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Expert Insights: HiMedia Labs on Advancing Nucleic Acid Extraction Across Industries

An interview with Dr. Rajas Warke, HiMedia Laboratories' youngest director.

From Himedia Laboratories Private Limited 29 Apr 2024

RNA Molecules Govern Battle Between Cholera Bacteria and Phages

Viruses need hosts. Whether it's measles, the flu or coronavirus, viral pathogens cannot multiply or infect other organisms without the assistance of their hosts' cellular infrastructure.

5 Apr 2024

Unveiling Mechanisms to Block Tau Aggregation

The buildup of aberrant, misfolded tau proteins in the brain is the cause of a variety of neurodegenerative illnesses, such as Fronto Temporal Dementia (FTD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), and Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD).

4 Apr 2024

Breakthrough Study Reveals Key Mechanism in Passing Epigenetic Information During Cell Division

A research team led by Professor Yuanliang ZHAI at the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong collaborating with Professor Ning GAO and Professor Qing LI from Peking University, as well as Professor Bik-Kwoon TYE from Cornell University, has recently made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the DNA copying machine helps pass on epigenetic information to maintain gene traits at each cell division.

11 Mar 2024

New Therapeutic Devices for Diseases with ‘Internet of Life’

Although an electronic gadget and E. coli bacteria might not seem to have much in common, University of Maryland researchers recently connected them to create the first closed-loop system capable of communication across the technological and biological divide.

6 Mar 2024

New Technology Enables Minimally-Invasive, High-Resolution Recording of Brain Activity

Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models, according to a study published in the Jan. 17, 2024 issue of the journal Nature Communications.

18 Jan 2024

Hair Follicle Regression may be Driven by Cell-to-Cell Apoptosis

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on October 19, 2023, entitled, "Apoptotic cells may drive cell death in hair follicles during their regression cycle."

24 Oct 2023

DNA Methylation Enables Plants Adapt in a Warm World

Plants increasingly need to adapt quickly to preserve their existence as global warming continues to reshape ecosystems.

13 Oct 2023

Promoting Viral Propagation with Decreasing Biodiversity

How are environmental changes, biodiversity decline, and disease spread related? The solution is a riddle.

27 Sep 2023

Curtin Expert Available: 3D Scanning for Answers to Mass Whale Stranding

Curtin University marine scientists have joined a multi-pronged search into why nearly 100 pilot whales stranded at Cheynes Beach, near Albany on Western Australia’s south coast last month.

16 Aug 2023

New insights into the underlying mechanism that causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Researchers from the group of Eva van Rooij in collaboration with the UMC Utrecht identified a new mutation that leads to the cardiac disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM).

3 Mar 2023

Revealing the propagation of singlet oxygen along double stranded DNA

Nucleic acid-targeting photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an innovative type of targeted therapy that is currently being studied. This treatment is based on photosensitizers, which are drugs that attach to specific regions in a cell’s DNA.

26 Jan 2023

Sediment enhancement and submerged plant restoration project, progresses restoration and reconstruction of the lake ecosystem

West Lake, a normally small and eutrophic lake that is plagued by “incense ashes sediment,” is situated southwest of Hangzhou city and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011.

8 Aug 2022

Study shows how mitochondrial RNA changes enhance invasive growth of cancer cells

The energy centers of cells and mitochondria have their own genetic material and RNA molecules.

1 Jul 2022

Scientists detect rare genetic signs of drug-resistant tuberculosis with the aim to stop disease progression

Many people believe tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of the past. Nonetheless, it claims over a million lives each year. Furthermore, the problem is escalating as Mycobacterium tuberculosis—the pathogen that causes tuberculosis develops resistance to the antibiotics used to treat the disease.

12 May 2022

Critical signaling pathways in immune cells could reduce Alzheimer’s progression

According to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, inhibiting a critical signaling route in brain-resident immune cells may reduce brain inflammation and hence halt the progression of the disease in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

15 Apr 2022

Study reveals how plants activate their immune system to prevent infections caused by rain

While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. So how do plants protect themselves from this threat?

7 Apr 2022

Researchers employ CRISPR gene-editing technology in human blood to cure HIV

Northwestern Medicine researchers are employing recent developments in CRISPR gene-editing technology to discover novel biological method that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic tactics for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

5 Apr 2022

Study shows the impact of ATP binding in human integrin-linked kinase and cell behavior

Getting from point A to point B might be difficult, especially for mobile cells.

21 Mar 2022

Multi-omics approach help researchers study the disparity created by in vitro culture

Citrus is a significant and economically beneficial horticultural crop with nucellar polyembryony, which prevents hybrid offspring from being produced. Citrus is produced mostly through asexual methods like grafting and cuttings.

7 Mar 2022

Propagation News and Research

Expert Insights: HiMedia Labs on Advancing Nucleic Acid Extraction Across Industries

RNA Molecules Govern Battle Between Cholera Bacteria and Phages

Unveiling Mechanisms to Block Tau Aggregation

Breakthrough Study Reveals Key Mechanism in Passing Epigenetic Information During Cell Division

New Therapeutic Devices for Diseases with ‘Internet of Life’

New Technology Enables Minimally-Invasive, High-Resolution Recording of Brain Activity

Hair Follicle Regression may be Driven by Cell-to-Cell Apoptosis

DNA Methylation Enables Plants Adapt in a Warm World

Promoting Viral Propagation with Decreasing Biodiversity

Curtin Expert Available: 3D Scanning for Answers to Mass Whale Stranding

New insights into the underlying mechanism that causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Revealing the propagation of singlet oxygen along double stranded DNA

Sediment enhancement and submerged plant restoration project, progresses restoration and reconstruction of the lake ecosystem

Study shows how mitochondrial RNA changes enhance invasive growth of cancer cells

Scientists detect rare genetic signs of drug-resistant tuberculosis with the aim to stop disease progression

Critical signaling pathways in immune cells could reduce Alzheimer’s progression

Study reveals how plants activate their immune system to prevent infections caused by rain

Researchers employ CRISPR gene-editing technology in human blood to cure HIV

Study shows the impact of ATP binding in human integrin-linked kinase and cell behavior

Multi-omics approach help researchers study the disparity created by in vitro culture

Expert Insights: HiMedia Labs on Advancing Nucleic Acid Extraction Across Industries

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

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