Large transporter protein linked to schizophrenia
Investigations of a cellular protein have uncovered a possible link with schizophreniaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS Scientists have suspected mutations ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Eavesdropping on the pH levels inside the brain
Credit: Tohoku University Researchers at Tohoku University have developed the first all-in-one miniature pH probe for real-time investigations of intrinsic ...
AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep and mental health
NIH BRAIN Initiative scientists used machine learning to redesign a bacterial 'Venus flytrap' protein that can monitor brain serotonin levels ...
Trophoblast motility in a gelatin hydrogel
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2020--Trophoblast cells, which surround the developing blastocyst in early ...
Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
NIH-funded study suggests our brains may be more in tune with each other than we thinkCredit: Courtesy of Suthana lab, ...
Andreas Walther receives ERC Consolidator Grant for development of intelligent materials
EU funding for research into materials with both artificial and lifelike propertiesCredit: photo/©: private Artificially created smart, intelligent materials with ...
Molecular reporters expose the allies of the brain tumor
Credit: Gargiulo Lab, MDC Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Roughly five in every 100,000 people ...
RedHill’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib passes second DSMB review
Independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib in severe COVID-19 based on review ...
BioAFMviewer software for simulated atomic force microscopy of biomolecules
Credit: Kanazawa University Nowadays nanotechnology allows to observe single proteins at work. Under atomic force microscopy (AFM), e.g., their surface ...
Visible hydrogels for rapid hemorrhage control and monitoring
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - There are many different events which may lead to excessive and uncontrolled bleeding within ...
NIH neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infectionsCredit: Courtesy of Brody lab NIH/NINDS. National Institutes ...
Synergy between biotech and classical control tactics rid US of invasive pest
Credit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA. Maricopa, Arizona, December 21, 2020--Genetically engineered cotton and classical pest control tactics combined to rid the ...
High-five or thumbs-up? New device detects which hand gesture you want to make
The device, which combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devicesCredit: ...
Pneumolysis: High altitude specialists explain lung destruction caused by COVID-19
The article by Dr. Gustavo R. Zubieta-Calleja and colleagues in published as open access in Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, ...
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy ...
New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells
Credit: Felipe Conzuelo A research team from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), together with colleagues from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial ...
Autobahn Labs and UCSF announce strategic drug discovery collaboration
Collaboration will advance UCSF discoveries to patients; Autobahn Labs and UCSF will establish new ventures for drug discovery and developmentCredit: ...
Media Alert: The CRISPR Journal publishes special issue on expanding the CRISPR toolbox
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers The CRISPR Journal announces the publication of its December 2020 issue, a Special Issue ...
Three-dimensionally reconstituted organoids that are just like human organs
Credit: Kunyoo Shin (POSTECH) Organoids are organ-like tissues derived from stem cells that are grown in labs, often referred to ...
Genetic exchange discovered in anciently asexual rotifers
Credit: E.A. Mnatsakanova and O.A. Vakhrusheva/Skoltech Skoltech's evolutionary biologists discovered recombination in bdelloid rotifers, microscopic freshwater invertebrates, which have long ...
