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Study shows new potential target for CAR T cells to inhibit solid tumors

CAR T therapy, or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, has revolutionized the treatment of some blood cancers, allowing patients with relapsed or refractory disease to live longer and better lives.

10 May 2022

CN Bio introduces PhysioMimix NASH ‘in-a-box’ reagent kit

First product within new ‘in-a-box’ range, which harnesses next-generation, human-relevant Liver-on-a-Chip technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of NASH drug discovery.

From CN Bio Innovations Limited 26 Apr 2022

Study identifies novel targets for treating sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma

Research headed by Professor Xiujun Cai used the CRISPR/cas9 system to screen the entire genome of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) under sorafenib treatment.

25 Apr 2022

Encapsulated peptide could provide a new approach to fighting bacterial infections

Antibiotic-resistant hospital pathogens are not to be underestimated as a health risk. A research team has now introduced a new approach for treating multiple-drug resistant Staphylococcus in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

21 Apr 2022

Study identifies new targets for treating sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma using CRISPR-Cas9 screening

This study is led by Xiujun Cai (Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine). Professor Xiujun Cai's research team screened the whole genome of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) through CRISPR / cas9 system under sorafenib treatment, and screened the dominant gene in sorafenib resistance.

20 Apr 2022

Stem cell-mediated gene therapy technique helps to boost bone regeneration

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exo) have gained a lot of attention due to their “cell-free” treatments.

20 Apr 2022

Researchers introduce injectable stem cell assembly, likely to serve as the treatment for cartilage regeneration

Professor Qiuyu Zhang (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Professor Ki-Bum Lee (Rutgers University), and Professor Liang Kong (School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University) directed this research.

18 Apr 2022

Researchers analyze the complex function of cyanobacteria and the regulation of the biological clock

Researchers aim to learn more about circadian rhythms, which are the 24-hour internal clock cycles of sleeping and waking that happens in all species, including humans, plants, fungi, and bacteria.

18 Apr 2022

Microcolonies in the GI tract comprise an important niche for cell-cell signaling and plasmid transfer

Published in Nature Communications, research from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic sought to understand how microbial communities help people resist pathogens.

11 Apr 2022

Primordial germ cell-like cells produced from stem cells undergo gametogenesis to yield normal offspring

Primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs), generated in vitro from the stem cells of rats, undergo gametogenesis in vivo and yield normal rat offspring, a new study demonstrates.

8 Apr 2022

Mice study explains why humans expressing CHT gene variant exhibit attentional vulnerabilities

Mutant mice are providing scientists with a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes observed in distractible humans who carry a common gene variant whose frequency has been associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

8 Apr 2022

Cell Guidance Systems and Manchester BIOGEL collaborate to launch PODS-PeptiGels for 3D cell culture

Cell Guidance Systems Ltd today announced a collaboration to launch PODS®-PeptiGels®.

From Cell Guidance Systems 5 Apr 2022

Multiple nanobodies effectively block infection with different SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a novel strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies, so-called nanobodies, against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

28 Mar 2022

CAR-T cell treatment via implantable biotechnology more effective in combating cancer

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors.

25 Mar 2022

New BGI research lays groundwork for organ regeneration

Scientists declared the invention of a transgene-free and manageable method to transform pluripotent stem cells into bona fide 8-cell totipotent embryo-like cells.

23 Mar 2022

New database provides extensive information on kinase-associated neural protein phosphorylation

Biological functions rely on accurate cellular communication involving different molecules. Most major signaling pathways involved in such communication, called signal transduction, often involve a family of kinases—enzymes catalyzing the transfer of phosphates between specific substrate molecules.

17 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

Study shows how the release of T-cell cytokine combined with fatty acid leads to ferroptosis

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found that a cytokine, a category of protein that acts as messengers in the body, and a fatty acid can work together to trigger a type of cell death previously defined by studies with synthetic molecules.

7 Mar 2022

Researchers optimize a route for two-step synthesis of antiviral plant protectant

Plant viruses are of great variety and harm. Virus disease pandemics and epidemics were estimated to have a global economic impact in the tens of billions of dollars.

3 Mar 2022

HDO technology found to be effective at silencing problematic genes

T and B lymphocytes, which are part of a group of immune cells commonly called white blood cells, work together to eliminate foreign invaders in the body such as viruses.

1 Mar 2022