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Reservoir ensures sustainable use of reagents

Manufactured to the ANSI/SLAS standard, the range of reagent reservoirs from Porvair Sciences are designed for simple integration into any automated liquid handling system.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 24 Aug 2022

Biological effects of nanoplastics in paints

A recent study analyzed paint composition and its biological properties, as paints release polymers and particles into the environment.

24 Aug 2022

Strong facial similarity in people is linked with shared genetic variants

A collection of photos of genetically unrelated lookalikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants.

23 Aug 2022

Glucokinase activator AZD1656 shows potential benefit for diabetics with moderate to severe COVID-19

A new study examines the potential benefit of the glucokinase activator molecule AZD1656 in the ARCADIA trial.

23 Aug 2022

Unconventional T cells influence immune responses in the lymph nodes

Lymph nodes trigger very different immune responses – depending on which body tissue they are connected to. Special T cells are responsible for this newly discovered relation.

23 Aug 2022

Lack of sleep leads to withdrawal of willingness to help other people

Humans help each other - it's one of the foundations of civilized society. But a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals that a lack of sleep blunts this fundamental human attribute, with real-world consequences.

23 Aug 2022

UCI study uncovers key insights into 'parasitic genes'

They are considered "parasitic genes." Even though they comprise over half of human DNA, much remains to be learned about them.

23 Aug 2022

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Spear Bio, Inc.announced that the Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven ultrasensitive SPEAR protein-detection technology has been licensed to the newly formed Boston-based startup.

23 Aug 2022

Enriched environment influences maternal nurturance, lactation quality, and offspring development in rats

Rat mothers in enriching environments give birth to larger offspring, are more efficient parents, and have heartier breastmilk, compared to mothers in standard laboratory housing, according to research published in eNeuro.

23 Aug 2022

Common molecular tool for DNA labelling shows unexpected anticancer properties

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made the surprising discovery that a molecule called EdU, which is commonly used in laboratory experiments to label DNA, is in fact recognized by human cells as DNA damage, triggering a runaway process of DNA repair that is eventually fatal to affected cells, including cancer cells.

23 Aug 2022

Researchers discover how the hearts of neonatal marsupials retain regenerative capacity

Wataru Kimura and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have discovered how the hearts of newborn marsupials retain the ability to regenerate for several weeks.

23 Aug 2022

Flipping the switch on retrons to combat antimicrobial resistance

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Jacob Bobonis about his new discovery regarding retrons and how they could be used to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

23 Aug 2022

Study yields critical clues for successful inflammatory recovery

Inflammation is the body's first line of defense, occurring as droves of immune cells rush to the site of injury or acute illness to make repairs and stem further damage.

22 Aug 2022

Super-resolution imaging reveals how disease causes cells to reorder their DNA incorrectly

Imagine you're trying to do a job and all of the information you need to do it is in a few books at the library.

22 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection induces virus-specific nasal T-cells

A new study reports that hybrid immunity induced by vaccination and previous infection induces SARS-CoV-2-specific tissue-resident T-cells in the nasal cavity.

22 Aug 2022

Researchers discover how patients with mutations in a DNA sequence develop pancreatic malformations

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function – and for the first time – describe how it works.

22 Aug 2022

Scientists discover a mechanism used by insects in the development and regeneration of wings

The first mutation of the wingless gene was found by accident in Drosophila in the 1970s, following the observation of flies that did not possess wings, hence its name.

22 Aug 2022

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.

22 Aug 2022

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

Brain cells with the same "birthdate" are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many functions, including the storage of memories, a new study finds.

22 Aug 2022

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

In response to increasing demand for stabilised molecular diagnostic assays, we have significantly increased our single batch lyophilised reagent bead manufacturing throughput to 300,000 reactions per freeze drying run and are now progressing towards a capacity of 100 million tests per annum.

From Biofortuna Limited 22 Aug 2022

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Reservoir ensures sustainable use of reagents

Biological effects of nanoplastics in paints

Strong facial similarity in people is linked with shared genetic variants

Glucokinase activator AZD1656 shows potential benefit for diabetics with moderate to severe COVID-19

Unconventional T cells influence immune responses in the lymph nodes

Lack of sleep leads to withdrawal of willingness to help other people

UCI study uncovers key insights into 'parasitic genes'

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Enriched environment influences maternal nurturance, lactation quality, and offspring development in rats

Common molecular tool for DNA labelling shows unexpected anticancer properties

Researchers discover how the hearts of neonatal marsupials retain regenerative capacity

Flipping the switch on retrons to combat antimicrobial resistance

Study yields critical clues for successful inflammatory recovery

Super-resolution imaging reveals how disease causes cells to reorder their DNA incorrectly

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection induces virus-specific nasal T-cells

Researchers discover how patients with mutations in a DNA sequence develop pancreatic malformations

Scientists discover a mechanism used by insects in the development and regeneration of wings

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

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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