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Food system transformation may require an unprecedented level of global cooperation

"Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both." This sentence, the opening statement of the EAT-Lancet Report published last year, reflects a growing consensus among global experts on food, nutrition and the environment: Our food system is broken and we need to fix it, fast.

31 Aug 2020

DeNovix launches 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Ready software for CellDrop Automated Cell Counters

DeNovix Inc. announces the launch of EasyApps Secure, a 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Ready software option for CellDrop Automated Cell Counters.

From DeNovix Inc. 31 Aug 2020

Knowledge about past warming events can help create and preserve ecosystems

Approximately 40 per cent of terrestrial ecosystems are projected to have experienced shifts in temperature during the past 21,000 years that are similar in pace and magnitude to regional-scale future forecasts.

29 Aug 2020

'Jumping' DNA influences the differentiation, physiological functioning of neurons

The human genome contains over 4.5 million sequences of DNA called "transposable elements", these virus-like entities that "jump" around and help regulate gene expression.

28 Aug 2020

Thomas Jefferson University receives grant for the development of CoraVax

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has announced grants totaling $10M to 23 entities to develop effective COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and therapies.

28 Aug 2020

Bulky benchtops for fingerprinting drugs could be replaced with a tiny photonic chip

As new infectious diseases emerge and spread, one of the best shots against novel pathogens is finding new medicines or vaccines.

28 Aug 2020

Massive cellular energy audit identifies genes that drive energy production, consumption

TK Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is the cellular energy currency that is as valuable to the human body as the dollar is to the US economy.

28 Aug 2020

Exploring the structure and dynamics of biological nanomachine

A small but important step towards a successful immune reaction is performed by an impressive nanomachine. Researchers use simulations to understand how it works.

28 Aug 2020

Australia's endangered native carnivore appears to be adapted to different landscapes

The northern quoll, one of Australia's most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes - which may be key to the species' survival.

28 Aug 2020

Target mycotoxins in cannabis with Restek’s new Ochratoxin A & Aflatoxins standards

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolite compounds produced by mold or fungi. Due to the toxicity of certain mycotoxins that can be found on cannabis plants, there is a growing need to detect their presence in both raw plant materials and finished cannabis products.

From Restek Corporation 28 Aug 2020

Researchers reveal how bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the gut

Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the human gut. Thanks to two different binding modes, they can withstand the shear forces in the body.

28 Aug 2020

Inhibiting STING activation could be new therapeutic strategy to treat ALS and FTD

Alberto Yáñez Boyer, Ramón y Cajal researcher at BIOTECMED (Interdisciplinary Research Structure in Biotechnology and Biomedicine) and the Department of Microbiology and Ecology at the University of Valencia (UV), participates in a study on the C9orf72 gene and its mutations in the immune system.

28 Aug 2020

Life Science News

Food system transformation may require an unprecedented level of global cooperation

DeNovix launches 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Ready software for CellDrop Automated Cell Counters

Knowledge about past warming events can help create and preserve ecosystems

'Jumping' DNA influences the differentiation, physiological functioning of neurons

Thomas Jefferson University receives grant for the development of CoraVax

Bulky benchtops for fingerprinting drugs could be replaced with a tiny photonic chip

Massive cellular energy audit identifies genes that drive energy production, consumption

Exploring the structure and dynamics of biological nanomachine

Australia's endangered native carnivore appears to be adapted to different landscapes

Target mycotoxins in cannabis with Restek’s new Ochratoxin A & Aflatoxins standards

Researchers reveal how bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the gut

Inhibiting STING activation could be new therapeutic strategy to treat ALS and FTD

Manipulating 3D Printed Organoid Microenvironments

DNA structure is determined by spatial rules based on specific protein sequences and their order

Study can help improve rapeseed oil composition

Researchers observe how two proteins operate at tricellular junctions

Researchers identify RNA molecule that aids in lung cancer immune evasion

First cell atlas of mosquito immune cells created to help fight malaria

SARS discovery boots search for COVID-19 drugs

Two discoveries can lead to a new wave of more-complex organoid development

Edoardo Fabini

Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

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