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Genetic evolution of tropical freshwater fish may reveal new insights for conservation ecologists

The genetic evolution of freshwater fish in Ecuador could unlock new insights for conservation ecologists. A new collaboration between biologists and computer scientists at DePaul seeks to sequence the genomes of these species.

15 Jul 2022

Research finds mechanism triggering flowering plants to produce fruits and seeds

Food production has grown more and more challenging for producers throughout the globe due to rising global temperatures and declining pollinator populations.

14 Jul 2022

Octoploids help switchgrass to thrive in new environments

Roughly half of all flowering plants are "polyploid," meaning that they have more than two sets of chromosomes, which contain the plants' genes and DNA.

12 Jul 2022

Analyzing and acknowledging HIV protein may result in new treatments, study reveals

Researchers from Rutgers University and the Salk Institute defined the molecular structure of the HIV Pol polyprotein, a protein that helps the virus propagate and spread throughout the body, in an exploration that could lead to the formation of potential treatments for more than 40 million HIV patients globally.

From Rutgers University 11 Jul 2022

New method can identify the vast number of molecules derived from food

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego, report a new method called untargeted metabolomics to identify the vast number of molecules derived from food that were previously unidentified, but that appear in our blood and our stool.

From UC San Diego 11 Jul 2022

Scientists create new live-attenuated influenza vaccine technique over pathogens

The use of attenuated, live viruses as vaccines is a potential method to minimize the effects of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza.

8 Jul 2022

How Important is the European Ecosystem to Life Sciences Research?

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Jan Lichtenberg, vice president of SLAS, about the role Europe plays within life sciences research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 7 Jul 2022

Small, flexible implant relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs.

4 Jul 2022

New study shows mother’s gut microbes may help in the healthy growth of the placenta

According to a recent study from the University of East Anglia, a mother’s gut microbes can aid in the formation of the placenta and the healthy development of the baby.

1 Jul 2022

New biomedical research tool may help advance molecular diagnostics and drug discovery

A new biomedical research tool that enables scientists to measure hundreds of functional proteins in a single cell could offer new insights into cell machinery.

30 Jun 2022

New study gauges public acceptance of gene-edited foods

Through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies, researchers and developers are poised to bring dozens – if not hundreds – of new products to grocery stores: mushrooms with longer shelf lives, drought-resistant corn and bananas impervious to a fungus threatening the global supply.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers get deep insights into the functionality of human genome

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center, in partnership with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, have introduced a new method for assessing the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, as well as how the genome folds, on a large scale.

27 Jun 2022

Novel inexpensive method to detect synthetic cannabinoids and banned pesticides quickly

To create innovative tests for a variety of chemicals, such as banned pesticides and dangerous, synthetic cannabinoids, scientists have changed proteins that are involved in plants’ natural reactions to stress.

27 Jun 2022

New computer model helps identify mutations that drive tumor growth

Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest are just along for the ride.

22 Jun 2022

New system offers a potential solution for wide-scale stem cell production

Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the potential for high quality, wide-scale production of stem cells in Australia at a lower cost.

17 Jun 2022

Computational approach could enable large-scale analyses of tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient samples

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new approach to quantify tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient tumor samples, which contain both cancer and non-cancer cells.

14 Jun 2022

CHEMUK 2022: the IBioIC on Industrial Biotechnology

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Russell Clarke, a Senior Business Engagement Manager with IBioIC, about the Industrial Biotechnology sector and how the IBioIC supports its members.

9 Jun 2022

Genetically modified corn shows less impact on non-target organisms

When compared to cultivating traditional corn, genetically modified Bt corn has little influence on nontarget insects and other creatures, according to the largest and best quality data analysis yet undertaken. A USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist and his Swiss coworkers reported this analysis today in Environmental Evidence.

From United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 7 Jun 2022

Damaged liver treated in perfusion machine for three days and then implanted into a cancer patient

The multidisciplinary Zurich research team Liver4Life has succeeded in doing something during a treatment attempt that had never been achieved in the history of medicine until now: it treated an originally damaged human liver in a machine for three days outside a body and then implanted the recovered organ into a cancer patient.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers discover a significant health food ingredient

Aggrecan, a significant component of proteoglycan (PG) in cartilaginous tissues with chondroitin sulfate (CS), is becoming more popular as a wellness food ingredient.

From Tokyo University of Science 30 May 2022