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Study shows how to unlock CRISPR’s potential to regulate many genes simultaneously

A new technique to regulate several genes in engineered yeast cells could pave the way for the highly efficient, sustainable production of bio-based products.

19 Jul 2021

Emerging variants of COVID-19 could be treated with a new anticoagulant drug

The capacity of the COVID-19 virus’s spikes to bind to human cells may be hampered by molecules from the same family as the anticoagulant medication heparin.

9 Jul 2021

Researchers from Himachal Report a Novel Bacterial Biopigment with Diverse Applications

Researchers have discovered a psychrophilic bacterial strain, called Rhodonellum psychrophilum GL8, at the high altitude Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayas.

9 Jul 2021

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

In our latest interview, AZoLifeSciences spoke to a team of researchers about their latest research which involved carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space.

8 Jul 2021

New method yields 10 times more accessible details of gene activity in individual cells

Researchers have devised a way to multiply by more than ten-fold the accessible details of gene activity in individual cells. It's a big leap in the effort to understand cancer development, brain function, immunity and other biological processes driven by the complex interactions of multitudes of different cell types.

7 Jul 2021

Microbes from cow’s rumen could be a sustainable means of plastic reduction

Researchers discovered that bacteria present in cow’s rumen could digest materials like plastic, which is especially tough to break down.

6 Jul 2021

WEHI partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to develop novel anti-cancer therapeutics

WEHI has partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven pharmaceutical company, in a collaboration to discover and develop anti-cancer therapeutics using a promising new technology called targeted protein degradation.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 25 Jun 2021

Cancer cells use aging gene to establish a permanent footing in the tissue

Scientists have found how mutated cells support their chance to form cancer.

17 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

To celebrate World Food Safety Day, AZoLifeSciences interviewed Dr. Markus Lipp from the FAO about the importance of food safety in 2021.

From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2 Jun 2021

Digital tool predicts protein stability in a cheaper, safer, and faster way

A cutting-edge digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster for pharmaceutical companies to predict protein stability - a vital step in the development of new medicines - is being rolled out by scientists from the UK's University of Bath through their spin-out company, BLOC Labs.

From University of Bath 31 May 2021

Researchers study the mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with anti-cancer drugs

Malignant tumor cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body. The mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with the most commonly used anti-cancer drugs have been investigated at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow.

28 May 2021

Researchers suggest new strategies for finding drugs that neutralize key enzymes

Scientists from the UK's University of Bath explore racemases - an important type of enzyme that is linked to certain cancers and other life-threatening diseases while also being critical to cell function - in a paper published in the prestigious journal Chemical Society Reviews. The scientists also propose new strategies for finding drugs that neutralize these enzymes.

From University of Bath 26 May 2021

New method helps tests large groups for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples in less than 48 hours. The method, called SARSeq, is published in the journal Nature Communications and could be adapted to many more pathogens.

25 May 2021

Researchers discover dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum

For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, supported by natural nutrient sources like excretions from fishes and invertebrates, upwelling and nitrogen fixation.

24 May 2021

Human self-organizing cardiac organoids mimic the architecture of a heart chamber

Self-organizing heart organoids created at the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) are also efficient injury and in vitro congenital disease models. These “cardioids” have the potential to transform studies into cardiovascular diseases and heart malformations.

21 May 2021

Biotechnology News and Research

Study shows how to unlock CRISPR’s potential to regulate many genes simultaneously

Emerging variants of COVID-19 could be treated with a new anticoagulant drug

Researchers from Himachal Report a Novel Bacterial Biopigment with Diverse Applications

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

New method yields 10 times more accessible details of gene activity in individual cells

Microbes from cow’s rumen could be a sustainable means of plastic reduction

WEHI partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to develop novel anti-cancer therapeutics

Cancer cells use aging gene to establish a permanent footing in the tissue

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Digital tool predicts protein stability in a cheaper, safer, and faster way

Researchers study the mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells treated with anti-cancer drugs

Researchers suggest new strategies for finding drugs that neutralize key enzymes

New method helps tests large groups for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers discover dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum

Human self-organizing cardiac organoids mimic the architecture of a heart chamber

Three-dimensional organization of genome is extremely dynamic during gamete formation

Researchers gain new insights into the physiological functions of APP protein

Location is intrinsically linked to nutritional quality of diets, shows research

A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year

New, patented method helps drugs to easily enter the cells

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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