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New genetic approach offers clues to the regulation of Wolbachia proliferation

Despite having been formalized as a species in 1936, Wolbachia pipientis remains an elusive microbe. The reason why relates to the relationship it establishes with its hosts.

8 Jul 2021

Researchers discover how to artificially produce healthy mucus

Many people instinctively associate mucus with something disgusting, but in fact, it has incredibly many valuable functions for our health. It keeps track of our important intestinal flora and feeds the bacteria.

8 Jul 2021

Novel technique allows to individually select droplets for contact in droplet-array sandwiching

Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and "lab-on-a-chip" devices taking the world by storm. Chemical reactions that were normally conducted in flasks and tubes can now be carried out within tiny water droplets not larger than a few millionths of a liter.

8 Jul 2021

New biological pathway selectively controls how key immune cells mature into functional components

Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a biological pathway that selectively controls how key immune cells, called T follicular helper cells, mature into functional components of the immune system.

8 Jul 2021

Optical genome mapping could change the existing workflow within cytogenetic laboratories

Dutch-French research shows that Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) detects abnormalities in chromosomes and DNA very quickly, effectively and accurately. Sometimes even better than all existing techniques together, as they describe in two proof-of-concept studies published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

8 Jul 2021

An antioxidative stress regulator helps keep muscles from becoming weak in low gravity

Most kids dream of growing up to be astronauts; but the downside of spending extended amounts of time in low gravity is that astronauts' muscles tend to shrink and weaken through disuse. Now, researchers from Japan have identified a protein that affects how muscles respond to space flight.

7 Jul 2021

Common anti-coagulant drug could treat emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

QUT PhD researcher Zachariah Schuurs said the research team had identified a new binding site on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

7 Jul 2021

New screening method tests the effectiveness of drug compounds that 'glue' proteins together

A new screening method that can test the effectiveness of therapeutic molecules designed to 'glue' proteins together in the body has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.

7 Jul 2021

Uncovering cellular mechanism related to gene silencing therapies

Gene silencing therapies are used to interfere with, or "silence", the expression of genes that are associated with disorders. Now, a team at TMDU has uncovered some of the cellular mechanisms by which the silencing therapies act in cells.

7 Jul 2021

Shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying cancer types

A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles" (EVs), in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

7 Jul 2021

Study unravels the link between chromosomal instability and cellular senescence

Chromosomal instability is a feature of solid tumours such as carcinoma. Likewise, cellular senescence is a process that is highly related to cellular ageing and its link to cancer is becoming increasingly clear. Scientists led by ICREA researcher Dr. Marco Milán at IRB Barcelona have revealed the link between chromosomal instability and cellular senescence.

7 Jul 2021

University of Liverpool signs option agreement with BARD1 for type 3C diabetes test

The University of Liverpool has signed a two year option agreement with the Australian diagnostics company, BARD1 Life Sciences Ltd (ASX: BD1), for a type 3c diabetes (T3cDM) blood test. The test uses patented technology developed by researchers in the University of Liverpool's Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology.

7 Jul 2021

First synthetic circuit consists of entirely fast, reversible protein-protein interactions

Synthetic biology offers a way to engineer cells to perform novel functions, such as glowing with fluorescent light when they detect a certain chemical. Usually, this is done by altering cells so they express genes that can be triggered by a certain input.

7 Jul 2021

Synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 could be used as a self-promoting antiviral therapy

What if the COVID-19 virus could be used against itself? Researchers at Penn State have designed a proof-of-concept therapeutic that may be able to do just that. The team designed a synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 virus that is innocuous but interferes with the real virus's growth, potentially causing the extinction of both the disease-causing virus and the synthetic virus.

7 Jul 2021

NYUAD researchers unlock an epigenetic code that allows liver regeneration

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers uncovered a code that sets the genome of the liver to account for the remarkable ability for this organ to regenerate.

6 Jul 2021

Scientists unravel how cell death is initiated on a molecular level

The death of cells is well regulated. If it occurs too much, it can cause degenerative diseases. Too little, and cells can become tumors.

6 Jul 2021

Scientists construct nano-scale borate bioactive glass with improved wound healing effects

Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the biocompatibility of the glass, and promote the effect of borate bioglass on skin repair.

6 Jul 2021

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New genetic approach offers clues to the regulation of Wolbachia proliferation

Researchers discover how to artificially produce healthy mucus

Novel technique allows to individually select droplets for contact in droplet-array sandwiching

New biological pathway selectively controls how key immune cells mature into functional components

Optical genome mapping could change the existing workflow within cytogenetic laboratories

An antioxidative stress regulator helps keep muscles from becoming weak in low gravity

Common anti-coagulant drug could treat emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

New screening method tests the effectiveness of drug compounds that 'glue' proteins together

Uncovering cellular mechanism related to gene silencing therapies

Shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying cancer types

Study unravels the link between chromosomal instability and cellular senescence

University of Liverpool signs option agreement with BARD1 for type 3C diabetes test

First synthetic circuit consists of entirely fast, reversible protein-protein interactions

Synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 could be used as a self-promoting antiviral therapy

NYUAD researchers unlock an epigenetic code that allows liver regeneration

Scientists unravel how cell death is initiated on a molecular level

Scientists construct nano-scale borate bioactive glass with improved wound healing effects

22 blood plasma lipids found to be associated with lower symptom improvement in schizophrenia

Comprehensive genetic study provides new insights on cleft lip and palate

A new method for generating metabolic profiles of single cells

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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