Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East Africa
Credit: Dr Graham Etherington and Dr Tarang Mehta, Earlham Institue (EI) Genetic rewiring could have driven an evolutionary explosion in ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Kessler Foundation studies effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis
MS research team led by John DeLuca, PhD, will conduct study to assess effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue, a ...
Benvitimod cream: a new topical treatment for plaque psoriasis
New non-steroidal topical drug benvitimod proven to be safe and effective for plaque psoriasis in a phase III clinical trial ...
Dartmouth researchers pilot FLASH radiotherapy beam development for treatment of cancer
Dartmouth researchers convert a standard linear accelerator used for delivery of radiation therapy cancer treatment, to deliver an ultra-high-dose rate ...
New heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants
Credit: William W. Turechek, Ole Myhrene, Janet Slovin, and Natalia A. Peres In the strawberry nursery industry, a nursery's reputation ...
Proposing a new drug to treat tuberculosis utilizing state-of-the-art computer simulations
In silico drug design for inhibiting the cell division of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suppressing its growth based on high-precision molecular ...
Semiconductor chip that detects exhaled gas with high sensitivity at room temperature
For use in IoT chemical sensors that can diagnose diseases through breath testsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL ...
New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems
UBCO researchers help protect people from toxic chemicalsCredit: UBCO 'What goes in, must come out' is a familiar refrain. It ...
New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2021) - A look at RNA tells us what our ...
Lasers & molecular tethers create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering
Credit: Batalov et al., PNAS, 2021 Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out ...
New method to assist fast-tracking of vaccines for pre-clinical tests
Novel tuberculosis vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in miceCredit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have developed a method for ...
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
A research team from INRS has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the ...
Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Anastasia Serin Computer simulations of cells evolving over tens of thousands of generations reveal why some ...
Filling a crucial gap in aquafarming: ion beam breeding to the rescue
Credit: RIKEN A research team led by scientists at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC) has successfully created ...
Brief encounters: How fleeting protein interactions shape health
Credit: University of Leeds The UK's leading scientific academy - the Royal Society - has awarded one of its most ...
Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force
UMass Amherst and Penn State scientists teamed up to study how myosin converts energy into workCredit: UMass Amherst A team ...
Electromagnetic stimulation may improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury
BrainQ Technologies awards funding to Drs. Androwis and Kirshblum for pilot study of BQ therapy at Kessler Foundation for restoring ...
Retinal cell transplant clears experimental hurdle toward treating blindness
Credit: Su, Xinyi Retinal cells derived from adult human eye stem cells survived when transplanted into the eyes of monkeys, ...
GM plant grows insect sex pheromone compounds needed for green pest control in agriculture
GM plant to give boost to green insect controlsCredit: Kurt Miller Photography RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The camelina plant, a source ...
Expanding the biosynthetic pathway via retrobiosynthesis
Researchers reports a new strategy for the microbial production of multiple short-chain primary amines via retrobiosynthesisCredit: KAIST KAIST metabolic engineers ...
