposits of a tough protein known as fibrin, derived from the blood clotting factor fibrinogen.

9 Nov 2021

GPE Scientific Showcase Benchtop NMR Spectrometer

During Lab Innovations 2021, AZoNetwork caught up with James Lyons from GPE Scientific for a quick chat about the products they were exhibiting and also the challenges they had faced over the last 12-months.

From Manchester BIOGEL 9 Nov 2021

Technion researchers explore the brain's potential to cause diseases on its own

Your phone pings. It's a notification from your friend, who you just went out for a drink with last night. According to her text, she has just tested positive for COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

Cell communication determines the specialization of individual cells during development, study shows

In just a few weeks a completely new organism develops from a fertilized egg cell. The real miracle is that a bunch of identical stem cells turns into completely different, specialized cell types.

From The Max Planck Institute 9 Nov 2021

Study finds several common genetic loci associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in U.S. veterans

A genome-wide association study has identified several common genetic loci (genetic locations) associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in U.S. veterans of European and African ancestry, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

9 Nov 2021

Life Science News

New model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

New program can help to correctly interpret the genetic code of newly sequenced organisms

Researchers identify a gene in wheat with profound effects on the production of seeds

Cancer invasion and migration can be suppressed by manipulating stiffness of cell membrane

New microbiome study could enable new treatments for middle ear infections

Study discusses outcomes of disclosing actionable genetic results to research participants

Whole genome sequencing for children with cancer provides accurate diagnosis

Mixed forest leads to higher productivity, says research

Novel technique enhances the predictability of protein manufacturing

New visible-light-based approach to structurally modify bioactive molecules

Biognosys Launches Next-Generation Blood Biomarker Discovery Solution

Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils contribute to climate change

Genetic analysis reveals the deep homology between fins and limbs

Study sheds light on how genes and air pollution elevate healthy people’s depression risk

Heat and antibiotics disrupt soil microbes and nutrient cycling

Tough protein connects directly with neurons to cause damaging inflammatory reaction in the brain

GPE Scientific Showcase Benchtop NMR Spectrometer

Technion researchers explore the brain's potential to cause diseases on its own

Cell communication determines the specialization of individual cells during development, study shows

Study finds several common genetic loci associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in U.S. veterans

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