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How CRISPRi is Helping Combat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Findings on isoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosis reveal key vulnerabilities, suggesting new avenues for treatment strategies against drug-resistant tuberculosis.

20 Nov 2024

Caterpillar Fungus Compound Blocks Cancer Growth Signals Within 30 Minutes

Cordycepin, derived from fungi, shows promise in cancer therapy by inhibiting growth factor signaling pathways critical for cell proliferation and survival.

15 Nov 2024

Revolutionizing Cucumber Genetics with Magnetofection

Researchers have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in plant biotechnology by using a magnetofected pollen gene delivery system to genetically transform cucumbers.

19 Sep 2024

Transforming Waste into Culinary Delights with Neurospora

Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to turn food waste into culinary treats using fungi.

30 Aug 2024

Study Reveals Allele-Specific DNA Methylation in Hybrid Poplar Regeneration

Understanding plant regeneration at the molecular level is pivotal for advancements in genetic transformation and genome editing.

27 May 2024

Viruses Offer Efficient Delivery for Precise Plant Breeding

The application of genome editing in plant molecular breeding is hampered by the lack of straightforward and efficient methods for introducing genome editing reagents into plants, despite the technology's great potential.

20 May 2024

Commercializing Innovation in a Life Sciences Ecosystem

In this interview, Glennis Mehra, the Director of BioLabs at NYU Langone, shares her journey through the life sciences industry and delves into the role of BioLabs as an incubator for early-stage life science companies.

17 Jan 2024

The Exclusome, A New Mammalian "Container"

We speak to Dr. Ruth Kroschewski about new research that details the existence of an 'exclusome', a cytoplasmic container that appears to explain where extra-chromosomal DNA goes once it is in a cell.

24 Oct 2023

Bioprocessing Breakthrough: Xheme Non-Toxic, Multifunctional Additive Eliminates Oxidative Stress

Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants, regularly reduces the yield of pharmaceuticals and therapeutics produced via bioprocessing by about 10-15%. Now, Xheme, Inc.'s Xheme Multifunctional Additive (XMA), a programmable non-toxic nanoporous microparticle, has demonstrated the ability to significantly reduce or eliminate the damage of oxidative stress in bioprocessing conditions.

25 Jul 2023

Reducing Intracellular Ice Formation in Advanced Cell Models

Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered a way for storing advanced cell models.

From The University of Warwick 3 May 2023

Black death and the development of immune genes

The Black Death, which wiped off up to 50% of the European population in less than five years, was the single-worst mortality catastrophe in recorded history.

21 Oct 2022

High performance microplates for enhanced cell growth and survival

The Sero Krystal™ PDL range of coated microplates from Porvair Sciences set a new benchmark for reproducible cell culture even with challenging cell types.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 20 Apr 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

Human nose organoids reveal the first events of SARS-CoV-2 and RSV infection

Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines.

16 Feb 2022

Paving the Way for a New Lab-Grown Meat

In this interview, we speak to Professor Kelly Schultz and colleagues about their latest research that has led to the development of a new lab-grown meat.

From Lehigh University 18 Jan 2022

Clemson-led research on unlocking the cotton genome bound for International Space Station

Clemson researcher Chris Saski admits sending the University's iconic Tiger Paw to space aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is, quite literally, "an out-of-this-world experience."

15 Dec 2021

Functional genomics can assist in molecular breeding of maize, finds study

For centuries, the vast physical diversity of maize, the most popular cereal grain crop globally, has fascinated biologists and plant breeders alike.

9 Sep 2021

New understanding of the molecular basis behind continuous stem cell activity in plants

An inter-university research group has succeeded in constructing the gene expression network behind the vascular development process in plants. They achieved this by performing bioinformatics analysis using the 'VISUAL' tissue culture platform, which generates vascular stem cells from leaf cells.

11 Jun 2021

New study could help develop cultured meat using decellularized spinach leaves

A research team has used spinach—a cost-effective and eco-friendly scaffold—as an edible platform to grow meat cells.

1 Apr 2021

Study offers fresh insights into infection process during spaceflight

Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among these are a variety of infectious microbes that can attack their suppressed immune systems.

10 Mar 2021