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Using 3D nanoparticle printing to fabricate ultra-high density neural probes

Carnegie Mellon University's Rahul Panat, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Eric Yttri, an assistant professor of biological sciences, have received a $1.95 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to use a low-cost, rapid additive manufacturing method to create a new class of high-density neural probes to record neurological data.

29 Aug 2019

New method maps surface protein complements on large numbers of individual exosomes

There is a growing demand for diagnostic markers for early disease detection and prognosis. Exosomes are potential biomarkers for cancer progression and neurodegenerative disease but it can be difficult to identify what tissue a specific exosome comes from.

27 Aug 2019

Study shows microRNA can protect the heart from reperfusion injury

Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that one way to help it live is by boosting levels of a tiny RNA that helped the heart form.

27 Aug 2019

New method prevents the release of synthetic DNA from genetically modified cells

The method prevents a gene that encodes a synthetic protein from spreading into the wild and stabilizes it so that it cannot mutate and lose its function.

21 Aug 2019

Wearable sensors decode dynamic sweat composition

A new wearable skin sensor developed at the University of California in Berkeley may be very useful to help us understand how the body’s chemical composition changes in a host of situations. For instance, these small patch-like devices could detect the presence of issues like fatigue or dehydration.

19 Aug 2019

IDT launches high quality, ready-to-use custom oligo pools

Continuing its mission to advance biological research worldwide, Integrated DNA Technologies has launched oPools Oligo Pools – ready-to-use pools of high quality DNA oligonucleotides (oligos) up to 350 nucleotides in length.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 16 Aug 2019

Rapid European adoption of Carterra’s LSA platform fuels expansion

Carterra Inc., the world leader in high-throughput antibody screening and characterization, announced today that they have opened a Customer Experience Center and office in Munich, Germany. Rapid European adoption of Carterra’s platform has fueled the need for the new office.

From Carterra Inc. 16 Aug 2019

Researchers identify new transmembrane protein as chloride ion channel

In the human body the salt content of cells and their surrounding is regulated by sophisticated transport systems.

14 Aug 2019

Scientists point to enterovirus infection as cause for acute flaccid myelitis

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of California San Diego report antibody evidence in cerebrospinal fluid that points to enterovirus infection as a cause for acute flaccid myelitis, a disease responsible for partially paralyzing more than 560 children in the United States since 2014. Results of the study appear in the journal mBio.

13 Aug 2019

New T cell detection method promises personalized immunotherapy for melanomas

An important new study shows that better T cell detection is now possible using revolutionary technology. T cells are a type of lymphocyte, which in turn belongs to the diverse family of immune cells. They take part in cancer fighting as well as in most other immune responses.

12 Aug 2019

Researchers use paper-based structures to mimic layered nature of aortic valves

Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.

6 Aug 2019

IDT chosen as primary supplier of NGS oligo products for Clear Labs’ NGS-based food safety platform

As part of its ongoing mission to break down the barriers in genomics research, Integrated DNA Technologies is extending its network of collaborations into food quality and safety.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 26 Jul 2019

New technology helps develop more personalized treatments for patients with advanced cancers

Being able to identify targets for adoptive cell therapies is one of the first steps in developing personalized treatments for people with hard-to-treat cancers.

22 Jul 2019

New method spots rare immune cells reactive against cancer

Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare immune cells that are reactive against cancer cells, from within a patient's own immune system.

16 Jul 2019

Innovative single-chip platform speeds up drug development process

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have come up with a miniaturized and accelerated system of new drug development on just one chip, promising to make the process faster and cheaper than ever before. The report was published in the journal Nature Communications on June 28, 2019.

16 Jul 2019

New review highlights opportunities and challenges in metagenomics

A new expert review highlights the opportunities and methodological challenges at this critical juncture in the growth of the field of metagenomics.

16 Jul 2019

New chemBIOS platform for drug development

In spite of increasing demand, the number of newly developed drugs decreased continuously in the past decades.

15 Jul 2019

Researchers open the door to a new era of medicinal chemistry

Progress in the pharmaceutical industry depends largely on the achievements and advances in medicinal chemistry.

14 Jul 2019

PerkinElmer unveils CE-marked infectious disease immunoassays on EUROIMMUN random access instrument

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the first two CE-marked chemiluminescence immunoassays (ChLIA) for the detection of anti-Borrelia (Lyme disease) and anti-EBV/EBNA (Epstein-Barr Virus) antibodies on its EUROIMMUN RA Analyzer 10 system.

From Revvity 11 Jul 2019

IDT and 3CR team up to widen access to custom solutions for genotyping screening

In the latest collaboration in a series to advocate for genomics research, Integrated DNA Technologies is teaming up with 3CR Bioscience to widen access to quality custom solutions for genotyping screening.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 3 Jul 2019