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Study reveals biological mechanism behind the impact of fathers' early teenage smoking on offspring

A new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.

30 Aug 2023

Ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange into larger structures

A member of an important class of ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange itself into a larger structure with dramatically altered properties, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

30 Aug 2023

GADx's BotrytisAlert now detects fungal crop pathogen across several critical points in wine production

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx), a social enterprise and leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced it has expanded the applications of its low-cost, rapid diagnostic test, BotrytisAlert.

From Global Access Diagnostics 30 Aug 2023

Bio-Rad enhances flow cytometry capabilities for veterinary immunology research with new StarBright Dyes

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the 29th StarBright Dye, StarBright Red 670, and an expansion of its current range with 29 additional highly validated antibodies conjugated to StarBright Blue 700 and StarBright Violet 610 Dyes.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories 30 Aug 2023

INTEGRA Biosciences' vacuum aspiration systems help researchers solve the dog epigenome

Researchers in the Cho Lab at Seoul National University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, are using the VACUSAFE safe aspiration system and VACUSIP portable aspiration system from INTEGRA Biosciences to help them culture organoids from cancer-stricken domesticated dogs as part of a comparative medicine research initiative.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 30 Aug 2023

Scale Biosciences Continues Commercial Expansion with Introduction of New and Differentiated Single Cell Methylation and Single Cell RNA Sequencing Solutions

Scale Biosciences, Inc. (ScaleBioTM), an innovator in single cell sequencing leveraging combinatorial indexing technologies, today announced an expansion of their product portfolio to enable a broader range of single cell omics experiments and unlock new translational research applications.

30 Aug 2023

Unlocking tumor immune evasion: IL1RL1+ Treg cells and CAFs collaborate for immunotherapy resistance

Researchers demonstrated that the crosstalk between IL1RL1+ regulatory T-cells (Treg) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) drives the tissue repairing.

30 Aug 2023

Herbs and spices can make healthy food taste better

In response to the low-fat craze of the 1990s, many food companies removed saturated fats from their products, only to replace them with sugars to maintain their palatability.

29 Aug 2023

Gene therapy reduces hearing loss associated with Norrie disease in mice

An international team led by researchers at UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.

29 Aug 2023

Researchers elucidate the mode of action of cannabinoids in inflammation

A few days ago, the federal government took the controversial decision to make the acquisition and possession of small amounts of cannabis exempt from punishment.

29 Aug 2023

Researchers unravel structure of MCM8/9 enzyme linked to infertility and cancer

Scientific research requires patience. The rewards are not always immediate, and the technology needed does not always exist. Michael A. Trakselis, Ph.D., professor and director of graduate affairs for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University, understands this.

29 Aug 2023

Innovative insights into effects of hematopoietic changes on colon cancer, unveiling therapeutic avenues

Researchers investigated whether bone marrow-derived cells contribute to colitis-associated colon cancer.

29 Aug 2023

Dual CRISPR-Cas3 is a promising tool to induce a gigantic genomic deletion and restore dystrophin protein

Researchers evaluated the use of a dual clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas3 system.

29 Aug 2023

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

University of Michigan researchers have discovered that the same cellular mechanism involved in a form of cystic fibrosis is also implicated in a form of a rare disease called cystinosis.

28 Aug 2023

Fat-filled lipid droplets may be a potential threat to cell's nucleus

Fat is a normal and necessary part of the body. Fat cells store and release energy, as well as play significant roles in hormonal regulation and immunity.

28 Aug 2023

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown to regulate the expression of thousands of genes in both fruit flies and mammals.

25 Aug 2023

Novel microfluidic cell separation technology for early cancer detection

Early detection allows for timely intervention in many diseases before they progress to a severe stage, often at a lower treatment cost.

25 Aug 2023

Kennesaw State professor receives NIH grant to study epigenetic inheritance in nematodes

Kennesaw State University biology professor Brandon Carpenter was inspired to pursue a career in science because of an undergraduate research experience. With a recent grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he'll provide a similar experience to his students.

25 Aug 2023

Researchers discover how proteins regulate 'treadmilling' in cells

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered how proteins work in tandem to regulate 'treadmilling', a mechanism used by the network of microtubules inside cells to ensure proper cell division.

25 Aug 2023

Two small molecule inhibitors can help improve precision, efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how small molecule inhibitors can be used to improve the precision and efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.

25 Aug 2023

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Study reveals biological mechanism behind the impact of fathers' early teenage smoking on offspring

Ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange into larger structures

GADx's BotrytisAlert now detects fungal crop pathogen across several critical points in wine production

Bio-Rad enhances flow cytometry capabilities for veterinary immunology research with new StarBright Dyes

INTEGRA Biosciences' vacuum aspiration systems help researchers solve the dog epigenome

Scale Biosciences Continues Commercial Expansion with Introduction of New and Differentiated Single Cell Methylation and Single Cell RNA Sequencing Solutions

Unlocking tumor immune evasion: IL1RL1+ Treg cells and CAFs collaborate for immunotherapy resistance

Herbs and spices can make healthy food taste better

Gene therapy reduces hearing loss associated with Norrie disease in mice

Researchers elucidate the mode of action of cannabinoids in inflammation

Researchers unravel structure of MCM8/9 enzyme linked to infertility and cancer

Innovative insights into effects of hematopoietic changes on colon cancer, unveiling therapeutic avenues

Dual CRISPR-Cas3 is a promising tool to induce a gigantic genomic deletion and restore dystrophin protein

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

Fat-filled lipid droplets may be a potential threat to cell's nucleus

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

Novel microfluidic cell separation technology for early cancer detection

Kennesaw State professor receives NIH grant to study epigenetic inheritance in nematodes

Researchers discover how proteins regulate 'treadmilling' in cells

Two small molecule inhibitors can help improve precision, efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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