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Researchers reveal how blood serum impacts the survival and metabolism of bacteria

In hospitals, the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can be transported from the skin or nasal cavity into open wounds and, possibly, the bloodstream, posing a fatal hazard. Staph infections killed over 20,000 Americans in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

20 Jun 2022

Environmental chemical pollution threatens biodiversity and ecosystems

Environmental chemical pollution threatens biodiversity. However, the complexity of this pollution remains insufficiently recognized by decision-makers - this is what international researchers led by Gabriel Sigmund from the University of Vienna and Ksenia Groh from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) argue in the most recent issue of "Science".

20 Jun 2022

Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics

Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

20 Jun 2022

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers from the University of Tokyo pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

20 Jun 2022

Scientists restructure the genome of E. coli using fragments extracted from mummy

An international group led by McMaster University researchers, in partnership with the University of Paris Cité, has recognized and reconfigured the first ancient genome of E. coli using fragments derived from a 16th-century mummy’s gallstone.

17 Jun 2022

New insights into early embryo development and origin of disease

The biochemical signals that determine the formation of the body pattern in the primate embryo have been found by scientists. This will direct research into human birth abnormalities and pregnancy loss.

17 Jun 2022

New polymer material may pave the way for development of electronic pills and drug implants

Biomedicines are produced by living cells and are used to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases among other things.

17 Jun 2022

Researchers understand the mystery behind DNA rings

Professor Dr Anton Henssen of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Helmholtz Association’s Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine, along with a group of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom, have received a grant for a Cancer Grand Challenge.

17 Jun 2022

Stanford scientists develop fingertip-sized millirobots to improve targeted drug delivery

If you've ever swallowed the same round tablet in hopes of curing everything from stomach cramps to headaches, you already know that medicines aren't always designed to treat precise pain points.

17 Jun 2022

Researchers discover how the protein content of centrosomes may vary on cell type

The centrosome is the organelle that organizes the cytoskeleton during cell division, which is an important role in species ranging from yeast to humans. Due to its broad functions, scientists previously considered that the centrosome was quite similar in all cells.

17 Jun 2022

New system offers a potential solution for wide-scale stem cell production

Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the potential for high quality, wide-scale production of stem cells in Australia at a lower cost.

17 Jun 2022

INTEGRA solutions helping to support a new generation of RNA sequencing

INTEGRA Biosciences’ electronic handheld pipetting solutions are helping to improve the throughput capacity of bulk RNA barcoding and sequencing (BRB-seq) at Alithea Genomics in Switzerland.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Jun 2022

Lager beer consumption may increase men’s gut microbiome’s diversity

Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Non-alcoholic beers have become wildly popular recently, but are these drinks also healthful?

16 Jun 2022

Differentiation protocol can develop safe and efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for AMD

As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems.

16 Jun 2022

Integrating Science, Software, and Data to Accelerate Antibody Discovery

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Andrew LeBeau, Associate Vice President for Product Integrations at Dotmatics, about the importance of managing data within the life sciences and Dotmatic's Biology Solution for Antibody Discovery.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 16 Jun 2022

Study confirms the second-ever documented case of a plant creating blue berries

On a beautiful fall day in 2019, Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong was walking down Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado when something caught her eye: a small, particularly shiny blue fruit, on a shrub known as Lantana strigocamara.

15 Jun 2022

Novel nanoparticle therapeutic shows potential for treating human cancers

Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered a possible new approach to treating solid tumors through the creation of a novel nanoparticle. Solid tumors are found in cancers such as breast, head and neck, and colon cancer.

15 Jun 2022