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New insights into how dendritic cells arm T cells to fight disease

As part of the immune system, dendritic cells are essential for fighting body cells that have degenerated or are infected with a virus.

11 Jul 2023

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in newborns and infants.

11 Jul 2023

Novel protein modifies the cellular machinery responsible for producing cellulose in plant cells

Cellulose - an integral component of plant cell walls - is an important source of food, paper, textiles and biofuels, but how its creation is regulated within plant cells has remained unclear.

11 Jul 2023

Imperial spinout NK:IO awarded £1.6M Innovate UK New Cancer Therapeutics grant for development of pioneering NK cell therapy

NK:IO, a leader in NK cell biology applied to the development of exceptionally potent, off-the-shelf cell therapies targeting solid tumors, today announced it has been awarded £1.6M in grant funding from Innovate UK’s New Cancer Therapeutics program.

From NK:IO Limited 11 Jul 2023

AMP releases consensus recommendations for CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genotyping assays

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global molecular diagnostic professional society, today published consensus recommendations to aid in the design and validation of clinical CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genotyping assays, promote standardization of testing across different laboratories, and improve patient care.

10 Jul 2023

High tumor monocyte content linked to better outcomes for esophageal cancer patients

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that the presence of relatively high numbers of immune cells known as monocytes in tumors is linked to better outcomes in esophageal cancer patients treated with a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, or immunochemotherapy.

10 Jul 2023

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic occurred when the SARS-CoV-2 virus, native to a species of bats, mutated to infect humans.

10 Jul 2023

Lollipop-based saliva collection system shows promise for more enjoyable, accurate diagnostic testing

A lollipop might be a sweet reward for a kid who's endured a trip to the doctor's office, but now, this candy could make diagnostic testing during a visit less invasive and more enjoyable.

10 Jul 2023

Same-sex sexual behavior may be a common feature of primate reproduction, study suggests

Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial.

10 Jul 2023

LIONESS: A new tool for unraveling mysteries of the brain

Brain tissue is one of the most intricate specimens that scientists have arguably ever dealt with. Packed with currently immeasurable amount of information, the human brain is the most sophisticated computational device with its network of around 86 billion neurons.

10 Jul 2023

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

An international research team involving scientists from the University of Vienna, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and Univeristy of Edinburgh has described the process of growing three-dimensional manganese dendrites.

10 Jul 2023

UVA researchers discover how 'hair cells' repair themselves

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how the cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged.

10 Jul 2023

PacBio's Revio long-read sequencing system to help Bioscientia solve complex genetic cases

PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced that Bioscientia is using its Revio long-read sequencing system to expand its genomics research projects and sequence several thousand human genomes per year.

10 Jul 2023

New study shows circulating anti-insulin CD4 T cells reflect progression of anti-islet immunity

In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers profile antigen-specific helper clusters of differentiation 4-positive (CD4+) T-lymphocytes to determine anti-islet autoimmunity among mice and humans.

9 Jul 2023

How B-cells and androgens contribute to the development of PCOS

Researchers evaluate the role of B-cell frequencies in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome.

9 Jul 2023

Study traces the natural evolution of earliest stages of human cancers

Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series of specific genetic changes in a predictable and sequential way years before they are identifiable as pre-malignancies, researchers at Stanford Medicine have found.

7 Jul 2023

Researchers identify and characterize a key negative regulator of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis

Plants have the unique ability to regenerate entirely from a somatic cell, i.e., an ordinary cell that does not typically participate in reproduction.

7 Jul 2023

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey.

7 Jul 2023

Cryo-EM helps decode the molecular architecture of a neural transport protein

Using Cryo-EM, a powerful microscopy technique, researchers at IISc and collaborators have decoded the molecular architecture of a transporter protein controlling the movement of a key neurotransmitter.

6 Jul 2023

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by binding an effector molecule, activity at the distal active site is regulated) in protein complexes.

6 Jul 2023

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New insights into how dendritic cells arm T cells to fight disease

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

Novel protein modifies the cellular machinery responsible for producing cellulose in plant cells

Imperial spinout NK:IO awarded £1.6M Innovate UK New Cancer Therapeutics grant for development of pioneering NK cell therapy

AMP releases consensus recommendations for CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genotyping assays

High tumor monocyte content linked to better outcomes for esophageal cancer patients

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

Lollipop-based saliva collection system shows promise for more enjoyable, accurate diagnostic testing

Same-sex sexual behavior may be a common feature of primate reproduction, study suggests

LIONESS: A new tool for unraveling mysteries of the brain

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

UVA researchers discover how 'hair cells' repair themselves

PacBio's Revio long-read sequencing system to help Bioscientia solve complex genetic cases

New study shows circulating anti-insulin CD4 T cells reflect progression of anti-islet immunity

How B-cells and androgens contribute to the development of PCOS

Study traces the natural evolution of earliest stages of human cancers

Researchers identify and characterize a key negative regulator of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Cryo-EM helps decode the molecular architecture of a neural transport protein

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

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