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Temperature variations could have driven the division of protocells

A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells-;putative ancestors of modern living cells-;suggests a study publishing September 3 in Biophysical Journal.

4 Sep 2021

Stanford researchers engineer an efficient, multi-purpose, mini CRISPR system

The common analogy for CRISPR gene editing is that it works like molecular scissors, cutting out select sections of DNA. Stanley Qi, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, likes that analogy, but he thinks it's time to reimagine CRISPR as a Swiss Army knife.

4 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role.

4 Sep 2021

Lysis Buffer for High Yield Enzymatic Shearing

Porvair Sciences reports how its Chromatrap® Lysis buffer for enzymatic shearing provides users with a complete lysis buffer for the disruption of nuclear cell membranes with a milder detergent than that required for mechanical fragmentation.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 3 Sep 2021

Stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters, study shows

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters.

3 Sep 2021

CAR T cells expressing a natural RNA can activate the body’s own T cells against solid tumors

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which uses engineered T cells to treat certain types of cancers, has often been a challenging approach to treating solid tumors. CAR T cells need to recognize a specific target on cancer cells to kill them.

2 Sep 2021

New computational approach may predict how individuals are likely to respond to vaccines

In an advance that sheds light on why certain vaccines may influence people differently, a new computational approach developed at the University of Michigan may predict how individual patients are likely to respond.

2 Sep 2021

Cryogenic storage of biological specimens

Ziath, a leading supplier of equipment, software and consumables to simplify your sample management process, offers a range of CryzoTraq™ tubes designed for high integrity cryogenic storage of biological specimens at temperatures down to -196°C.

From Ziath Ltd 2 Sep 2021

Booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides additional protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A team of scientists from the USA and Israel has recently highlighted the importance of a third booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in achieving additional protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

2 Sep 2021

Novel molecular device exhibits exceptional computing prowess

In a discovery published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has described a novel molecular device with exceptional computing prowess.

2 Sep 2021

Growing wheat varieties with biological nitrification inhibition trait could increase yields

An international collaboration has discovered and transferred to elite wheat varieties a wild-grass chromosome segment that causes roots to secrete natural inhibitors of nitrification, offering a way to dial back on heavy fertilizer use for wheat and to reduce the crop's nitrogen leakage into waterways and air, while maintaining or raising its productivity and grain quality, says a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

2 Sep 2021

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections with live viruses and bacteria. The discovery appears today in Nature.

2 Sep 2021

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

A new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the major targets of immune checkpoint inhibitors are present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients.

2 Sep 2021

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with, although you did not know why?

2 Sep 2021

Uppsala researchers find solution to long-standing biological search enigma

How the cell can mend broken DNA using another DNA copy as template has puzzled researchers for years. How is it possible to find the correct sequences in the busy interior of the cell? Researchers from Uppsala university have now discovered the solution; it is easier to find a rope than a ball if you are blindfolded.

1 Sep 2021

Immune cell betrayal makes aging mice less tolerant of cold temperatures

Human evolution has provided us a level of protection from the existential threat of cold temperature with the capacity to produce heat from fat stored in the body.

1 Sep 2021

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days – a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathogenic viruses.

1 Sep 2021

New candidate vaccine for COVID-19 found to be efficacious in preclinical models

More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several vaccines have been authorized thanks to unprecedented worldwide research efforts. These first-generation vaccines bring great hope and are a mainstay in fighting the virus.

1 Sep 2021

Defined & Controllable Extracellular Matrix for Cell Culture

Biochemically defined and animal-free - Mussel Adhesive Protein based matrix (MAPtrix™) from AMSBIO provides a highly defined and controllable recombinant extracellular matrix (ECM) for cell culture, which can be tailored to the specific needs of particular cell types.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Sep 2021

Structure-based model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals opportunity to halt virus transmission

Scientists have simulated the transition of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein structure from when it recognizes the host cell to when it gains entry, according to a study published today in eLife.

1 Sep 2021

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Temperature variations could have driven the division of protocells

Stanford researchers engineer an efficient, multi-purpose, mini CRISPR system

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Lysis Buffer for High Yield Enzymatic Shearing

Stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters, study shows

CAR T cells expressing a natural RNA can activate the body’s own T cells against solid tumors

New computational approach may predict how individuals are likely to respond to vaccines

Cryogenic storage of biological specimens

Booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides additional protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Novel molecular device exhibits exceptional computing prowess

Growing wheat varieties with biological nitrification inhibition trait could increase yields

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Uppsala researchers find solution to long-standing biological search enigma

Immune cell betrayal makes aging mice less tolerant of cold temperatures

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

New candidate vaccine for COVID-19 found to be efficacious in preclinical models

Defined & Controllable Extracellular Matrix for Cell Culture

Structure-based model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals opportunity to halt virus transmission

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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