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Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

Aceto, a leading global provider of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, today reported it has consolidated and integrated its six manufacturing-related acquisitions to achieve a hybrid manufacturing/distribution model providing key benefits to its customers in high-growth end markets including pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, nutraceuticals, agriculture, cosmetics and specialty chemicals.

27 Jan 2022

Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

Our gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species, is essential to our health: it influences our immune system, protects us from infections, and helps us digest food.

27 Jan 2022

New imaging method reveals the inner workings of a family of light-sensing molecules

Using an innovative new imaging technique, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have revealed the inner workings of a family of light-sensing molecules in unprecedented detail and speed. The work could inform new strategies in the burgeoning field of optogenetics, which uses light pulses to alter the activity of individual neurons and other cells.

27 Jan 2022

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

27 Jan 2022

Omicron RBD mutations increase ACE2 binding and reduce antibody sensitivity

In a study conducted at the Florida International University, USA, scientists have investigated the impact of spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) mutations of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant on its interaction with human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).

26 Jan 2022

New report investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future

A new wide-ranging report Genomics Beyond Health published today by the Government Office for Science investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future, from sport to education and tackling crime.

25 Jan 2022

New study holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses

New research, led by Washington State University scientists, into how viral proteins interact and can be disabled holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses-;and ultimately prevent crop losses.

25 Jan 2022

‘Lefty’ protein pumps the brakes during initial stages of embryo differentiation

A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs that make us.

25 Jan 2022

Scientists explore how proteins bind with specific companions inside cells

Despite its minute size, a single cell contains billions of molecules that bustle around and bind to one another, carrying out vital functions. The human genome encodes about 20,000 proteins, most of which interact with partner proteins to mediate upwards of 400,000 distinct interactions.

25 Jan 2022

Nutritional components hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults

Emerging research indicates that nutritional components that target specific mechanisms associated with age-associated cellular decline (AACD) hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults.

25 Jan 2022

Study determines how genetics and environmental conditions interact during plant development

Iowa State University scientists have harnessed data analytics to look "under the hood" of the mechanisms that determine how genetics and changing environmental conditions interact during crucial developmental stages of plants.

25 Jan 2022

Current vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that four COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax) prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2.

24 Jan 2022

Peptide-enhanced antibody therapy may help treat breast cancer metastasis to bone

A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone.

24 Jan 2022

Blood proteins could be potential targets for future drugs to slow aging process

Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests.

24 Jan 2022

Balanced pollen diet reduces the negative effects of parasitic infestation for bumblebees

Bumblebees are important pollinators because they pollinate many different plant species and are extremely resilient. They can still manage to fly at temperatures that are too cold for other pollinators.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Many future gene and cell therapies to treat diseases like cancer, rare genetic and other conditions could be enhanced in their efficacy, persistence, and predictability by so-called "genomic safe harbors (GSHs)."

24 Jan 2022

Broccoli compound triggers controlled cell death and recycling of cellular components in fission yeast

Broccoli may contain advantages beyond nutrition. A molecule found in broccoli, cabbage and more digests down into DIM, a compound with brighter benefits than the name implies, such as inducing cell death in breast, prostate and colon cancer.

24 Jan 2022

REM sleep protects animals against predator attacks

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep brings about brief but periodic awakenings. In 1966, Dr. Frederick Snyder reported the "sentinel" function of REM could help animals prepare a fight or flight response against potential predator attacks.

24 Jan 2022

Gene replacement therapy could help mend a broken heart, study suggests

How can you mend a broken heart? According to researchers from Japan, in some cases gene replacement therapy just might do the trick.

24 Jan 2022

Genetic marker linked to higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients

A new study discusses the importance of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Rab46 gene as a marker of adverse outcomes in high-risk COVID-19 patients.

23 Jan 2022

Life Science News

Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

New imaging method reveals the inner workings of a family of light-sensing molecules

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Omicron RBD mutations increase ACE2 binding and reduce antibody sensitivity

New report investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future

New study holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses

‘Lefty’ protein pumps the brakes during initial stages of embryo differentiation

Scientists explore how proteins bind with specific companions inside cells

Nutritional components hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults

Study determines how genetics and environmental conditions interact during plant development

Current vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Peptide-enhanced antibody therapy may help treat breast cancer metastasis to bone

Blood proteins could be potential targets for future drugs to slow aging process

Balanced pollen diet reduces the negative effects of parasitic infestation for bumblebees

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Broccoli compound triggers controlled cell death and recycling of cellular components in fission yeast

REM sleep protects animals against predator attacks

Gene replacement therapy could help mend a broken heart, study suggests

Genetic marker linked to higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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