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Boost your transfection success with these proven expert tips

Gain expert insights in this interview on achieving transfection success. Explore proven strategies to optimize your approach and enhance results.

From Sartorius 22 Apr 2025

Exploring the impact of R-loops on genome integrity and disease

This new review article highlights the pivotal and paradoxical role of R-loops in maintaining genomic stability while simultaneously posing risks to it.

19 Apr 2025

Magnolia essential oil fights bacteria and oxidative stress with natural potency

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17 Apr 2025

COVID-19 vaccines may cut risk of long COVID

Full COVID-19 vaccination may reduce post-COVID-19 condition risk by 27%, though more research is needed, especially for children and immunocompromised groups.

26 Mar 2025

ELRIG announces Prof Rory Johnson and Dr Shalini Andersson as keynote speakers at Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2025

ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization for the drug discovery community, today announced the keynote speakers for Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2025 taking place at the AstraZeneca R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden from 14-15 May. Prof Rory Johnson, Associate Professor, University College Dublin, and Dr Shalini Andersson, Vice President Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, AstraZeneca will lead this year's event focused on 'drugging the undruggable'.

25 Mar 2025

New DeNovix Helium nano volume spectrophotometer

DeNovix introduces the Helium 1 µL Spectrophotometer, a new affordable nanovolume spectrophotometer in the DS-Series Quantification Range.

From DeNovix Inc. 19 Mar 2025

New CRISPR-based test detects multi-drug-resistant bacteria without amplification

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a project that's resulted in new technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive detection of multi-drug-resistant bacteria and other pathogens at low concentrations.

14 Mar 2025

What can you do with a BioAFM instrument?

Even more answers to help understand how BioAFM can be used!

From Bruker BioAFM 14 Mar 2025

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Rarity Bioscience AB Partnership Brings Molecular Research to Flow Cytometry

Innovative superRCA technology from Rarity Bioscience AB enhances flow cytometry, expanding oncology research possibilities and improving mutation detection.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 5 Mar 2025

Lactylation in the heart reveals key insights into cardiac regeneration

This study is led by Dr. Xiaodong Luan (Institute of Clinical Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Dr. Shuyang Zhang (Department of Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital) and Dr. He Huang (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences).

28 Feb 2025

Leveling up NGS workflows with INTEGRA Biosciences’ solutions

INTEGRA Biosciences offers liquid handling solutions and magnetic modules to streamline every stage of NGS sample preparation. These innovative tools help to reduce errors, improve the precision and reliability of sequencing data, and provide more efficient processes.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 14 Feb 2025

Takumi-shaped DNA hydrogels show promise for targeted therapies

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various bioactive substances, including drugs, antigens, and even cells.

13 Feb 2025

New method for detecting inflammation could revolutionize disease diagnosis

Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues in the human body.

6 Feb 2025

New method uses DNA sequencing for precise metabolite measurement

Researchers at the University of Toronto have invented a new method that uses DNA sequencing to measure metabolites. This enables rapid and precise analysis of biological compounds, such as sugars, vitamins, hormones and the hundreds of other metabolites that are critical for health.

4 Feb 2025

TBorNotTB: A novel AI-driven tool to streamline tuberculosis evaluation in hospitals

This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor while maintaining detection accuracy.

31 Jan 2025

The science of silk fibroin and chitosan: Techniques for biomaterials analysis

An interview on how advanced techniques can be used to enhance silk fibroin and chitosan for drug delivery applications.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 21 Jan 2025

Enhanced biosensing technology detects molecules at lower concentrations

An unplugged electric instrument may function, but it sounds much better when it is connected to an amplifier.

13 Jan 2025

Complex interactions between nucleic acid sensors and enzymes in immune cells explained

Adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) has been identified as a regulator of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activation in response to nucleic acids, according to a recent study.

26 Dec 2024

Next-generation cell-penetrating antibodies could transform cancer treatment

A news feature on the research paper "Next-generation cell-penetrating antibodies for tumor targeting and RAD51 inhibition" by Rackear et al. was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on November 22, 2024, titled "Advancements in cell-penetrating monoclonal antibody treatment."

11 Dec 2024

Prostate cancer vaccines: Progress, challenges, and future directions

Prostate cancer vaccines, including dendritic and peptide types, offer hope for improved treatments, but face hurdles in clinical effectiveness and validation.

11 Dec 2024