Tag: Biotechnology

Credit: Purdue University video/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The mantis shrimp, one of the ocean's most ornery creatures, can ...

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Findings could help seamlessly integrate prostheticsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a ...

SwRI hosting 2019 International Human Performance Summit in San Antonio

Event unites elite sports, military specialists to discuss sports science research SAN ANTONIO -- June 11, 2019 -- The 2019 ...

New microorganism for algae biomass to produce alternative fuels

Professor Gyoo Yeol Jung and his research team utilized algae that grow three times faster than starch crops and succeeded ...

New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes

Scientists discover a candidate for a potential new 'family' of enzymes that break down carbohydratesCredit: Tokyo University of Science A ...

Rendering toxic explosives harmless

A UA-led team of engineers and scientists are researching new methods, including 'magic' microbes and chemical processes, to remove insensitive ...

UC Riverside receives its first cannabis grant

School of Medicine's Nicholas DiPatrizio will lead a team tasked with assessing the impact of long-term cannabis exposure on metabolic ...

Machine learning approach for low-dose CT imaging yields superior results

Findings make a strong case for harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in CT TROY, N.Y. --Machine learning has the ...

Lettuce have it! Machine learning for cr-optimization

Credit: G's Growers At Earlham Institute (EI), artificial intelligence based techniques such as machine learning is moving from being merely ...

DNA base editing induces substantial off-target RNA mutations

In a study published in Nature on June 10, researchers from Dr. YANG Hui's Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience ...

57% of the plastic waste on the Tarragona coast is clothing fibers from washing machines

Researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili research group Tecnatox have analyzed the pollution of the sea, the marine sediment ...

Our tears could one day tell us if we have glaucoma

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 10, 2019) - Contrary to what many of us think, ...

Clemson researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection

Faculty-led team from Clemson University unveils new findingsCredit: College of Science / Jim Melvin CLEMSON, South Carolina - A faculty-led ...

Berkeley Lab technology provides clarity amid Hawaiian water contamination concerns

Scientists use a powerful microbial detection device to show that suggestions of sewage in Kauai's watershed were mostly false positivesCredit: ...

Ana Martin-Villalba to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline ...

Ultrasound method restores dopaminergic pathway in brain at Parkinson’s early stages

Researchers use transcranial ultrasound + intravenously inject microbubbles to open a pathway through the blood-brain barrier for drugs to penetrate ...

Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo

Compound that knocks out a DNA repair pathway enhances cisplatin treatment and helps prevent drug-resistance CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many chemotherapy ...

Insilico Medicine unveils top 3 winners of MolHack 2019

The total number of 65 participants demonstrated their phenomenal solutions in front of an esteemed panel of judges, with only ...

Dynamics of key viral attack strategy visible for first time

Visualizing and quantifying frameshifting mechanisms in living cellsCredit: Keith Rein/Salt & Paper House Many infectious viruses, from HIV to West ...

Higher estrogen levels linked to more severe disease in scleroderma