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Organization of Cells Using Polyelectrolyte Complexes

It has long been understood that a certain sort of molecular assembly called a “polyelectrolyte complex” aids the cells in maintaining their own organization.

1 Aug 2023

Single-Cell Sequencing Finds New Cell Types in the Visual Systems of Flies

Researchers from New York University have created a method that discovers and labels neurons throughout development, which has allowed them to identify novel cell types in the visual system of flies.

1 Aug 2023

Using a New Class of Molecules to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Since most therapeutic medicines no longer work against harmful bacteria, the World Health Organization has classified antimicrobial resistance as a worldwide problem.

1 Aug 2023

Understanding the Relationship Between Evolution, Competition, and Ecological Communities

An innovative study headed by Giulia Ghedini, who is a principal investigator at Gulbenkian, has given a new understanding of the complex relationship between evolution, competition, and ecological communities.

1 Aug 2023

Large-Scale Genome Sequencing Sheds Light on Oat Domestication History

Oat is among the top ten cereal crop species in terms of global production. It can adapt to different climates, and farmers can grow it successfully even in harsh environments where other crops such as rice and corn fail.

1 Aug 2023

Researchers Discover New Way to Attack Fungal Infections

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections.

1 Aug 2023

Researchers Develop New Photoenzymatic Method to Produce Chiral Amines

Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing -; the production of fuels, plastics, and valuable chemicals from plants or other biological systems.

1 Aug 2023

Smart Agrochemical Delivery Platform Shows Promise for Precision Agriculture

Improvements in crop productivity and nutritional value are needed to meet increased global demand for food in terms of both quantity and quality.

1 Aug 2023

Bees Originated Earlier, Diversified Faster and Spread Wider Than Previously Thought

The origin of bees is tens of millions of years older than most previous estimates, a new study shows.

1 Aug 2023

BioMap Unveils a "Life Science Leaderboard" to Compare AI Models and Reveals the Advanced Capabilities of its 100B-Scale "xTrimo" Model

BioMap, a company with an AI foundation model powered life science platform, today announces the official launch of the “Life Science Leaderboard” – a living resource for industry professionals and researchers to evaluate the performance of life science AI models.

1 Aug 2023

Archer Further Enhances Biochip gFET Design for Advanced Sensing and Sends to Commercial Foundry Partner

Archer Materials Limited (“Archer”, the “Company”), a semiconductor company advancing the quantum computing and medical diagnostics industries, has developed a next generation biochip fabrication to better detect and control disease samples on a single graphene field effect transistor (“gFET”) design.

1 Aug 2023

Alligator Bioscience Announce Milestone Achievement in 2021 Immuno-Oncology Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Orion Corporation

Alligator Bioscience today announced that Technical Feasibility in the second program under the research collaboration and license agreement with Orion Corporation, which aims to discover and develop new bispecific antibody cancer therapeutics, has been achieved.

1 Aug 2023

The Role of the Golgi Apparatus in the Development of Postnatal Neurons

Neurons are the cells that constitute brain circuits and employ chemicals and electricity to receive and transmit information that allows the body to perform anything from thinking to sensing to movement.

31 Jul 2023

Alternate Fuel ‘Cells’ Redefines Function of Nutrition in the Immune System

A metabolic by-product that is more prominent during fasting can improve immune cells’ ability to fight off infection and disease, according to a preliminary study conducted by researchers at the Van Andel Institute and its partners.

31 Jul 2023

Scientists Develop DNA Barcoding for Caragana Genus

In the family of legumes, the genus Caragana is significant both ecologically and pharmacologically. On the entire Asian continent, Caragana is essential to the ecosystem of the cold desert. However, it has proven difficult to correctly identify the genus’ taxa.

31 Jul 2023

New Insights Into Lactate Transporters and Their Therapeutic Potential

Researchers from the Giulio Superti-Furga Lab at CeMM, the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Research Center for Molecular Medicine, have developed a new technique for identifying specific inhibitors of a lactate transporter linked to cancer and other diseases.

31 Jul 2023

Study Provides New Insight Into the Evolutionary History of Gorillas

An international research study led by the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) in Barcelona (Spain), recently published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, provides a better insight into the evolutionary history of gorillas.

31 Jul 2023