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UTokyo researchers study worms to understand the neuroplasticity of learning

As anyone who has ever procrastinated knows, remembering that you need to do something and acting on that knowledge are two different things. To understand how learning changes nerve cells and leads to different behaviors, researchers studied the much simpler nervous system of worms.

1 Jun 2021

Ethnic diversity in genetic study identifies more genomic regions linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits

By ensuring ethnic diversity in a largescale genetic study, an international team of researchers, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst genetic epidemiologist, has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits.

1 Jun 2021

Taking the Strain Out of Microplate Sealing

Porvair Sciences has announced its next generation AutoCapper electronic sealer - a versatile device designed to take the strain out of applying friction sealing caps to a wide range of microplates.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 1 Jun 2021

AMSBIO's custom lentivectors for labeling organoids

AMSBIO have supplied custom lentivectors to Francesco Pampaloni and his team at the Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences in Frankfurt, Germany allowing them to visualize cell nuclei and F-actin cytoskeleton in their organoids.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Jun 2021

Duetting songbirds 'silence' their partner’s brain to coordinate the duets

Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, "We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords ... ."

31 May 2021

Ethnic diversity in genetic study of glycemic traits yields better results

By including multi-ethnic participants, a largescale genetic study has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits than if the research had been conducted in Europeans alone.

31 May 2021

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including data on Hispanics, African-Americans and East Asians, to the international MAGIC collaboration, composed of more than 400 global academics, who conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis led by the University of Exeter.

31 May 2021

Review: Sulfur-containing natural products isolated from marine organisms

Announcing a new publication for Marine Life Science & Technology journal. In this review article the authors Yang Hai, Mei‑Yan Wei, Chang‑Yun Wang, Yu‑Cheng Gu and Chang‑Lun Shao from Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China and Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Berkshire, UK consider the chemistry and biology of sulfur‑containing natural products from marine microorganisms.

31 May 2021

Plexin-A1 gene plays a more extensive role in brain development, study shows

Study by the University of Bonn shows that mutations of the investigated gene manifest in different patterns of inheritance.

31 May 2021

Aptamer Group collaborates with world-leading pharmaceutical company to evaluate Optimer technology

Aptamer Group today announced that it has signed an agreement with the multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company Takeda.

From Aptamer Group 28 May 2021

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches next-generation Biolector XT Microbioreactor

Microbioreactor technology is accelerating and increasing automation capabilities with the launch of the new BioLector XT Microbioreactor which features the highest flexibility, enabling more applications in the BioLector series of instruments from m2p-labs, part of the Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ Biotechnology Business Unit since November 2020.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 27 May 2021

Rapid Novor First to Decode Polyclonal Antibodies Using Only Proteomics

Novel antibody discovery platform REpAb® unlocks direct access to key antibodies through next-generation protein sequencing

From Rapid Novor Inc 27 May 2021

Rapid Removal of gDNA from RNA Samples

Porvair Sciences has launched Chromatrap® gDNA Removal Columns that quickly remove unwanted genomic DNA (gDNA) from RNA samples.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 26 May 2021

KA Imaging signs with Alpha Imaging for distribution in the USA

KA Imaging has signed a distribution agreement in the USA with Alpha Imaging.

From KA Imaging 25 May 2021

Medical EdTech specialist, Continulus, makes two key strategic hires to boost its finance and technology capability

Continulus, the online video-learning platform for health professionals, has hired Scott McIntosh as CFO and Mark Mace as Software Architect.

From Continulus 24 May 2021

Biorbyt receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Biorbyt is delighted to have been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its outstanding achievements in international trade.

From Biorbyt 24 May 2021

New chemical process uses photocatalytic membrane to remove steroid hormones

Micropollutants such as steroid hormones contaminate drinking water worldwide and pose a significant threat to human health and the environment even in smallest quantities.

22 May 2021

Biognosys Announces the Appointment of Kristina Beeler as Chief Business Officer

Biognosys announces the appointment of Kristina Beeler as Chief Business Operator

From Biognosys 21 May 2021

Canopy Biosciences develops spatial proteomics assay for COVID-19

Canopy Biosciences, a Bruker Company, today announced the successful development of a new assay for examining immune response to COVID-19.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 21 May 2021

TIBI receives GFI grant to develop a unique, effective method of producing cultivated meat

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has been awarded a grant by The Good Food Institute (GFI) to develop a unique and effective method of producing cultivated meat, which is meat grown directly from the cell.

21 May 2021

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UTokyo researchers study worms to understand the neuroplasticity of learning

Ethnic diversity in genetic study identifies more genomic regions linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits

Taking the Strain Out of Microplate Sealing

AMSBIO's custom lentivectors for labeling organoids

Duetting songbirds 'silence' their partner’s brain to coordinate the duets

Ethnic diversity in genetic study of glycemic traits yields better results

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Review: Sulfur-containing natural products isolated from marine organisms

Plexin-A1 gene plays a more extensive role in brain development, study shows

Aptamer Group collaborates with world-leading pharmaceutical company to evaluate Optimer technology

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches next-generation Biolector XT Microbioreactor

Rapid Novor First to Decode Polyclonal Antibodies Using Only Proteomics

Rapid Removal of gDNA from RNA Samples

KA Imaging signs with Alpha Imaging for distribution in the USA

Medical EdTech specialist, Continulus, makes two key strategic hires to boost its finance and technology capability

Biorbyt receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise

New chemical process uses photocatalytic membrane to remove steroid hormones

Biognosys Announces the Appointment of Kristina Beeler as Chief Business Officer

Canopy Biosciences develops spatial proteomics assay for COVID-19

TIBI receives GFI grant to develop a unique, effective method of producing cultivated meat

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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