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Synthesizing Cannabis from Yeast

A team have developed a means of biosynthesizing the major cannabinoids of Cannabis sativa L. in yeast.

19 Jun 2020

What are Choanoflagellates?

This article discusses Choanoflagellates and their use in the study of the evolutionary origins of multicellular organisms.

19 Jun 2020

What is Intravascular Fluorescence?

Intravascular fluorescence, a form of molecular imaging that uses fluorescence to examine arterial walls, is helping to treat heart disease.

19 Jun 2020

Sex-Specific Protein Expression

Research has documented evidence on the effect of sex-specific protein expression and sex differences in various biological functions.

19 Jun 2020

What is Long-Read Sequencing?

Long-read sequencing, also called third-generation sequencing, is a DNA sequencing technique which can determine the nucleotide sequence of long sequences.

19 Jun 2020

What is an Exoenzyme?

Many microorganisms secrete exoenzymes, which are active outside of cells, in order to breakdown various molecules so they can be more easily ingested.

19 Jun 2020

A Self-Mixing Interferometry-Based Micro Flow Cytometry System

A self-mixing interferometry-based micro flow cytometry system has been developed for label-free cells classification.

17 Jun 2020

The Stages of Early Embryonic Development

There are various stages of early embryonic development, cleavage, blastulation and gastrulation.

17 Jun 2020

Nanostructured toxins for the selective destruction of drug-resistant human CXCR4style+ colorectal cancer stem cells

A novel toxin-based nanoparticle drug specifically is designed to attack colorectal cancer stem cells with overexpression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4.

17 Jun 2020

What is a Microbalance?

A microbalance is a tool used in laboratories and in scientific research with the capacity to make accurate measurements of the weight of very small objects.

17 Jun 2020

Using Digital Pathology to Maximize Efficiency

Digital pathology is being embraced by a growing number of laboratories around the world.

17 Jun 2020

Impedance Flow Cytometry for Analyzing Toxicity of Nanomaterials

Impedance flow cytometry can accurately measure specified properties of nanomaterials in cell suspensions to determine potential toxic effects.

17 Jun 2020

What is Calreticulin?

Calreticulin is an essential protein present in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells, which is capable of binding to calcium.

17 Jun 2020

What is PET/Angio-CT?

PET/angio-CT, also known as computed tomography angiography, is one of the established ways to evaluate the vascular system.

17 Jun 2020

What is Reticulophagy?

Reticulophagy is the process responsible for the specific sequestration of components inside the endoplasmic reticulum alongside the associated ribosomes.

16 Jun 2020

Virtual-Freezing to Combine Fluorescence Imaging and Flow Cytometry

A team recently determined an imaging method that uses virtual-freezing to combine fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry.

9 Jun 2020

Microbial Signatures of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

A recent study unveiled how unique organ-specific microbial signatures are indicative of type 2 diabetes.

9 Jun 2020

Research Proving the Lack of Egg Stem Cell Existence

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have proven that the hypothesized egg stem cell does not exist.

8 Jun 2020

Using Microbes as Clinical Diagnostic Tools for Cancer

A research group from the University of California found unique microbial signatures in major classes of cancer allowing use of microbes as diagnostic tools.

5 Jun 2020