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What is a Protocell?

Formed from the aggregation of abiotic components, protocells are the precursors to modern living cells.

14 Feb 2020

TEM Imaging Modes

Over the years, the electron microscope has been improved upon, with a wide array of TEM imaging modes now available for use.

14 Feb 2020

Imaging Nuclear Structures Using AFM

Atomic force microscopy builds 3D images of nuclear structures by raster scanning the sample and reading height differences.

14 Feb 2020

Antimicrobial Properties of Cannabis

Antibiotics are becoming less effective in the fight against microbial infections. This article looks at the antimicrobial properties of cannabis.

14 Feb 2020

Improving Antibody Affinity Using CRISPR

Could CRISPR be used to stimulate antibody maturation in vitro? This case study by French researchers suggests so, leading to antibodies with high affinity.

14 Feb 2020

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Understanding the adhesion of epithelial cells to different biodegradable, 3D printable polymers is vital for developing new artificial tissue implants.

14 Feb 2020

Examining Coacervate Formation at Protein-Polysaccharide Interfaces

In this case study, Swiss researchers developed a new method to analyze liquid-liquid interfaces during coacervate formation.

14 Feb 2020

Combating Counterfeit Green Tea with Metabolomic Profiling

Scientists have shown that not all green tea is equal and have devised a method to infer the geographic origin of consumer green tea products.

14 Feb 2020

Optogenetics in Cellular Biology and Human Disease Models

Optogenetics is a combination of the manipulation of genes and optics in living tissues.

14 Feb 2020

The Human Metabolome Project

Metabolomics is the study of the metabolome, a number that is characterized as a complete set of low molecular weight metabolites present in the cells, tissues, biological fluids, or the body.

14 Feb 2020

Metabolomics in Toxicology

Metabolomics plays an essential role in toxicological research by providing a detailed analysis of altered metabolic pathways that are targeted by harmful chemicals.

14 Feb 2020

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Any cell type in a multicellular organism, except germline cells, is called a somatic cell. In contrast, stem cells are unspecialized cells with self-renewal capacity.

14 Feb 2020

Life Science Applications of Chromatography

Chromatography is used to separate mixtures of compounds and is essential to many sectors of the life science industry.

14 Feb 2020

How does Fingerprint Drug Testing work?

Fingerprint drug tests analyze the sweat left behind in the grooves of a person’s fingerprint to determine whether that person has consumed various drugs.

14 Feb 2020

GC-FID Analysis of CBD and THC

GC-FID has recently been used to identify and quantify the concentrations of CBD and THC in cannabis products.

14 Feb 2020

Is Machine Learning the Future of Bioinformatics?

Machine learning is currently employed in genomic sequencing, the determination of protein structure, microarray examination and phylogenetics.

14 Feb 2020

Carbon Nanotubes and Drug Delivery

Carbon nanotubes are promising drug delivery platforms that can be functionalized with a variety of biomolecules, such as antibodies, proteins, or DNA.

14 Feb 2020

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of heredity. This article investigates the definition behind genetics as well as how varying genes can give rise to different traits.

14 Feb 2020