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Pollution: Causes and preventive measures

Pollution is one among the serious cases which needs to be taken care of. Pollution is broadly classified as air, land, water and earth pollution. The term pollution is defined as the undesirable changes in the specific environmental condition.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers present holographic Raman microscopy for biological sensing applications

Raman spectroscopy is widely used in analytical sciences to identify molecules via their structural fingerprint. In the biological context, the Raman response provides a valuable label-free specific contrast that allows distinguishing different cellular and tissue contents.

1 Dec 2020

New protein imaging technique may lead to advanced tissue analysis

Researchers have defined a new protein imaging technique that may result in novel discoveries in disease, cell analysis, biological tissue, and more.

18 Nov 2020

Study: Oil extracted from wild olives has excellent sensorial and physicochemical characteristics

The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, physicochemical, and stability characteristics from a nutritional point of view, according to an article published in the journal Antioxidants.

4 Nov 2020

New research sheds light on the working principles of advanced biosensing technologies

The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the most challenging global health burden since the 2nd World War. The pandemic has raised social awareness on the importance of effective and timely diagnosis that may help minimize the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

22 Oct 2020

Bioinformatics expert to design antibody-antigen interface to predict peptide sequences

Dmitri Klimov, Professor, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, is creating a computational platform for designing an antibody-antigen interface based on DNA origami.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers develop new testing platform for breast cancer cells

A Purdue University team has developed a novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer cells respond to the recurrent stretching that occurs in the lungs during breathing.

7 Oct 2020

Type and direction of force on a cell can alter gene expression

Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

5 Oct 2020

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Bioengineers have demonstrated that RNA produced by the human genome is found on the surface of human cells.

11 Sep 2020

Regulating cancer stemness using combination of nanotechnology and genetic engineering

The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the emergence of resistance, poor targeting of cancer tissues, and subsequent metastasis.

18 Aug 2020

A magnetic-sensitive artificial catalyst can remotely control bioreactions in living cells

The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use for diagnosis or treatment as they react only to certain molecules or have low stability.

11 Aug 2020

Novel method can examine dangerous levels of heavy metals in food and water

Finding out if the food and water we consume are safe from toxic and carcinogenic metals can now be much faster and simpler.

5 Aug 2020

New light-based, cost-effective method to synthesize multisubstituted chemicals

A team of researchers from Japan has demonstrated a light-based reaction that yields high numbers of the base chemical component required to produce bioactive compounds used in common industry products.

4 Aug 2020

A new cell-based gene therapy approach to correct hemophilia A

In a new study from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers have developed an optimized cellular platform for delivering Factor 8 to better treat patients with hemophilia A.

29 Jul 2020

A novel technique to control and visualize functions of living cells

A research group composed of Professor Takayuki Shibata and his colleagues at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology has given greater functionalities to atomic force microscopy (AFM).

23 Jul 2020

Researchers construct “DNA droplets” that exhibit dynamic functions

DNA is considered the storage unit of all genetic data in living organisms.

20 Jul 2020

Scientists imitate the functioning of brain neurons using semiconductor materials

Especially activities in the field of artificial intelligence, like teaching robots to walk or precise automatic image recognition, demand ever more powerful, yet at the same time more economical computer chips.

15 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new immunotherapy that prevents reoccurrence of breast cancer

New immunotherapy developed by researchers at Northwestern University dramatically extends the survival time of mice with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer.

14 Jul 2020

Princeton researcher solves long-standing mysteries of membrane protein structure

Ion channels and membrane transporters are in the business of moving ions and small molecules across cellular membranes. They are essential for metabolic and cellular homeostasis, and for a host of biological signaling pathways.

30 Jun 2020

Foodborne titanium dioxide nanoparticles impact gut microbiota in mice

A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the U.S. and many other countries, was found to significantly alter gut microbiota in mice, causing inflammation in the colon and changes in protein expression in the liver, according to research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist.

26 Jun 2020