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CRISPR/Cas technology helped revolutionize diagnostics and gene therapy

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this mini review article the authors Meiyu Qiu and Pei Li from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea summarize CRISPR/Cas-based Diagnostics and Gene Therapy.

26 Apr 2021

Researchers investigate how oxygen radicals protect against cancer

Originally, oxygen radicals - reactive oxygen species, or ROS for short - were considered to be exclusively harmful in the body.

26 Apr 2021

Scientists decode activation mechanism of SHP2 protein that can trigger cancer

There are many different types of cancer, but they all have one thing in common: errors in the signals that control normal cell behavior can cause uncontrolled cell growth and cell division, leading to a tumor.

23 Apr 2021

Study characterizes anti-inflammatory effect of strawberry geranium on the skin

Strawberry geranium (Saxifraga stolonifera) has been used in Japan as a herbal medicine to treat wounds and swelling, and continues to be an ingredient in food and cosmetics.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers develop computer model to predict the impact of individual receptors on brain activity

Researchers regard the overall distribution of receptors in the brain – the receptome – as a new approach for computer models that reproduce the function of the brain, and for diagnostics and therapy of mental disorders.

23 Apr 2021

New platform helps non-experts use AI to analyze microscopy images

A new, freely available platform helps non-experts use artificial intelligence to analyze microscopy images. The platform has been developed at Åbo Akademi University in Finland and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal, and will be of big help in research and diagnostics using modern day microscopes.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers create a cell library to study how various sugars bind to and interact with receptors

Most infectious bacteria and viruses bind to sugars on the surface of our cells. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have created a library of tens of thousands of natural cells containing all the sugars found on the surface of our cells.

23 Apr 2021

Recreating early embryos using stem cells

In their effort to understand the very earliest stages of life and how they can go wrong, scientists are confronted with ethical issues surrounding the use of human embryos.

23 Apr 2021

New imaging technique captures movies of receptors on the surface of living cells

A new imaging technique developed by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital captures movies of receptors on the surface of living cells in unprecedented detail and could pave the way to a trove of new drugs.

23 Apr 2021

Study links muscle gene to type 2 diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that in type 2 diabetes, a specific gene is of great importance for the ability of muscle stem cells to create new mature muscle cells.

23 Apr 2021

DeNovix Announces 21 CFR Compliance Ready Software for Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer Products

DeNovix Inc. announces the launch of EasyApps Secure, a 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Ready software option for the DS-11 Series range.

From DeNovix Inc. 23 Apr 2021

The Native Antigen Company Launches SARS-CoV-2 Neutralisation Assay Development Kit

The Native Antigen Company today announced the launch of its SARS-CoV-2 Neutralisation Assay Development Kit.

From The Native Antigen Company 23 Apr 2021

New potential target for treating metastasized oral malignant melanoma in dogs

Scientists have shown that the biological molecule PD-L1 is a potential target for the treatment of metastasized oral malignant melanoma in dogs.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers develop a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules

An international team led by a Skoltech researcher has developed a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules, made more efficient by turning to an unusual source of inspiration - traditional Russian dumpling, or pelmeni, making.

23 Apr 2021

Drug-discovery collaboration finds potential new antimalarial drug candidates

Potential new antimalarial drug candidates are being developed through an extended drug-discovery collaboration between Australian medical research institute WEHI and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. The collaboration was facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

22 Apr 2021

Researchers discover molecule that provides dual protection against vascular inflammation

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore discovered a new mitochondrial peptide called MOCCI that plays an important role in regulating inflammation of blood vessel and immunity.

22 Apr 2021

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CRISPR/Cas technology helped revolutionize diagnostics and gene therapy

Researchers investigate how oxygen radicals protect against cancer

Scientists decode activation mechanism of SHP2 protein that can trigger cancer

Study characterizes anti-inflammatory effect of strawberry geranium on the skin

Researchers develop computer model to predict the impact of individual receptors on brain activity

New platform helps non-experts use AI to analyze microscopy images

Researchers create a cell library to study how various sugars bind to and interact with receptors

Recreating early embryos using stem cells

New imaging technique captures movies of receptors on the surface of living cells

Study links muscle gene to type 2 diabetes

DeNovix Announces 21 CFR Compliance Ready Software for Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer Products

The Native Antigen Company Launches SARS-CoV-2 Neutralisation Assay Development Kit

New potential target for treating metastasized oral malignant melanoma in dogs

Researchers develop a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules

Drug-discovery collaboration finds potential new antimalarial drug candidates

Researchers discover molecule that provides dual protection against vascular inflammation

Study could lead to new ways of targeting harmful bacteria

Interleukin 11-producing fibroblasts can be potential therapeutic targets for treating colorectal cancer

New miniaturized model of neuromuscular junction formation provides insight into ALS

Pre-Clinical Vaccine Adjuvant and Therapeutics Manufacturing

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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