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New, high-performance artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion

In the field of robotics, researchers are continually looking for the fastest, strongest, most efficient and lowest-cost ways to actuate, or enable, robots to make the movements needed to carry out their intended functions.

21 Apr 2021

Can sniffer dogs be trained to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A new study in PLOS ONE discusses the novel use of dogs to sniff out the virus in patient samples as a potential additional diagnostic route to ease the situation.

21 Apr 2021

Chaperone protein imbalance can play key role in initiating toxic tau buildup in the aging brain

Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain - an early step in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies, a new preclinical study by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) neuroscientists suggests.

20 Apr 2021

Researchers manufacture the SARS-CoV-2 RBD in pichia

Researchers in the United States and India have developed a high-volume, low-cost platform for manufacturing vaccines to protect against different variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

19 Apr 2021

New device can be used to disinfect surfaces without special training

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on the urgent need for quick and easy techniques to sanitize and disinfect everyday high-touch objects such as doorknobs, pens, pencils, and personal protective gear worn to keep infections from spreading.

15 Apr 2021

New approach to scale up genome editing in tiny worms

Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions - the sections of DNA and RNA that turn genes on and off - is important to unraveling how the genome works, as well as normal development and disease.

13 Apr 2021

Could cow's milk provide some passive immunity against COVID-19?

Researchers at the Department of Animal Health, University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, speculate that bovine milk consumption – specifically from cows with resistance to bovine coronaviruses – may potentially provide at least some degree of protection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The article is available to read in full on the Frontiers in Immunology website.

13 Apr 2021

Scanning & Decoding Tube Racks Direct from Low Temperature Storage

Ziath has posted a new video that provides an easy-to-follow guide to assist scientists and technicians scanning and decoding sample tube racks direct from low temperature storage

From Ziath Ltd 13 Apr 2021

Researchers uncover a new source of energy expending brown fat cells

A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity.

12 Apr 2021

Current hygiene guidelines appropriate for UK and SA variants of SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Many different variants and lineages have arisen from the ancestral Wuhan-Hu1 strain of the SARS-CoV-2. This requires careful attention to control measures since many are more infective and transmissible than the older strains. A recent study compares the UK variant of this virus with the wildtype in terms of susceptibility to routine cleaning and disinfection measures.

12 Apr 2021

Scanning & Decoding Tube Racks Direct from Low Temperature Storage

Ziath has posted a new video that provides an easy-to-follow guide to assist scientists and technicians scanning and decoding sample tube racks direct from low-temperature storage.

9 Apr 2021

‘Go ahead and vote me out’: What other places can learn from Santa Rosa’s tent city

It was early May, and officials in this Northern California city known for its farm-to-table dining culture and pumped-up housing prices were frantically debating how to keep covid-19 from infiltrating the homeless camps proliferating in the region's celebrated parks and trails.

8 Apr 2021

Metabolic dysfunction found in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders

Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders possess unique, sex-specific metabolic dysfunctions, according to a new study in eNeuro.

1 Apr 2021

New solar-powered water filter could solve the problem of providing off-grid clean water

A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid.

1 Apr 2021

Study estimates premature mortality burden due to poor urban and transport planning

Failure to comply with international exposure recommendations for air pollution, noise, heat and access to green space is associated with more than 1,000 deaths per year in Barcelona and more than 900 in Madrid, accounting for 7% and 3% of overall premature mortality, respectively.

30 Mar 2021

Researchers develop novel test that screens for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A team of scientists from the United States has recently developed a single-tube duplex molecular assay for rapid detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants containing E484K and N501Y spike mutations.

30 Mar 2021

Ecologists generate available data to motivate change in bat box design

Ever thought about buying or building a bat box to help bats? Think carefully about the design and where you put it, University of Illinois researchers say.

30 Mar 2021

New model for analyzing the effects of irradiation on skin in laser treatments

Laser treatment is now commonplace across various fields of medicine including dermatology, where it is commonly used to remove scars, wrinkles, and freckles.

29 Mar 2021

Study shows safety, efficacy of percutaneous thermal ablation for treating metastatic gynecologic cancers

A new study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found using percutaneous image guided needle based thermal ablation -- the precise application of extreme heat or cold to a tumor using sophisticated ultrasound, CT or MRI in a single outpatient session -- is a safe and effective adjunctive therapy for the local control of metastatic gynecologic cancers throughout lungs, liver, soft tissues in the abdomen and pelvis and bones in patients with advanced localized cancers unresponsive to systemic therapy.

29 Mar 2021

Chemists successfully convert flat nitrogen-containing molecules into 3D structures

A major goal of organic and medicinal chemistry in recent decades has been the rapid synthesis of three-dimensional molecules for the development of new drugs.

26 Mar 2021

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New, high-performance artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion

Can sniffer dogs be trained to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Chaperone protein imbalance can play key role in initiating toxic tau buildup in the aging brain

Researchers manufacture the SARS-CoV-2 RBD in pichia

New device can be used to disinfect surfaces without special training

New approach to scale up genome editing in tiny worms

Could cow's milk provide some passive immunity against COVID-19?

Scanning & Decoding Tube Racks Direct from Low Temperature Storage

Researchers uncover a new source of energy expending brown fat cells

Current hygiene guidelines appropriate for UK and SA variants of SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Scanning & Decoding Tube Racks Direct from Low Temperature Storage

‘Go ahead and vote me out’: What other places can learn from Santa Rosa’s tent city

Metabolic dysfunction found in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders

New solar-powered water filter could solve the problem of providing off-grid clean water

Study estimates premature mortality burden due to poor urban and transport planning

Researchers develop novel test that screens for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Ecologists generate available data to motivate change in bat box design

New model for analyzing the effects of irradiation on skin in laser treatments

Study shows safety, efficacy of percutaneous thermal ablation for treating metastatic gynecologic cancers

Chemists successfully convert flat nitrogen-containing molecules into 3D structures

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