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Ultra high-resolution particle size characterization using DCS technique

Analytik has published a white paper that provides an informative introduction to particle size characterization using the Differential Centrifugal Sedimentation technique.

From Analytik Ltd 28 Jan 2020

Nicoya launches groundbreaking new SPR system to accelerate drug discovery

Nicoya, a leading provider of advanced analytical instruments for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, today announced the launch of Alto, the world’s first fully-automated, high-throughput benchtop surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system.

From Nicoya Lifesciences 28 Jan 2020

Benchling launches new solution to help life science companies maximize lab automation investments

Benchling, the leading life sciences R&D cloud platform, today announced the launch of Benchling for Lab Automation, a new solution to help life sciences companies maximize lab automation investments.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS2020) 28 Jan 2020

Avacta demonstrates initial proof-of-concept for TMAC drug conjugates in pre-clinical study

Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has demonstrated initial proof-of-concept for its proprietary new class of drug conjugate, TMAC, in a pre-clinical animal model of cancer.

From Avacta Life Sciences Ltd. 28 Jan 2020

Scientists 'knock out' gene in myeloid cells to create listeriosis-immune mice

An international research team which includes specialists from ITMO University has conducted a series of experiments with the goal of studying the immune system and identifying the genes and proteins involved in the response to certain harmful bacteria.

28 Jan 2020

Researchers discover a defense mechanism that protects cells from microbial attacks

Human cells have a defense mechanism that protects them from microbial attacks, a Canadian-led team of international researchers has discovered.

28 Jan 2020

Study on axolotl's ability to regenerate might help find ways to restore damaged tissue in humans

The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration. Lose a limb, part of the heart or even a large portion of its brain? No problem: They grow back.

28 Jan 2020

Sound and movement are processed simultaneously in the brain, mice study suggests

New insight on how information relating to sound and movement is processed in the brain has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

28 Jan 2020

Scientists may soon be able to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from maturing

New research from UC Riverside shows scientists may soon be able to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from maturing. Using the same gene-altering techniques, they may also be able help boost reproduction in beneficial bumblebees.

28 Jan 2020

Book review: Nano comes to life by Sonia Contera

NuNano’s marketing lead, Rebecca Megson-Smith, is our resident bookworm.

From Nu Nano Ltd 28 Jan 2020

Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently?

This was the question at the forefront of my mind as I attended the Linz Winter Workshop back in February. Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently and, does it matter?

From Nu Nano Ltd 28 Jan 2020

Study finds unexpected response to estrogen at the single cell level

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do individual mammalian cells in a population fail to respond synchronously to estrogen stimulation, neither do individual gene copies, known as alleles.

28 Jan 2020

New micro-scale technology holds promise for improved tumor diagnosis

Using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis developed by Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, researchers have been able to provide a more detailed and wider window into cancer biology, tumor type and the mechanisms of response and resistance to therapy than with conventional approaches.

27 Jan 2020

New gene correction therapy for hereditary muscular disease among children

Duchenne type muscular dystrophy is the most common hereditary muscular disease among children, leaving them wheelchair-bound before the age of twelve and reducing life expectancy.

27 Jan 2020

Naturally produced protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis

A protein naturally produced in the body has been found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. Researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine also found that high levels of this protein, AKAP8, predicts a better survival for breast cancer patients.

27 Jan 2020

Researchers develop new model that simulates the accumulation of lipids in membranes

Cholesterol is crucial to the formation of the cell membranes of mammals and is part of many life processes.

27 Jan 2020

Expert genomics panel disputes certain genes linked to a dangerous heart condition

A panel of experts have said that nine genes linked to a dangerous heart disorder called long QT syndrome, are not associated with the condition.

27 Jan 2020

Study tracks milestones in the history of human disease genetics

Genetic discoveries over the past 25 years have substantially advanced understanding of both rare and common diseases, furthering the development of treatment and prevention for ailments ranging from inflammatory bowel diseases to diabetes, according to a study published in Nature Research in January.

27 Jan 2020

ClinGen expert panel disputes nine genes linked to long QT syndrome

Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT syndrome, a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource's expert panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.

27 Jan 2020

New portable device could be used to assess microbes in the environment

Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing the health of these organisms - too tiny to be seen by the naked eye - and their response to threats to their ecosystems.

27 Jan 2020

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Ultra high-resolution particle size characterization using DCS technique

Nicoya launches groundbreaking new SPR system to accelerate drug discovery

Benchling launches new solution to help life science companies maximize lab automation investments

Avacta demonstrates initial proof-of-concept for TMAC drug conjugates in pre-clinical study

Scientists 'knock out' gene in myeloid cells to create listeriosis-immune mice

Researchers discover a defense mechanism that protects cells from microbial attacks

Study on axolotl's ability to regenerate might help find ways to restore damaged tissue in humans

Sound and movement are processed simultaneously in the brain, mice study suggests

Scientists may soon be able to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from maturing

Book review: Nano comes to life by Sonia Contera

Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently?

Study finds unexpected response to estrogen at the single cell level

New micro-scale technology holds promise for improved tumor diagnosis

New gene correction therapy for hereditary muscular disease among children

Naturally produced protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis

Researchers develop new model that simulates the accumulation of lipids in membranes

Expert genomics panel disputes certain genes linked to a dangerous heart condition

Study tracks milestones in the history of human disease genetics

ClinGen expert panel disputes nine genes linked to long QT syndrome

New portable device could be used to assess microbes in the environment

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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