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New AI-Based Device Makes Flow Cytometry Affordable and Accessible

A team of researchers at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, low-cost device that will make flow cytometry ⎯ a technique used to analyze cells or particles in a fluid using a laser beam ⎯ affordable and accessible.

3 Mar 2025

LabVantage Solutions Unveils Version 8.9 of Its Industry-Leading LIMS Platform to Improve Lab Productivity and Efficiency

LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services, today announced the release of LabVantage 8.9, the latest iteration of its flagship laboratory information management system (LIMS), to deliver the most cutting-edge capabilities to laboratories worldwide.

3 Mar 2025

Quantifying 3D Cell Shape During Early Development

For the last three decades, biologists and computer scientists have dedicated significant effort to quantifying the 3D shape of cells and analyzing their interactions.

3 Mar 2025

Generative AI Tool Revolutionizes the Process of Scientific Discovery

Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, an Australian team led by Monash University researchers has developed a generative AI tool that mimics scientists to support and speed up the process of scientific discoveries.

3 Mar 2025

Advanced Molecular Tools Help Wildlife Researchers Assess Bat Health

How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but the presence of a microbe doesn't always equate to impactful symptomatic infections.

27 Feb 2025

Innovative AI Software Automates Complex Microscopy Image Segmentation Tasks

Identifying and delineating cell structures in microscopy images is crucial for understanding the complex processes of life.

26 Feb 2025

Viking Skulls Show Evidence of Disease and Painful Conditions

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more.

24 Feb 2025

Mosquito Antennae Could Inspire Breakthroughs in Disaster Response

One of nature's most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response.

22 Feb 2025

EMBL Breakthrough Expands Brillouin Microscopy for Quick 3D Imaging

EMBL tech developers have made an important leap forward with a novel methodology that adds an important microscopy capability to life scientists' toolbox.

22 Feb 2025

Harbour BioMed and Insilico Collaborate on Advanced AI-Driven Antibody Discovery

Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142, the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibody therapeutics focusing on immunology and oncology, and Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the discovery and development of innovative therapeutic antibodies, leveraging their respective technological strengths in antibody discovery and artificial intelligence.

22 Feb 2025

New Computational Approach Speeds Up Genetic Variant Analysis for Disease Risk

Argonne computer scientists enabled a new research modality in the search for causality among genetic variants for a given disease.

18 Feb 2025

MARBLE Method Uncovers Shared Brain Dynamics Across Animals

In the parable of the blind men and the elephant, several blind men each describe a different part of an elephant they are touching – a sharp tusk, a flexible trunk, or a broad leg – and disagree about the animal's true nature.

18 Feb 2025

Computational Modeling Streamlines Antiviral Discovery

Viruses, such as those responsible for COVID-19 and HIV, present significant challenges once they enter the human body. Antiviral therapies aim to obstruct a virus or prevent its replication.

17 Feb 2025

EpiBERT AI Model Reveals How Genes Are Regulated in Human Cells

A team of investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Google, and Columbia University have created an artificial intelligence model that can predict which genes are expressed in any type of human cell.

30 Jan 2025

Leveraging AI to Aid the Development of T Cell Vaccine Candidates

An exciting collaboration between the Ragon Institute and the Jameel Clinic at MIT has achieved a significant milestone in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to aid the development of T cell vaccine candidates.

29 Jan 2025

Researchers Apply Advanced AI Genetics Models to Study Parkinson's Disease

Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic Genome Center have successfully applied advanced artificial intelligence (AI) genetics models to Parkinson's disease. Researchers identified genetic factors in progression and FDA-approved drugs that can potentially be repurposed for PD treatment.

29 Jan 2025

New Numbering System Advances Adhesion GPCR Research

Adhesion GPCRs are a group of cell-surface sensors associated with many body functions and diseases. However, they are not yet sufficiently understood to be exploited for therapies.

29 Jan 2025

High-Throughput Method Reveals the Effects of Active Substances on Cellular Metabolism

Researchers at the University of Basel are able to test in parallel the effects of over 1500 active substances on cell metabolism.

29 Jan 2025

New Breakthrough Pushes DNA-Nanoparticle Motors Closer to Natural Protein Speed

DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel motion by enzymatic RNA degradation.

23 Jan 2025

New Method Enables 20 Color Bioluminescent Imaging for Live Cells

Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer several advantages over fluorescent proteins, the limited availability of color variants has made it difficult to observe multiple targets simultaneously.

23 Jan 2025