Scientists found in marine mold substance that antidotes paraquat
Credit: FEFU press office Biologically active compounds from the marine fungus Penicillium dimorphosporum protect cells from paraquat, the highly toxic ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Targeted delivery of highly toxic anti-cancer drug to brain tumors
UH researcher develops, tests nano-carrier as potential treatment for glioblastomasCredit: University of Houston With a survival rate of only five ...
Detecting COVID-19 with a sticker on your skin
A University of Missouri engineer received a grant from the National Science Foundation to plan for large-scale manufacturing of an ...
A memory without a brain
How a single cell slime mold makes smart decisions without a central nervous systemCredit: Bilderfest / TUM Having a memory ...
Largest comprehensive Middle East GWAS reveals Arab genetic risk factors
QATAR GENOME RESEARCH CONSORTIUM investigators identify genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits in the Qatari populationCredit: Qatar Foundation Doha, ...
Artificial pancreas system upgraded with AI algorithm
Credit: POSTECH Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. It is a permanent condition that requires care over a life time. ...
Microneedle patches for microdosing psychedelic pharmaceuticals
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Although one may think of psychedelic pharmaceuticals as being dangerous and detrimental, scientists have ...
Scientists use DNA origami to monitor CRISPR gene targeting
CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR ...
Researchers reveal genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19
Credit: S.Nersisyan et al. HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe ...
NYUAD researchers develop high throughput paper-based arrays of 3D tumor models
New technology will help researchers predict the outcomes of drug efficacy and can guide the development of drug treatments for ...
Attachable skin monitors that wick the sweat away?
Credit: Professor Young-Ho Cho, KAIST - A silicone membrane for wearable devices is more comfortable and breathable thanks to better-sized ...
Fishing the seas for new vegan ideas
'Blue sky' for more healthy foods from seaweedsCredit: Photo courtesy Raymond Tham, CMBD Flinders University. Putting innovative Australian marine bioproducts ...
Scientists model a peculiar type of breast cancer
Credit: George Sflomos (EPFL) Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands ...
New technology enables predictive design of engineered human cells
Capability could accelerate the development of new treatments for diseasesCredit: Justin Muir Northwestern University synthetic biologist Joshua Leonard used to ...
Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins
Carbohydrates of the prion glycoproteins responsible for a group of neurodegenerative diseases were sequenced for the first time thanks to ...
A better tool for the job: Laser-based technique to elucidate the mysteries of exosomes
Undergraduate students explore a more efficient way to measure protein-containing vessels released by cellsCredit: DGIST Despite our great progress in ...
Making sense of the mass data generated from firing neurons
Credit: University of Sussex. Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in predicting the behaviour of neurons in large networks operating at ...
Engineers place molecule-scale devices in precise orientation
Proof-of-concept project paves the way for the integration of molecules with computer chips.Credit: Ashwin Gopinath/Caltech Engineers have developed a technique ...
Breeding better seeds: Healthy food for more people
Credit: Beth Luedeker Your morning cereal or oatmeal. The bread on your sandwich. The corn chips for your snack, and ...
A novel gel electrophoresis technique for rapid biomarker diagnosis via mass spectrometry
Development of a rapid recovery method of target protein biomarkers using dissolvable polyacrylamide gel and its application to mass spectrometryCredit: ...
