Tag: Biotechnology

Credit: Phil Robinson It's been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots. ...

Will MSC micropellets outperform single cells for cartilage regeneration?

Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill

Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most antibiotics ...

Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells

Credit: University of Birmingham Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of ...

Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection

Credit: R. M. Dedrick et al./Nature Medicine 2019 The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London's Great Ormond Street ...

Researchers create ‘impossible’ nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold

Researchers from an international collaboration have succeeded in creating a "protein cage"--a nanoscale structure that could be used to deliver ...

DGIST acquired the first KELAF Certification as a Daegu-Gyeongbuk Educational Institution

Credit: ©DGIST The DGIST Laboratory Animal Resource Center held a signboard hanging ceremony to celebrate its designation as a Korea ...

DEMRC wins 6 awards in the world’s largest 2019 international exhibition for inventions

DGIST-ETH micro robot center wins 6 awards in the world's largest 2019 international exhibition of inventions genevaCredit: ©DGIST DGIST announced ...

Mini-centrifuge for simpler study of blood cells opens new organ-on-chip possibilities

A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells and tiny particles as ...

New approach shows regeneration of severely damaged lungs

Columbia Engineering and Vanderbilt researchers are first to demonstrate in a clinically relevant model that severely damaged lungs can be ...

Cell architects: ‘Smart cells’ improve production of pharmaceutical raw materials

Intelligent systems create metabolic pathways and engineer enzymes within microorganismsCredit: Kobe University Researchers in Japan have developed an integrated synthetic ...

Factory of the future heralds new era for Australian manufacturing

Credit: Flinders University A proposed $50 million Flinders University-led Australian Centre for Innovative Manufacturing (ACIM) at Tonsley will be the ...

Engineering researchers receive NSF grant to study power generation using human sweat

BINGHAMTON, NY -- The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New ...

Merging cell datasets, panorama style

Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single 'panorama,' which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies. A new ...

A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

Researchers develop nanosized antibodies that home in on the meshwork of proteins surrounding cancer cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The spread ...

Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a ...

Pan-European LifeTime initiative is launching in Berlin

LifeTime Opening Conference will set the ground in finding new ways for the diagnostic and treatment of chronic and progressive ...

AI can detect depression in a child’s speech

Credit: Anthony Kelly A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young ...

Detailed brain map uncovers hidden immune cells that may be involved in neurodegenerative disorders

Our brains do not only contain neurons, but also a variety of immune cells that play an important role for ...

Cancer cells have a problem with junk RNA that makes them vulnerable