Potential drug treatment for particular type of lung-cancer
Credit: Kanazawa University The effectiveness of cancer treatment is often hampered by cancer cells being heterogeneous. This is the case ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Microscope lens inspired by lighthouse
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Andrea Bertoncini An optical device that resembles a miniaturized lighthouse lens can make it easier to ...
Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology
Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals and, thanks to researchers at TU ...
Lab grown tumour models could lead to improved ovarian cancer treatments
Credit: Alvaro Mata Scientists have created a three-dimensional (3D) tumour model in the laboratory for ovarian cancer that could lead ...
Research shows cell perturbation system could have medical applications
Nanofountain Probe Electroporation system may lead to quicker and more customized treatment plansCredit: Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering Cell lines ...
Vaccine ingredients could be hiding in small molecule libraries
Scientists have found an ingredient that makes a vaccine more effective through an approach more often seen in materials science ...
Caltech researcher unveils sensor that rapidly detects COVID-19 infection
Credit: Caltech One feature of the COVID-19 virus that makes it so difficult to contain is that it can be ...
Promising COVID-19 rapid test technology enters phase 1 of NIH challenge
Highly competitive NIH RADx program selects Rover Diagnostics and biomedical engineer Sam Sia to refine and validate their low-cost, ultrafast ...
Study reveals element in blood is part of human–and hibernating squirrel–stress response
The element iodide's ability to dampen the harm of stress-induced inflammation points to potential uses in treating traumatic injuries and ...
Rise of the mutants: New uOttawa-led research to improve enzyme design methodologies
Credit: Rojo Rakotoharisoa A group of researchers at the University of Ottawa has been looking for ways to improve enzyme ...
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin ...
Insilico Medicine to present at Leveraging Intelligent Tech for Drug Development
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - Insilico Medicine, a global leader in artificial intelligence for drug discovery and ...
Zebrafish embryos help prove what happens to nanoparticles in the blood
Credit: Yuya Hayashi. Adapted from Mohammad-Beigi et al. (2020) ACS Nano. Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society A variety of nanoparticles ...
Aquatic hitchhikers: Using mobile technology to predict invasive species transmission
Credit: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation A cooler full of fish might not be the only thing anglers bring back ...
Science snapshots September 2020
2D electronics, plant biofactories, transforming waste, and vaccine developmentCredit: Alex Zettl/Berkeley Lab An Innovative Pattern: Scientists Rewrite Rules for 2D ...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus' replication engineCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Sept. ...
210 scientists highlight state of plants and fungi in Plants, People, Planet special issue
The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around ...
Skoltech research makes it easier to pinpoint brain activity in EEG studies
Credit: Malovichko, M., et al/IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Skoltech researchers have proposed a fast and accurate numerical method of ...
New research provides clues on optimizing cell defenses when viruses attack
Study advances science's understanding of interferons, proteins that help combat viruses like SARS-CoV-2Credit: Hao Lab, UC San Diego Science's pursuits ...
Researchers create artificial lung to support pre-term babies in distress
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Sept. 29, 2020 -- An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers ...
