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Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Tumors release extracellular vesicles (EV) into the bloodstream that could serve as biomarkers and aid characterization.

11 Nov 2019

Preventing Pesticide-Residues in Food Products

The use of pesticides in agricultural production has improved yields, but there are regulations for maximum residue levels.

5 Nov 2019

High-performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) in the Pharmaceutical Industry

High-performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) is a robust and cost-effective separation technique employed in the development and analysis of new drugs.

17 Oct 2019

Human Cell Models of the Developing Cortex

Studying human brain development in vivo is difficult. Human cell models such as neurovascular organoids offer researchers unseen insights into the cortex.

17 Oct 2019

Lyophilization (Freeze-drying) in the Food Industry

Freeze-drying, or lyophilization, involves freezing a substance at very low temperatures and then extracting the liquid, creating a solid food item.

17 Oct 2019

Lyophilization (Freeze-Drying) in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The pharmaceutical industry relies on accurate information about structures that can be targeted for research. To effectively study a sample or organism being prepared for analysis, it is useful to retain the integrity of a structure or organism.

24 Oct 2019

Using iPSC Techniques to Study Genetics, Mechanisms & Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Advances in stem cell technology have enabled us to study the mechanism of disease from cells taken directly from patients in vitro, called human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs).

28 Oct 2019

Using Phage Display for Antibody Discovery and Development

In phage-display, the gene encoding a bacteriophage protein is replaced with a gene encoding a novel protein. The technique can be used for antibody discovery.

16 Oct 2019

What is SATI Gene Editing?

One strategy for studying and understanding biological processes and inherited conditions is gene splicing. The technology lies at the cutting-edge of research into these fields. However, developing efficient in vivo genome-editing that is also universal is a constant challenge.

24 Oct 2019

X-Ray Crystallography in Pharmaceutical Drug Development

Drug development relies on having an accurate knowledge of the structure of organic molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and viruses.

28 Oct 2019

Strategies Employed to Improve Shotgun Lipidomics

Lipidomics is the study of cell’s lipids and their involvement in critical biological processes. Shotgun lipidomics attempts to identify, quantify, and characterize lipids present in a cell, organ, or biological system, which can encompass many hundreds of thousands of lipids.

31 Oct 2019

X-Ray Crystallography vs. NMR Spectroscopy

X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are two techniques used to study atomic structures

31 Oct 2019

Driving Stem Cell Differentiation in Teeth using a Hardened Polymer Matrix

Research is exploring the use of pluripotent stem cells to regenerate the natural tooth material, instead of using polymers.

5 Nov 2019

Gastric Volume Reduction Surgery Leads to Blood Serum Proteome Changes

Obesity is an increasing problem. To counter obesity, gastric surgeries can be carried out to reduce the gastric volume.

5 Nov 2019

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Researchers have developed a robust assay for monitoring disease status, treatment response and tumor progression in glioma.

5 Nov 2019

Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (d-DNP) for NMR

Traditional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can be enhanced using dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (d-DNP)

5 Nov 2019

Antibody Selection using DNA Origami Scaffolds

Researchers have measured optimal antigen-distances by presenting controllable antigen patterns on DNA-origami scaffolds.

5 Nov 2019

Analysis of Multibeam Milling of Soft Films: Gallium, Neon and Helium - Which One Beams Supreme?

Focused ion beam (FIB) is a technique developed for the machine application of polymer thin micron at the nanometer scale.

5 Nov 2019

17O NMR Spectroscopy: Applications, Benefits, and Limitations

NMR makes use of specific stable isotopes, commonly 13C, but there is only one NMR-active stable isotope for oxygen, 17O.

31 Oct 2019

Tumorsphere Formulation and Use in Cancer Stem Cell Research

Numerous studies have pointed out that cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in cancer progression, metastasis, relapse, and resistance to therapy. Study of these CSCs can shed light why many existing therapeutic regimens eventually fail.

28 Oct 2019