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Genome sequencing efforts overlook huge swathes of diversity and opportunity, researchers warn

Efforts to sequence the genomes of the world's animals tend to focus on those that most resemble humans with the work conducted almost entirely in the Global North, according to an analysis led by Washington State University.

7 Dec 2021

Scientists find infection of sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium of COVID-19 patients

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure.

6 Dec 2021

Using soft X-ray tomography for 3D imaging of cell structures in few minutes

Viral pathogens like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus change the interior structure of the cells they infect. These changes occur at the level of individual cell components – the organelles – and can provide information on how viral diseases develop.

6 Dec 2021

Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with University of Kent, have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency.

6 Dec 2021

X-ray laser offers new insights into how radiation damage occurs in biological tissue

An international research team has used the X-ray laser European XFEL to gain new insights into how radiation damage occurs in biological tissue.

6 Dec 2021

Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations of 2021

Each year The Scientist seeks to highlight the latest and greatest tools, technologies, and techniques to hit the life science landscape.

From Resolve Biosciences 6 Dec 2021

Resolve Biosciences Appoints Oliver Dick as Chief Operating Officer

Resolve Biosciences, the pioneer in Molecular Cartography™, today announced the appointment of Oliver Dick, PhD, as Chief Operating Officer.

From Resolve Biosciences 6 Dec 2021

Sino Biological Launches A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)

Sino Biological, Inc. (https://www.sinobiological.com; SHE: 301047) announced today that it has launched a panel of research reagents for the newly identified Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

From Sino Biological Inc. 6 Dec 2021

Gene expression related to liver metabolism altered by spaceflight

The latest findings of a series of studies on mice that examined harmful effects caused by spending time in space show that gene expression related to liver metabolism is altered in response to the space environment.

6 Dec 2021

Research offers a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak

In their publication in Science, Professor Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan), Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Professor Ann Sutherland (University of Virginia Health System, USA) offer a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak and its role in mediating amniote (vertebrate animals that develop on land) gastrulation, and discuss the implications of embryonic stem cell-based models of early mammalian embryogenesis on the function of this structure.

4 Dec 2021

'Combination' adjuvant may boost the protective power of vaccines

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have found a possible way to improve the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines - and any vaccine.

4 Dec 2021

Telomeric DNA damage response may increase susceptibility of elderly people to COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 causes the pandemic coronavirus disease COVID-19, that is more harmful for elderly people, who show more severe symptoms and are at higher risk of hospitalization and death.

3 Dec 2021

New nanoparticle adjuvant could help make vaccines more powerful

A common strategy to make vaccines more powerful is to deliver them along with an adjuvant - a compound that stimulates the immune system to produce a stronger response.

3 Dec 2021

Automate your sample pooling with INTEGRA’s efficient pipetting solutions

INTEGRA’s automated pipetting solutions are helping scientists meet the challenge of efficiently pooling potentially infectious samples prior to testing.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 3 Dec 2021

Modulating the composition of bacterial populations in the colon could enhance anti-tumor immunity

A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity.

3 Dec 2021

Penn researchers illuminate key molecular details of T-cell exhaustion process

Specially engineered immune cells called CAR T cells have proven themselves to be a powerful weapon against blood cancers, but against solid tumors they are much less effective, due in part to a process called T-cell exhaustion.

2 Dec 2021

Cannabis vapor exposure generationally affects sperm counts and motility in mice

An intense but short-term exposure to cannabis vapor lowered sperm counts and slowed sperm movement, or motility, not only in the directly exposed male mice but also in their sons.

2 Dec 2021

Study documents and visualizes hearing loss-associated genes in the inner ear

Researchers from Uppsala University have been able to document and visualise hearing loss-associated genes in the human inner ear, in a unique collaboration study between otosurgeons and geneticists.

2 Dec 2021

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

A ground-breaking discovery from the Malaghan Institute has shone a light on immune cells in the skin, suggesting they play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than first thought.

2 Dec 2021

Non-coding RNA plays a key role in regulating behavior of chromosome loops and gene expression

An important player in the healthy development of female embryos turns out also to play a key role in regulating the behavior of chromosome loops and gene expression in both sexes, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

2 Dec 2021

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Genome sequencing efforts overlook huge swathes of diversity and opportunity, researchers warn

Scientists find infection of sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium of COVID-19 patients

Using soft X-ray tomography for 3D imaging of cell structures in few minutes

Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters

X-ray laser offers new insights into how radiation damage occurs in biological tissue

Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations of 2021

Resolve Biosciences Appoints Oliver Dick as Chief Operating Officer

Sino Biological Launches A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)

Gene expression related to liver metabolism altered by spaceflight

Research offers a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak

'Combination' adjuvant may boost the protective power of vaccines

Telomeric DNA damage response may increase susceptibility of elderly people to COVID-19

New nanoparticle adjuvant could help make vaccines more powerful

Automate your sample pooling with INTEGRA’s efficient pipetting solutions

Modulating the composition of bacterial populations in the colon could enhance anti-tumor immunity

Penn researchers illuminate key molecular details of T-cell exhaustion process

Cannabis vapor exposure generationally affects sperm counts and motility in mice

Study documents and visualizes hearing loss-associated genes in the inner ear

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

Non-coding RNA plays a key role in regulating behavior of chromosome loops and gene expression

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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