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Lamin C important for keeping cell’s genetic material organized, research shows

In a study with lab-grown mouse cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that a protein that helps form a structural network under the surface of the cell's "command center" — its nucleus — is key to ensuring that DNA inside it remains orderly.

15 Nov 2021

Researchers develop a rapid, non-invasive exhaled breath screening system for COVID-19

At present, the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing in many parts of the world, causing severe socio-economic problems.

12 Nov 2021

Cas13 shines a light on SARS-CoV-2 variants

Now, a new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server describes and benchmarks SHINEv2, a Cas13-based nucleic acid diagnostic for SARS-CoV-2 detection. SHINEv2 combines temperature sample processing and lyophilized reagents to simplify the test procedure and assay distribution immensely.

4 Nov 2021

New Canadian serology solution for SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccination

A new study developed a “Made-in-Canada” solution for enabling scalable and reproducible SARS-CoV-2 serology.

31 Oct 2021

Discovery of carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction opens the door to more stable drugs

Medicines come from chemical reactions, and better chemical reactions lead to better medicines.

27 Oct 2021

MIP Diagnostics to support the development of challenging affinity reagents with new Molecular Imprinting Epitope Discovery

MIP Diagnostics has today announced the launch of its novel Molecular Imprinting Epitope Discovery Service.

26 Oct 2021

New oligomer shows promising anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties

Scientists from the University Of New Mexico have recently identified a new cationic oligomer that may help inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

20 Oct 2021

Sino Biological, Inc. to be featured on worldwide business with Kathy Ireland®

Sino Biological, Inc.a biotechnology company which provides biological research reagents and related technical contract research services

From Sino Biological Inc. 19 Oct 2021

New technology to detect SARS-COV-2 using sugars rather than antibodies

Researchers at the University of Warwick, Iceni Diagnostics Ltd and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have demonstrated their technology to detect SARS-COV-2 using sugars rather than antibodies.

18 Oct 2021

Advancing ethical recombinant antibody research with the customer in mind

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tillmann Ziegert, Managing Director at Biorbyt Ltd, about the balance between enhancing ethical research opportunities and keeping customers at center stage.

From Biorbyt 15 Oct 2021

Covid testing, turnaround times are still uneven this far into pandemic

In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping.

14 Oct 2021

Adapting biological research and development to COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr Yuning Chen, about the work he does with Sino Biological and how they have adapted their research & development to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Sino Biological Inc. 8 Oct 2021

Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab AAV9 Titer Kit to support AAV-based cell and gene therapy production

Gyros Protein Technologies AB today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® AAV9 Titer Kit for rapid determination of titer in AAV9 vector-based cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

From Gyros Protein Technologies AB 30 Sep 2021

Quantification of antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 variants elicited by BNT162b2 vaccine

A new study discusses the development of dedicated reagents against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein through the use of an automated CLEIA system.

28 Sep 2021

New 'reporter viruses' make it easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 in real time

A version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has been successfully modified to glow brightly in cells and animal tissues, providing a real-time way to track the spread and intensity of viral infection as it happens in animal models, researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute report in the journal The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Sep 2021

PerkinElmer Completes Acquisition of Antibody and Reagent Leader BioLegend

PerkinElmer today announced it has completed its acquisition of BioLegend, a leading, worldwide provider of life science antibodies and reagents.

From Revvity 22 Sep 2021

Researchers seek to identify the role of hypoxia on red blood cell aging

Red blood cells are the most abundant cell type in blood, carrying oxygen throughout the human body. In blood circulation, they repetitively encounter various levels of oxygen tension.

22 Sep 2021

Rockefeller saliva test turns out to be easier and safer to administer than conventional COVID tests

In the early days of the pandemic, with commercial COVID tests in short supply, Rockefeller's Robert B. Darnell developed an in-house assay to identify positive cases within the Rockefeller community.

16 Sep 2021

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences debuts the future of simplified PCR cleanup and plasmid prep with the EMnetik system

Creating the industry’s first powerful workflow innovation in more than 30 years for plasmid prep and polymerase chain reaction cleanup, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches the EMnetik System to semi-automate workflows while drastically reducing the amount of time required to achieve a PCR cleanup.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 16 Sep 2021

Quantification of salivary IgG and IgA against SARS-CoV-2

Salivary antibody levels are many fold lower than found in blood serum, Immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the saliva is mainly sourced from leakage from the gingival surface and Immunoglobulin A (IgA) from mucosal membranes.

15 Sep 2021