Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Latest Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Study offers insight into how activated protein C may protect aging patients from reperfusion injury

A University of South Florida Health (USF Health) preclinical study offers molecular insight into how activated protein C (APC) may improve aging patients' tolerance to reperfusion injury – a potentially adverse effect of treatment for ischemic heart disease.

1 Feb 2022

Win an EVOLVE Manual Pipette Starter Pack from INTEGRA

INTEGRA Biosciences is giving labs a chance to win one of 10 EVOLVE Manual Pipette Starter Packs.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 1 Feb 2022

Researchers catalog the complete cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain

Researchers at UC San Francisco have cataloged all of the cells that make up the blood vessels in the human brain, as well as their positions and the genes produced.

31 Jan 2022

Study identifies new therapy to treat cystic fibrosis

The process of making proteins from genes is similar to that of a factory, where employees must follow a set of instructions that are both effective and precise.

31 Jan 2022

Scientists discover families of proteins that could predict organ transplant rejection

Northwestern University scientists have discovered families of proteins in the body that could potentially predict which patients may reject a new organ transplant, helping inform decisions about care.

28 Jan 2022

Mother's unhealthy vaginal microbiome may contribute to mortality and altered development in babies

A new study in mice from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers showed that an unhealthy vaginal microbiome in pregnant mothers in combination with an unhealthy diet contributed to increased pup deaths and altered development in the surviving babies.

28 Jan 2022

Low Dead Volume Reservoir Trays

Precision manufactured to SBS / SLAS dimensions - Porvair Sciences range of reservoir trays are designed for simple integration with any robotic liquid handling system.

28 Jan 2022

Leukemia-on-a-chip; The Future of Preventing Therapy Resistance?

We speak to Dr. Chao Ma, one of the speakers at SLAS 2022, about his groundbreaking 'leukemia-on-a-chip' technology and its future within therapy resistance.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 27 Jan 2022

Omicron variant inefficient in causing diseases than other COVID-19 variants, study reveals

Scientists from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong (HK) have found that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 replicates less efficiently and causes fewer diseases than other variants of COVID19.

27 Jan 2022

Importance of Sustainable Science in an Ever-Changing World

In this interview, we speak to James Connelly, Chief Executive Officer of My Green Lab, about the importance of sustainability within the life sciences.

From My Green Lab 26 Jan 2022

Culturing marine sponge cells in 3D could scale-up production of biomass, bioactive metabolites

There are more than 9,000 species of marine sponges (Phylum Porifera) worldwide, which are a source of novel natural products.

25 Jan 2022

Late-life exercise may alleviate epigenetic aging in skeletal muscle

For people who hate exercising, here comes some more bad news: it may also keep you younger. Not just looking younger, but actually younger, on an epigenetic level.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers analyze motor protein movement in neurons

A thread-like highway, called microtubule tracks, allows motor proteins to transport cargo inside neurons.

21 Jan 2022

Study identifies respiratory syncytial viral protein that mediates RSV-induced autophagy

A viral protein might contain information that could be used to avoid pneumonia due to the body’s overactive response to respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19.

20 Jan 2022

New discovery offers insight into how cells maintain the integrity of DNA

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a new mechanism by which a protein known for repairing damaged DNA also protects the integrity of DNA by preserving its structural shape.

19 Jan 2022

Paradigm4 joins the Tetra Partner Network to leverage Tetra Data into high-performing analytical computing applications for pharmaceutical customers

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that Paradigm4, an integrated scientific data analytics company, has joined the Tetra Partner Network so that pharmaceutical customers can accelerate research decision-making using Tetra Data as a foundation for analytical computing.

From TetraScience, Inc. 18 Jan 2022

Paving the Way for a New Lab-Grown Meat

In this interview, we speak to Professor Kelly Schultz and colleagues about their latest research that has led to the development of a new lab-grown meat.

From Lehigh University 18 Jan 2022

New finding could lead to the development of cell death regulators for cancer therapies

Scientists led by Professor Ana J. Garcia-Saez at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at the University of Cologne have shown that apoptosis, the programmed cell death, involves a direct physical interplay between the two proteins BAX and DRP1.

17 Jan 2022

New guidance document for DNA-based biodiversity assessment methods

Between 2016 and 2021, over 500 researchers collaborated within the DNAqua-Net international network, funded by the European Union’s European Cooperation in Science and Technology program (COST), with the goal to develop and advance biodiversity assessment methods based on analysis of DNA obtained from the environment (e.g. river water) or from unsorted collections of organisms.

17 Jan 2022

Synthetic antibody demonstrates Omicron detection along with all other variants of concern

MIP Diagnostics Ltd. has today announced that its synthetic SARS-CoV-2 antibody (COVID-19 nanoMIPTM) can detect the Omicron variant as well as previously proven Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma variants of the COVID-19 virus.

14 Jan 2022

Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Latest Lab Automation and Bioinformatics News and Research

Study offers insight into how activated protein C may protect aging patients from reperfusion injury

Win an EVOLVE Manual Pipette Starter Pack from INTEGRA

Researchers catalog the complete cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain

Study identifies new therapy to treat cystic fibrosis

Scientists discover families of proteins that could predict organ transplant rejection

Mother's unhealthy vaginal microbiome may contribute to mortality and altered development in babies

Low Dead Volume Reservoir Trays

Leukemia-on-a-chip; The Future of Preventing Therapy Resistance?

Omicron variant inefficient in causing diseases than other COVID-19 variants, study reveals

Importance of Sustainable Science in an Ever-Changing World

Culturing marine sponge cells in 3D could scale-up production of biomass, bioactive metabolites

Late-life exercise may alleviate epigenetic aging in skeletal muscle

Researchers analyze motor protein movement in neurons

Study identifies respiratory syncytial viral protein that mediates RSV-induced autophagy

New discovery offers insight into how cells maintain the integrity of DNA

Paradigm4 joins the Tetra Partner Network to leverage Tetra Data into high-performing analytical computing applications for pharmaceutical customers

Paving the Way for a New Lab-Grown Meat

New finding could lead to the development of cell death regulators for cancer therapies

New guidance document for DNA-based biodiversity assessment methods

Synthetic antibody demonstrates Omicron detection along with all other variants of concern

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