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Essential Oil From the Leaves of Labrador Tea Plant Has Antimalarial Properties

Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of conditions.

12 May 2023

Mitochondria Transfer From Astrocytes Enhances Tumorigenesis in Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma cancer cells use mitochondria from the central nervous system to grow and form more aggressive tumors, according to new Cleveland Clinic-led findings published in Nature Cancer.

12 May 2023

Vector Biolabs Expands Viral Vector Manufacturing Capacity and Adds to QC Capabilities

Vector Biolabs, a custom design and manufacturing service provider for AAV and adenovirus viral vectors announced the completion of a facility expansion to meet growing demand.

12 May 2023

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation have completed their integration and are now united as one business under the Cytiva brand.

12 May 2023

Curtin Experts Available: Corals Make Light Work of Photosynthesis Despite Lack of Sunshine

New Curtin University research has found reef-building corals living deep underwater off the coast of Western Australia’s Kimberley region survive despite a lack of sunlight by kicking into ‘photosynthesis overdrive’ to enhance their ability to gain energy from sunlight and by upping their intake of microorganisms.

12 May 2023

CABBI Researchers Identify Types of Microbes Associated With Engineered Oilcane

In a groundbreaking new collaboration, scientists at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation have identified the types of microbes that associate with engineered oilcane.

11 May 2023

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

We often come to an understanding of what causes a disease. We know, for example, that cancers are caused by mutations at critical locations in the genome, resulting in loss of control of cell growth.

11 May 2023

Researchers Use Cheese Rinds to Show Fungal Antibiotics Can Influence Microbiome Development

Fungi produce metabolites that humans have used to improve health. For example, they secrete penicillin, which is then purified and used as an antibiotic for humans, leading to the development of many other antibiotics.

11 May 2023

Research Helps Better Understand How Developing Cells Break Free From Their Tissue of Origin

Cancer's ability to spread throughout the body -; a process known as metastasis -; is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths.

11 May 2023

Researchers Develop a System to Deliver Antioxidants to the Mitochondria

A new drug delivery system delivers an antioxidant directly to mitochondria in the liver, mitigating the effects of oxidative stress.

11 May 2023

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 4, 2023, entitled, "Using cancer proteomics data to identify gene candidates for therapeutic targeting."

11 May 2023

Researchers Reveal the Initiation and Early Stages of Tube Formation in the Sea Star

One of the most basic and crucial embryonic processes to unfold in virtually every living organism is the formation of hollow, tubular structures of various kinds.

10 May 2023

Common Food Additives may Have Negative Effects on Your Gut Health

Common food additives known as metal oxide nanoparticles may have negative effects on your gut health, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York and Cornell University.

10 May 2023

First Gene-Edited Calf Produced With Resistance to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually.

10 May 2023

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant.

10 May 2023

Novel Technique Enables In Vivo Cross‐linking for Protein Complex Analysis

As the executor of life activities, proteins exert their specific biological functions through interactions such as forming protein complexes.

10 May 2023

Patients With Motor Neuron Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia Carry the Same Genetic Defects

New research has discovered that some patients with motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) carry the same rare genetic defects that cause other neurodegenerative diseases.

10 May 2023

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder.

10 May 2023

Launching Revvity: A Scientific Solutions Company Powering Innovation from Discovery to Cure

Transformation aimed at revolutionizing next generation scientific breakthroughs that solve the world’s greatest health challenges

From Revvity 9 May 2023

Attaching Microbubbles to Macrophages can Create Tracking Images for Tumor Diagnosis

Macrophages, a type of white blood cell, defend the body by engulfing and digesting foreign particles, such as bacteria, viruses, and dead cells.

9 May 2023

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Essential Oil From the Leaves of Labrador Tea Plant Has Antimalarial Properties

Mitochondria Transfer From Astrocytes Enhances Tumorigenesis in Glioblastoma

Vector Biolabs Expands Viral Vector Manufacturing Capacity and Adds to QC Capabilities

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Curtin Experts Available: Corals Make Light Work of Photosynthesis Despite Lack of Sunshine

CABBI Researchers Identify Types of Microbes Associated With Engineered Oilcane

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

Researchers Use Cheese Rinds to Show Fungal Antibiotics Can Influence Microbiome Development

Research Helps Better Understand How Developing Cells Break Free From Their Tissue of Origin

Researchers Develop a System to Deliver Antioxidants to the Mitochondria

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

Researchers Reveal the Initiation and Early Stages of Tube Formation in the Sea Star

Common Food Additives may Have Negative Effects on Your Gut Health

First Gene-Edited Calf Produced With Resistance to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Novel Technique Enables In Vivo Cross‐linking for Protein Complex Analysis

Patients With Motor Neuron Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia Carry the Same Genetic Defects

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Launching Revvity: A Scientific Solutions Company Powering Innovation from Discovery to Cure

Attaching Microbubbles to Macrophages can Create Tracking Images for Tumor Diagnosis

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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