Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

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Epigenetic editing to improve crops

One of the most significant crops in the tropics, cassava, provides food for 500 million people in more than 80 countries. The destructive disease known as cassava bacterial blight (CBB) results in crop losses all across the world.

8 Feb 2023

Potential approach for mitigating ALS pathogenesis

Every year, 5,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that will destroy them within two to five years.

8 Feb 2023

Gaining insights into human disease biology through CRISPR platforms

In this interview, we speak with Laralynne Przybyla about how she is utilizing CRISPR platforms to understand human disease biology in greater detail.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 7 Feb 2023

Researchers decipher how common environmental bacterium can digest complex waste

A common environmental bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, could someday become nature's plastic recycling center.

7 Feb 2023

Chemosynthesis fuels ocean microbes in the darkest depths

A world first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fuelled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

7 Feb 2023

INTEGRA introduces new 8 row and 12 column automation friendly reagent reservoirs

INTEGRA Biosciences has expanded its range of products to include 8 row and 12 column automation friendly reagent reservoirs, offering a greater variety of reservoir dimensions to suit the increasing diverse applications of automated workstations.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 7 Feb 2023

New hexameric structure of the protein triggering antibiotic resistance discovered

All living organisms require DNA replication to ensure the genetic integrity of the following generation. On the other hand, bacteria have the ability to horizontally transfer genetic information to other bacteria.

6 Feb 2023

Researchers use AI to identify genes that are critical to a cancer cell’s survival

Researchers at the University of Sussex are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to analyze different types of cancer cells to understand different gene dependencies, and to identify genes that are critical to a cell's survival.

6 Feb 2023

CAR T-cell therapy effective in mice with ovarian cancer

CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system's T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in mice with ovarian cancer, according to a study published in The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.

6 Feb 2023

Cerba Research and Teddy Lab sign Memorandum of Understanding on entering into a discussion for Joint Venture

Cerba Research announced today a Memorandum of Understanding with Teddy Clinical Research Laboratory (Wuxi, China), a preeminent central lab provider covering mainland China, to lay the foundation for an in-depth discussion towards the creation of a Joint Venture.

From Cerba Research 3 Feb 2023

Countering climate change with nanowires produced by bacteria

Rapid climate change poses a serious and immediate threat to life on Earth. As atmospheric methane traps heat 30 times more effectively than CO2, temperatures are rising as a result.

3 Feb 2023

Experimental optimization of prime editing to achieve high efficiency

Genome editing technologies have enormous potential for treating genetic diseases. Techniques like the extensively used CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors target the source of the disease directly in the DNA.

3 Feb 2023

Researchers establish and characterize a stable iPSC line for modeling human disease

Bill Skarnes and team established and characterized a stable iPSC line, KOLF2.1J, to act as a high-quality baseline platform for modeling human disease.

3 Feb 2023

RNA-G quadruplexes in living cells: A real-time study

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes referred to as Stephen Hawking’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease is a neurological condition that causes the body’s muscles to gradually lose control.

2 Feb 2023

Automatic sample pretreatment microsystem operates through speech recognition

People use smart voice assistants to get quick answers or to play their favorite music. This same technology has the potential to make laboratories safer for scientists and technicians who work with potentially infectious samples.

2 Feb 2023

Scientists define four cancer molecular subtypes using PDX models

Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, causes most cancer deaths.

2 Feb 2023

Genomic study helps retrace origin and spread of Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread.

1 Feb 2023

Research supports the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

Research findings published in Frontiers in Immunology show that cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in previously vaccinated patients.

1 Feb 2023

CHOP scientists build a custom tool that drastically reduces engraftment reporting error rates

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphiahave developed a custom-built application to automate determination of engraftment, a key outcome after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).

31 Jan 2023

MSU research reveals why switchgrass stops photosynthesis in the middle of its growing season

Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels.

31 Jan 2023

Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Latest Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Epigenetic editing to improve crops

Potential approach for mitigating ALS pathogenesis

Gaining insights into human disease biology through CRISPR platforms

Researchers decipher how common environmental bacterium can digest complex waste

Chemosynthesis fuels ocean microbes in the darkest depths

INTEGRA introduces new 8 row and 12 column automation friendly reagent reservoirs

New hexameric structure of the protein triggering antibiotic resistance discovered

Researchers use AI to identify genes that are critical to a cancer cell’s survival

CAR T-cell therapy effective in mice with ovarian cancer

Cerba Research and Teddy Lab sign Memorandum of Understanding on entering into a discussion for Joint Venture

Countering climate change with nanowires produced by bacteria

Experimental optimization of prime editing to achieve high efficiency

Researchers establish and characterize a stable iPSC line for modeling human disease

RNA-G quadruplexes in living cells: A real-time study

Automatic sample pretreatment microsystem operates through speech recognition

Scientists define four cancer molecular subtypes using PDX models

Genomic study helps retrace origin and spread of Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle

Research supports the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

CHOP scientists build a custom tool that drastically reduces engraftment reporting error rates

MSU research reveals why switchgrass stops photosynthesis in the middle of its growing season

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