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The New Picus® 2 sets a new standard for connected electronic pipettes

Sartorius launches new electronic pipette Picus 2.

From Sartorius 16 Oct 2023

Ensuring raw material quality in drug production and manufacturing

In this interview, Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses how to ensure the high quality of raw material in the drug production and manufacturing pipeline.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 12 Oct 2023

PacBio Announces Complete Computational Workflow for Human Whole Genome Sequencing Data Analysis

PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the availability of PacBio WGS Variant Pipeline – a complete, standardized computational method for HiFi whole genome sequencing (WGS) data analysis.

From PacBio 11 Oct 2023

Atellica Solution Portfolio: Engineering predictability in a highly unpredictable lab environment

In this interview, News Med talks to Lisa Cratty about the unpredictable lab environment and engineering predictability.

From Siemens Healthineers 22 Sep 2023

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city made an urgent plea for more testing in their neighborhoods.

23 Aug 2023

Similarities in gene expression between post-mortem and living human brains

Researchers compare human prefrontal cortex gene expression between living and post-mortem samples.

7 Aug 2023

Scientists discover mechanism of cell death in people living with HIV

Professor Simona Stäger's team has made a breakthrough in the study of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

13 Jul 2023

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

7 Jul 2023

Cutting-edge research: machine learning identifies early predictors of type 1 diabetes

Scientists utilized plasma protein proteomics to identify proteins associated with the onset of type 1 diabetes.

3 Jul 2023

Advances in influenza research

This interview with Dr. Mohammad S Safiarian, Associate Product Manager at Sino Biological, discusses the advances in influenza research and how effective vaccines are developed.

From Sino Biological Inc. 30 Jun 2023

Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry: The Power of Collaboration in Life Sciences

In this behind-the-scenes interview, we speak to Dr. Sinead Knight, chair of SLAS Europe 2023, about this years programme, highlighting the key topics and speakers.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 25 May 2023

Vector Biolabs expands viral vector manufacturing capacity and adds to QC capabilities

Vector Biolabs, a custom design and manufacturing service provider for AAV and adenovirus viral vectors announced the completion of a facility expansion to meet growing demand.

12 May 2023

Neanderthal genes shape human noses

Research reports a study on the genetics of facial features in Latin Americans using automatic landmarking of 2D portraits and genome-wide association analysis. The study identified novel regions associated with facial features, including a region in 1q32.3 that shows introgression from Neanderthals and influences nasal height.

10 May 2023

Study: Efforts to track HIV and HCV incidence among people who inject drugs need to be intensified

Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritize this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

28 Mar 2023