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Taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices, finds study

Preliminary findings from a new study involving more than 6,000 adults found that taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices and could, in turn, influence cardiometabolic health.

14 Jun 2022

New potato processing technique slows starch digestion to avoid blood sugar spikes

Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our bodies digest potato starch more slowly.

14 Jun 2022

Implementing remote laboratory activity to teach students about enzyme kinetics

The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers across the globe to embrace remote learning. Although adapting existing materials was relatively easy for lecture-based courses that revolved around theory, teaching laboratory classes remotely presented a formidable challenge.

14 Jun 2022

Accurate detection of specific genomic disorders made possible by nanopore sequencing

Using nanopore sequencing, a rapid third-generation cytogenetic analysis tool, investigators are now able to accurately detect specific genomic disorders in a fraction of the time it takes to conduct traditional and molecular cytogenetic testing.

14 Jun 2022

Orbit Discovery awarded Innovate UK grant to expand high throughput cell-based functional screening platform capabilities in peptide drug discovery

Orbit Discovery Ltd., (“Orbit”) a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering candidate peptide therapeutics harnessing proprietary affinity and cell-based functional screening platforms, has been awarded a Smart grant by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

From Orbit Discovery 14 Jun 2022

Evonetix appoints Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer

EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the synthetic biology company bringing semiconductor technology to DNA synthesis, today announced the appointment of Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

From Evonetix 14 Jun 2022

New project seeks to develop a microscopy system for making drug interactions in the liver visible

Bielefeld University is coordinating a new EU-research project that seeks to produce microscopic liver tissue cultures that can survive for 14 days, while also using imaging methods to investigate how liver cells react to combinations of different medications.

14 Jun 2022

OSU researchers study quorum sensing in a gram-negative bacterium that displays social behaviors

Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its own messaging, allowing it to instead wait for collective communication from its group.

13 Jun 2022

New study provides 'big picture' of the genetic landscape of Europe

A new study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences examining population genetics across Europe has analyzed the diverse ancestries of people living in the UK. This knowledge has the potential to inform future health research on genetic factors leading to disease.

13 Jun 2022

RNA exosomes play a key role in B cell development, UTSW study suggests

New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play a key role in the development of B cells, which are critical to the immune system's ability to protect against infection.

13 Jun 2022

Researchers gain new insight into retroviral establishment in the koala genome

Historic virus infections can be traced in vertebrate genomes. For millions of years, these genomes have been repositories for retroviruses that incorporated their code into germline cells and were inherited as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs).

13 Jun 2022

Study demonstrates a potential way to stimulate the formation of new insulin-producing cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how a molecule that they have identified stimulates the formation of new insulin-producing cells in zebrafish and mammalian tissue, through a newly described mechanism for regulating protein synthesis.

13 Jun 2022

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Advances in cellular immunotherapy that spur genetically modified T cells to attack cancer cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers.

13 Jun 2022

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

Today, at the 70th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Evosep demonstrates new applications for standardization of high throughput single cell proteomics, higher throughput clinical analysis, and improved diabetes monitoring.

From Evosep 13 Jun 2022

Whole-genome sequencing can help provide an accurate diagnosis of severely ill infants

Children who are born severely ill or who develop serious illness in the first few weeks of life are often difficult to diagnose, with considerable implications for their short and longer-term care.

13 Jun 2022

New machine learning algorithm finds a gene signature characteristic of tumors

How do cancer cells differ from healthy cells? A new machine learning algorithm called "ikarus" knows the answer, reports a team led by MDC bioinformatician Altuna Akalin in the journal Genome Biology. The AI program has found a gene signature characteristic of tumors.

10 Jun 2022

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

A new molecule synthesized by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs.

10 Jun 2022

Proteomic analysis of 2002 tumors reveals 11 distinct pan-cancer molecular subtypes

A new study that analyzed protein levels in 2,002 primary tumors from 14 tissue-based cancer types identified 11 distinct molecular subtypes, providing systematic knowledge that greatly expands a searchable online database that has become a go-to platform for cancer data analysis by users worldwide.

10 Jun 2022

Stress protein in fibroblasts appears to be an attractive cancer drug target

A stress protein that is overactive in many types of tumor cells also has a key role in tumor-supporting cells called fibroblasts, and may be a good target for future cancer treatments, suggests a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jun 2022

Naturally-produced antibodies in mothers may enhance infants' immunity against bacterial pathogens

Researchers have known for some time that maternal breast milk provides critical nutrients for newborns, and antibodies from mothers vaccinated against a specific disease-causing bacterium or virus can be transferred via breast milk to babies.

10 Jun 2022

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Taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices, finds study

New potato processing technique slows starch digestion to avoid blood sugar spikes

Implementing remote laboratory activity to teach students about enzyme kinetics

Accurate detection of specific genomic disorders made possible by nanopore sequencing

Orbit Discovery awarded Innovate UK grant to expand high throughput cell-based functional screening platform capabilities in peptide drug discovery

Evonetix appoints Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer

New project seeks to develop a microscopy system for making drug interactions in the liver visible

OSU researchers study quorum sensing in a gram-negative bacterium that displays social behaviors

New study provides 'big picture' of the genetic landscape of Europe

RNA exosomes play a key role in B cell development, UTSW study suggests

Researchers gain new insight into retroviral establishment in the koala genome

Study demonstrates a potential way to stimulate the formation of new insulin-producing cells

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

Whole-genome sequencing can help provide an accurate diagnosis of severely ill infants

New machine learning algorithm finds a gene signature characteristic of tumors

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

Proteomic analysis of 2002 tumors reveals 11 distinct pan-cancer molecular subtypes

Stress protein in fibroblasts appears to be an attractive cancer drug target

Naturally-produced antibodies in mothers may enhance infants' immunity against bacterial pathogens

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