Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Latest Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

CRISPR-Engineered Fat Cells Show Promise in Preclinical Cancer Models

Cancer is rarely discussed in the same breath as liposuction or plastic surgery.

5 Feb 2025

Zika Virus Tricks Mosquitoes by Making Infected Humans Smell More Appealing

Recent research reveals Zika virus modifies host odors, making infected individuals more attractive to mosquitoes, impacting disease transmission dynamics.

5 Feb 2025

Revolutionary Model Identifies Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells in Lung Cancer

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

4 Feb 2025

Danish Protein Analysis to Revolutionize the Biopharma Industry’s Impurity Control

Since 2007, the contract laboratory Alphalyse A/S has developed and refined a new method of impurity analysis in biological pharmaceuticals based on mass spectrometry (MS).

3 Feb 2025

Research Paves Way for Off-the-Shelf CAR T Cells for Cancer Treatment

CAR T cell therapy is one of the most promising new cancer treatments to emerge in recent years. It involves removing a patient's own immune T cells and engineering them to recognize specific targets on the surface of the cancer cell.

31 Jan 2025

Coffee's Bitter Taste Linked to Genetics and Roasting Process

Why does coffee taste more bitter to some people than it does to others? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich have now come closer to answering this question.

30 Jan 2025

New Microfluidic Device can Detect SARS-Cov-2 with Revolutionary Sensitivity

VirusHB-Chip offers groundbreaking sensitivity in detecting SARS-CoV-2 in plasma, saliva, and stool, transforming COVID-19 diagnostics and treatment strategies.

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

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

New Consensus Paper Advances Nomenclature for Mitochondria Transfer and Transplantation

Most animal, plant and fungal cells contain organelles called mitochondria. These descendants of a primordial bacterial endosymbiont still preserve distinct genes and are known for their ability to create ATP as chemical energy.

28 Jan 2025

Long-Read Sequencing Brings New Hope for Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing.

27 Jan 2025

Genome Dynamics Reveals the Keys to Long-Term Survival in an Asexual Mite

An international group of researchers at the University of Cologne have explored the asexual reproduction of oribatid mites using genome sequencing methods.

27 Jan 2025

Peptides Boost Anti-Tumor Activity of Drugs

A team of scientists has created a ground-breaking method for improving drug formulations by employing specifically engineered peptides.

27 Jan 2025

New Research Sheds Light on Y Chromosome’s Role in Male Infertility

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice.

24 Jan 2025

New Technology Revolutionizes Single-Cell Analysis

Researchers can now see millions of cells at once as they develop into a new organ, like the pancreas, thanks to a new technique called Moscot (“Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport”).

24 Jan 2025

OGT Delivers Superior MRD Detection Capabilities with New SureSeq Myeloid MRD Panel

Today, OGT announces the North American launch of its new next-generation sequencing (NGS) SureSeq™ Myeloid MRD Panel, which provides a flexible NGS workflow for the detection of ultra-low frequency measurable residual disease (MRD)-associated biomarkers in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

23 Jan 2025

Microbiome Signatures Can Predict Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Using medical data from more than 1,200 people, specific microbiome signatures have been identified that allow precise prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

22 Jan 2025

Genetic Mutations May Be Behind Epigenetic Clock of Aging

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published in Nature Aging, describe a never-before-seen link between the two most accepted explanations: random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic modifications.

22 Jan 2025

Microgravity Unlocks Secrets to Heart Cell Survival for Earth-Based Therapies

A team of researchers led by Emory's Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow -and survive in the microgravity environment of space.

22 Jan 2025