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New computer model can predict how fast enzymes work

Drug molecules and biofuels can be made to order by living cell factories, where biological enzymes do the job. Now researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a computer model that can predict how fast enzymes work, making it possible to find the most efficient living factories, as well as to study difficult diseases.

2 Sep 2022

Study provides important clues for protecting frogs from lethal Bd infection

As the globe continues to battle COVID-19, another pandemic – the deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) - is ravaging the world’s frog species, contributing to the instability of Earth’s delicate ecosystem.

2 Sep 2022

Horizontal gene transfer plays an essential role in keeping microbiomes healthy

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a microbial community phenomenon that essentially equates to teaching neighbors how to complete necessary tasks by ripping out and sharing parts of the brain.

2 Sep 2022

Study provides a comprehensive view of the genomics of all childhood ALL subtypes

Scientists have created a roadmap of the genetic mutations present in the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

1 Sep 2022

New method combines zero- to ultralow-field NMR with special hyperpolarization technique for detection of alcohols

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool with a wide range of applications, including the magnetic resonance imaging that is used for diagnostic purposes in medicine.

1 Sep 2022

Integrating recent advances in multi-omics tumor profiling into precision cancer treatment

Tumors have significant differences depending on the person affected, even if they are the same cancer, such as breast cancer.

1 Sep 2022

New substance boosts the effect of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines

Ironically, some vaccines need their own "boosters." Adding an ingredient called an adjuvant can help vaccines elicit a more robust immune response, better training the body to fight a pathogen.

1 Sep 2022

Study opens a window of opportunity to design RAF1 degraders against lung adenocarcinomas

One of the main challenges in oncology is the development of drugs against KRAS oncogenes. These oncogenes -genes that cause cancer when mutated - are responsible for a quarter of all human cancers, including the three tumor types with the highest mortality rates: lung adenocarcinoma, colorectal carcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

1 Sep 2022

Rutgers scientists design a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of deadly nerve agent

A team that includes Rutgers scientists has designed a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of a deadly nerve agent that has been classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction and could be used in a chemical warfare attack.

1 Sep 2022

New kind of synapse discovered in neurons’ tiny hairs

Scientists at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons.

1 Sep 2022

KU Leuven scientists create a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells

Professor Vincent Pasque and his team at KU Leuven have managed to generate a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The new cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos.

1 Sep 2022

Inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, led by Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., have shown for the first time that inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth.

1 Sep 2022

Researchers demonstrate improved culture of primate induced pluripotent stem cells

The following study transplanted iPSCs derived from two NHP species, chimpanzee and pigtailed macaque, into blastocysts from another NHP species – the rhesus macaque.

1 Sep 2022

Cell Counting Without Slides to Reduce Waste and Cost

Until recently, cells were typically counted on a reusable quartz hemocytometer.

From DeNovix Inc. 1 Sep 2022

dsDNA Quantification for NGS Quality Control

Andrew Jones discusses the importance of quality control in NGS and the effect that a poorly followed protocol can have on experimental results.

From DeNovix Inc. 1 Sep 2022

Food for thought: ventral visual pathway has neural populations that respond very selectively to images of food

In this study, a complete set of human cortical specializations was required that actually reflected the functional organization of the cortex.

31 Aug 2022

Scientists uncover how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen in Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen within neurons in Parkinson's disease, ultimately causing nerve cell death.

30 Aug 2022

Moffitt study uses computer modeling to demonstrate the impact of skin homeostasis on driver and passenger mutations

All normal human tissues acquire mutations over time. Some of these mutations may be driver mutations that promote the development of cancer through increased proliferation and survival, while other mutations may be neutral passenger mutations that have no impact on cancer development.

30 Aug 2022

Chapman University biologist studies how our bodies and behaviors change during sickness

Surrounded by coworkers who are sniffling and sneezing? You may not be able to ask for sick leave preemptively, but your body is already bracing for battle, says Patricia C. Lopes, assistant professor of biological sciences at Chapman University's Schmid College of Science and Technology.

30 Aug 2022

Research provides a major step forward to growing human kidney in a dish

Kidney disease affects one in nine adults globally and the incidence of kidney failure is steadily rising around the world.

30 Aug 2022

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New computer model can predict how fast enzymes work

Study provides important clues for protecting frogs from lethal Bd infection

Horizontal gene transfer plays an essential role in keeping microbiomes healthy

Study provides a comprehensive view of the genomics of all childhood ALL subtypes

New method combines zero- to ultralow-field NMR with special hyperpolarization technique for detection of alcohols

Integrating recent advances in multi-omics tumor profiling into precision cancer treatment

New substance boosts the effect of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines

Study opens a window of opportunity to design RAF1 degraders against lung adenocarcinomas

Rutgers scientists design a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of deadly nerve agent

New kind of synapse discovered in neurons’ tiny hairs

KU Leuven scientists create a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells

Inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth

Researchers demonstrate improved culture of primate induced pluripotent stem cells

Cell Counting Without Slides to Reduce Waste and Cost

dsDNA Quantification for NGS Quality Control

Food for thought: ventral visual pathway has neural populations that respond very selectively to images of food

Scientists uncover how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen in Parkinson's disease

Moffitt study uses computer modeling to demonstrate the impact of skin homeostasis on driver and passenger mutations

Chapman University biologist studies how our bodies and behaviors change during sickness

Research provides a major step forward to growing human kidney in a dish

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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