Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Latest Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Hospital Sink Drains: A Hidden Bacteria Hotspot Despite Cleaning

Researchers from Spain conducted a study on sink drains across various wards in a contemporary university hospital that follows advanced cleaning protocols.

17 Feb 2025

New Atlas Maps How Aging Breast Tissue Contributes to Cancer Risk

Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks-including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer.

14 Feb 2025

Symbiotic Bacteria Accompany Single-Celled Protists in the Ocean's Upper Layer

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host their own microbiomes.

13 Feb 2025

Lung Cancer Cells Develop Electrical Autonomy to Aid Tumor Growth

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body's nervous system.

13 Feb 2025

Understanding the Complex Architecture of the Minor Spliceosome

In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell select this information? A large molecular machine called the spliceosome continuously separates the coding and non-coding regions of our genes – and it's doing this even as you read these lines.

13 Feb 2025

DNA Methylation Governs Citric Acid Production in Lemons

Lemons owe their signature tang to citric acid, yet the molecular mechanisms governing its accumulation have long remained a mystery.

12 Feb 2025

Scientists Discover Hidden Role of RNA Introns in Cellular Stress Response

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxidative stress.

12 Feb 2025

Synthetic Condensates Turbocharge Protein Production in Bacteria

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a novel synthetic method that enhances bacteria's ability to produce higher quantities of specific proteins, including those that would typically harm them, such as antibiotics.

12 Feb 2025

Researchers Cultivate an Ultrasmall Bacterial Strain Parasitizing Archaea

AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ultrasmall bacterial strain parasitizing archaea and classified the strain PMX.108T as new species and genus of Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus.

11 Feb 2025

Study Reveals How Gut Bacteria Influence Brain Protein Modifications

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease.

11 Feb 2025

Research Sheds Light on How Obesity Affects Gene Expression in Fat Cells

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

11 Feb 2025

Novel Biorecycling Method Transforms Nylon Waste into Bioplastics

A group of researchers from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich, in collaboration with the company Novonesis, has successfully engineered a bacterium capable of “eating” individual building blocks of various types of nylon and converting them into value-added products.

11 Feb 2025

High-Resolution Images Reveal How Cells Discard Faulty Spliceosomes

A sophisticated molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures the accurate assembly of genetic information from the genome into mature mRNA after it has been transcribed into mRNA precursors.

10 Feb 2025

The Antibiotic Arms Race: Can Science Stay Ahead of Rapidly Evolving Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

A study reveals alarming rates of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, highlighting the urgent need for innovative strategies to combat this crisis.

10 Feb 2025

New Study Expands Understanding of Protocell Formation on Early Earth

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ultimately forming protocells-primitive, non-living structures that were precursors of modern cells.

8 Feb 2025

International Collaboration Maps Vaginal Microbiome Diversity

Vaginas are home to a complex ecosystem of bacteria and yeasts that can vary over time.

7 Feb 2025

New Technology for Visualizing Gene Activity in Single Cells

How do bacteria whether harmless ones residing in human bodies or those causing diseases coordinate their activities?

6 Feb 2025

Nutrient Starvation Impedes Antibiotic Efficacy in Salmonella Infections

A new study from the University of Basel, published in Nature, challenges the conventional understanding of antibiotic treatment failure. Rather than attributing such failures to a small population of highly resistant bacteria, the research suggests a different explanation.

6 Feb 2025

Genetic Map of Yerba Mate Offers Insight into Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis

Yerba mate, along with tea and coffee, is one of the world's most popular caffeinated beverages. Widely consumed in South America, this remarkable plant is rich in diverse, bioactive compounds that contribute many health benefits.

5 Feb 2025

New Genomic Toolkit Offers Hope Against Superbugs

Amid growing concerns about antibiotic-resistant infections, an international team of microbial experts has introduced a robust and versatile free online genomic toolkit designed to accelerate the development of phage therapy.

5 Feb 2025