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Dynamic CT Imaging and the Laboratory Opportunities it Provides

In the laboratory, image quality and spatial resolution have been significantly improved, often at the cost of temporal resolution.

From TESCAN Group 9 Jun 2020

What are Polyclonal Antibodies?

A polyclonal antibody (pAb) is a collection of different monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) derived from different B cell lineages.

2 Jun 2020

Imaging Techniques in Drug Discovery

Throughout the many stages of drug discovery, various imaging techniques play an important role in identifying drug targets and testing candidate efficacy.

2 Jun 2020

How does the Immune System Handle Viruses?

Viruses can cause infection and disease, and how our immune system handles these viruses affects the likelihood of someone suffering from one.

2 Jun 2020

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug and a stimulant of the methylxanthine class that affects the central nervous system (CNS).

2 Jun 2020

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

Wine is an alcoholic beverage usually produced from fermented grapes. Chromatography can be used to investigate a wine's character and taste.

2 Jun 2020

Advancements in Vibrational Spectroscopy

Vibrational spectroscopy comprises a range of techniques that detects molecular vibrations in samples. This article discusses recent advancements.

2 Jun 2020

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

This article looks at how stem cells can be used in drug discovery and also how they can be used to help model various diseases.

2 Jun 2020

What is the Human Genome?

The human genome is the entire set of nucleic acid sequences for humans. This article gives a detailed insight into the human genome and how it was discovered.

2 Jun 2020

A Guide to Optimizing Protein Design

The purpose of protein design is to identify novel protein activity or to leverage advanced knowledge of a protein's function.

28 May 2020

Understanding HIV’s resistance to Antiretrovirals

As of 2018, 37.9 million people worldwide are known to be living with HIV. This is a major epidemic with 1.7 million new infections in 2018 alone.

28 May 2020

Microscopy and Artificial Intelligence

AI is set to revolutionize the field of microscopy. Recent years have seen numerous research teams successfully integrate AI into vision applications.

26 May 2020

Poultry Farming: An Overview

Chicken is the most consumed form of protein across the US, with Americans eating 93 pounds of chicken per capita, more than anywhere else in the world.

26 May 2020

How can we Improve the Shelf-Life of Seafood?

In the US, around half of all food produce ends up being thrown away. This article looks at the various ways we can improve the shelf-life of seafood.

26 May 2020

The Future of Monoclonal Antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been one of the fastest-growing classes of pharmaceutical drugs. This article looks at the future of these antibodies.

25 May 2020

Searching for New Drugs using CRISPR

CRISPR/Cas is an efficient system for genetic engineering. This article investigates searching for new drugs using CRISPR technology.

12 May 2020

Gut Microbiomes Role in Antidepressant Therapies

Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence to suggest the gut microbiota can influence aspects of disease and brain development and function.

6 May 2020

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Allele-specific expression is an increasingly valuable tool, as it allows scientists to examine the biological control of particular gene expression patterns.

6 May 2020

MicroRNA Silencing Cancer Therapies

The idea behind miRNA silencing therapies for cancer is based upon the concept that such diseases often result from the expression of mutated genes.

6 May 2020

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Cilia are microtubule-based cellular protrusions that serve a range of functions, and defects in its development or structure have pathological consequences.

29 Apr 2020