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New advancement could improve immune system’s ability to search, destroy tumor

A new study has found a promising treatment that could enhance the ability of the human immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells inside the body.

28 Jul 2021

New formulation to administer antibodies for choroidal neovascularization therapy

Scientists have created a new formulation based on regulatory T-cell exosomes (rEXS) to administer vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibodies.

28 Jul 2021

Study identifies rare inherited variants that implicate new autism candidate risk genes

Scientists have found a rare class of genetic differences that are transmitted from parents without autism to their children affected with autism.

28 Jul 2021

Research group analyzes methods to tackle antibiotic resistance

One major threat that the world faces and researchers are working to combat today is antibiotic resistance, and six CSRI students are doing their part in the fight.

28 Jul 2021

New universal toolkit for phylogenomic research on flowering plants

How do you study a group of organisms with over 300,000 species, dispersed across all seven continents, and with up to 50 times as much DNA content as the human genome?

27 Jul 2021

ACMG and Elsevier announce new partnership to publish 'Genetics in Medicine'

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the only nationally recognized US medical professional organization solely dedicated to improving health through the practice of medical genetics and genomics, and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, are delighted to announce a new partnership to publish ACMG's official journal, Genetics in Medicine.

27 Jul 2021

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

Scientists from the Babraham Institute, United Kingdom and VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, came up with two solutions that can overcome a major clinical limitation of immune cell therapies. The researchers chose mice as their model. The findings were published recently in the journal Science Immunology.

27 Jul 2021

New thin-film microfluidic device to manipulate β-lactoglobulin in milk

Researchers have manipulated beta-lactoglobulin, or β-lactoglobulin, by using an Australian-made innovative thin-film microfluidic device.

27 Jul 2021

Study unravels novel centromeric functional protein

Scientists have discovered a new centromeric functional protein and dubbed it Adaptor of polo1 (Apolo1). The findings of the study were reported in Cell Reports.

27 Jul 2021

Researchers develop repository showcasing antibody activity on spike protein variants

Scientists have created an “atlas” that charts how 152 different antibodies attack a major piece of the SARS-CoV-2 machinery, the spike protein.

27 Jul 2021

UKRI invests in research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for marine economy

Six new research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for the marine environment and those whose livelihoods depend on it were announced today.

26 Jul 2021

Porvair Increase Porous Plastics Manufacturing Capacity

Porvair Sciences reports on the installation of new automated precision die-cutting equipment that has enabled a five-fold increase in its production capacity for porous plastic components.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 26 Jul 2021

Pushing organ-on-a-chip microdevices to new levels to improve ovarian cancer treatment

In the evolving field of cancer biology and treatment, innovations in organ-on-a-chip microdevices allow researchers to discover more about the disease outside the human body.

26 Jul 2021

Study identifies the role of lysosomes in the spread of Parkinson’s disease

In the past few decades, neurodegenerative diseases have turned into one of the top 10 worldwide causes of death.

26 Jul 2021

Study applies novel AI tool to primary cancer genomes to identify mutation history

A new study has investigated the fragments of cancer DNA that arise from the human genome, the sequence of which is the outcomes of millions of years of evolution.

26 Jul 2021

Study reveals the role of transcription in shaping the genome

Developments in the field of microscopy allowed scientists to picture loops of DNA strands for the first time.

26 Jul 2021

Study employs llama nanobodies to hunt human cytomegalovirus

Researchers created a “nanobody”, a small fragment of a llama antibody, that can evade human cytomegalovirus as it hides away from the immune system.

26 Jul 2021

Stiffness of protein fibers plays a key role in controlling cell movement, study shows

A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling the movement of cells.

23 Jul 2021

Yeast study reveals a protein involved in gross chromosomal rearrangements

Gross chromosomal rearrangements--where portions of the genome become moved, deleted, or inverted--can lead to cell death and diseases such as cancer in complex multicellular organisms.

23 Jul 2021

Drought impacts root microbiome of rice plants

Drought can have a lasting impact on the community of microbes that live in and around roots of rice plants, a team led by UC Davis researchers has found.

From The University of California, Davis 23 Jul 2021

Life Science News

New advancement could improve immune system’s ability to search, destroy tumor

New formulation to administer antibodies for choroidal neovascularization therapy

Study identifies rare inherited variants that implicate new autism candidate risk genes

Research group analyzes methods to tackle antibiotic resistance

New universal toolkit for phylogenomic research on flowering plants

ACMG and Elsevier announce new partnership to publish 'Genetics in Medicine'

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

New thin-film microfluidic device to manipulate β-lactoglobulin in milk

Study unravels novel centromeric functional protein

Researchers develop repository showcasing antibody activity on spike protein variants

UKRI invests in research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for marine economy

Porvair Increase Porous Plastics Manufacturing Capacity

Pushing organ-on-a-chip microdevices to new levels to improve ovarian cancer treatment

Study identifies the role of lysosomes in the spread of Parkinson’s disease

Study applies novel AI tool to primary cancer genomes to identify mutation history

Study reveals the role of transcription in shaping the genome

Study employs llama nanobodies to hunt human cytomegalovirus

Stiffness of protein fibers plays a key role in controlling cell movement, study shows

Yeast study reveals a protein involved in gross chromosomal rearrangements

Drought impacts root microbiome of rice plants

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