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Using microparticles to create 'self-boosting' vaccines

Most vaccines, from measles to Covid-19, require a series of multiple shots before the recipient is considered fully vaccinated.

13 Jul 2022

Prion imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal neurological disorders

Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (also known as Mad Cow Disease) and Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer.

13 Jul 2022

New high-throughput genomic array offers an in-depth view of the mouse epigenome

A new high-throughput genomic array offers an unprecedented look into the mouse epigenome, giving researchers an in-depth view into the basis of health and disease in a vital model organism.

13 Jul 2022

Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

The Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research at the National Cancer Institute has awarded $4.2 million over five years to Mount Sinai researchers establishing a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center to advance cancer research and treatments.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers discover new stem cell mechanism in the gut

Your gut is a wondrous place. A special layer of cells that coats the insides of your small and large intestines takes in nutrients and water from what you ate while keeping anything bad out of your system.

13 Jul 2022

Study identifies a protein that plays key role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from inflammation

A protein called Zbtb46, expressed by specialized immune cells, has a major role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from excessive inflammation, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

13 Jul 2022

Study reveals tiny gene fragments as crucial new players in retinal development and vision

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona reveal that Srrm3 is a master regulator gene crucial for the development of photoreceptors, cells in the back of the retina which capture and process light, sending signals to the brain that enable vision.

13 Jul 2022

Bioactive compounds in a marine sponge show potential to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A research group led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos, Brazil, has identified a number of bioactive compounds in a marine sponge collected on Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago about 400 km off the coast of Brazil's Northeast region.

13 Jul 2022

MaxCyte signs strategic platform license with LG Chem to advance its allogeneic CAR-T programs

MaxCyte, Inc., a leading commercial cell-engineering company focused on providing enabling platform technologies to advance innovative cell-based research as well as next-generation cell therapeutic discovery, development and commercialization, today announces the signing of a strategic platform license (SPL) with LG Chem Ltd., a globally diversified chemical company established in petrochemical, advanced materials and bio-technology, aiming to create new value for its customers based on science.

From MaxCyte, Inc. 13 Jul 2022

Study reveals a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia

An article published in the journal Nature Communications describes a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia affected by tandem mutations in the FLT3 gene.

13 Jul 2022

New regulatory code of protein glycosylation

Many proteins in nature exist as glycoproteins, which consist of protein (polypeptide chain) and glycan (sugar chain).

13 Jul 2022

New approach could pave the way for development of pan-coronavirus antivirals

To put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror and prevent other coronaviruses from causing havoc, the world needs an arsenal of measures to prevent and treat these infections.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

A collaboration between researchers at the Center for Virology of the Medical University of Vienna and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has provided unexpected insights into the atomic interactions of the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in infected cells.

13 Jul 2022

Study suggests ZCB11 as a promising antibody drug against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers at the AIDS Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong and the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, HKU, together with structural biologists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, have demonstrated that ZCB11, a broadly neutralizing antibody derived from a local mRNA-vaccinee against the spreading Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, displays potent antiviral activities against all variants of concern (VOCs), including the dominantly spreading Omicron BA.1, BA1.1 and BA.2.

13 Jul 2022

Diversifying STEM; the Importance of Representation, Equity, and Inclusion

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Paula Petrone, Associate Research Professor at ISGlobal, about the importance of representation, inclusion, and equity in the STEM fields.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 13 Jul 2022

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

A new study reports the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in hyperimmunized hens.

12 Jul 2022

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, among others, presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants and animals, may have originated from an ancient form of genetic exchange that involved the fusion of bacteria-like microorganisms called archaea.

12 Jul 2022

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

An international team of researchers led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineers have found that cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical "sweet spot" environments, providing new insights into how cancer invades the body.

12 Jul 2022

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

An international research group has investigated the mechanisms of cell migration and the impact of tissue rigidity on cell positioning and steering. The research sheds light on e.g. cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping and directing it.

12 Jul 2022

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

The first widespread census of the genetic diversity of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) populations living along 3000km of Australia's southern coastline has raised key pointers for future conservation efforts.

12 Jul 2022

Life Science News

Using microparticles to create 'self-boosting' vaccines

Prion imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal neurological disorders

New high-throughput genomic array offers an in-depth view of the mouse epigenome

Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

Researchers discover new stem cell mechanism in the gut

Study identifies a protein that plays key role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract from inflammation

Study reveals tiny gene fragments as crucial new players in retinal development and vision

Bioactive compounds in a marine sponge show potential to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

MaxCyte signs strategic platform license with LG Chem to advance its allogeneic CAR-T programs

Study reveals a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia

New regulatory code of protein glycosylation

New approach could pave the way for development of pan-coronavirus antivirals

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

Study suggests ZCB11 as a promising antibody drug against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Diversifying STEM; the Importance of Representation, Equity, and Inclusion

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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