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Tag: Biotechnology
‘Drawn-on-skin’ electronics offer breakthrough in wearable monitors
New electronics platform provides better data for personalized careCredit: University of Houston A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, ...
Researchers discover a new and unique class of carbohydrate receptors
Credit: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface-exposed carbohydrates that surround and protect bacteria and are involved in biofilm formation, ...
Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture
Innovations in agriculture and food supply in response to the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: QAAFI Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, ...
Rena Bizios to receive the BioMedSA Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience
Credit: UTSA Communications (July 30, 2020) -- BioMedSA, the non-profit corporation founded in 2005 to promote and grow San Antonio's ...
Inflammation induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction studied in organoids
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., - July 30, 2020 - The scientists who developed the first 3D multicellular brain organoid with ...
New fabric could help keep you cool in the summer, even without A/C (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Air conditioning and other space cooling methods account for about 10% of all electricity consumption in ...
New insights into wound healing
Using 3D mapping, researchers uncover a process that has stymied mechanobiologyCredit: Courtesy image When we get a wound on our ...
Benefits of running first-in-human and vaccine studies in Australia – Novotech webinar
The leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO Novotech is collaborating with biotech and pharma news platform Endpoints News for a webinar about ...
Dean of UT AgResearch honored with ASABE Award for Global Engagement
Hongwei Xin recognized for leadership in global initiativesCredit: Image courtesy of UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Hongwei Xin, who leads the ...
Human coagulation factor XIIIa expressed in pichia pastoris as fXIIIa hemostatic agent
This article by Dr. Xu et al. is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020Credit: Dr. Xu et al., Bentham ...
New genome mapper is like “upgrading from dial-up to fibre-optic”
Credit: Marc Marti-Renom Researchers from Harvard University, the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG) and the Centre for Genomic Regulation ...
Novel label-free imaging technique brings out the inner light within T cells
Credit: Image courtesy of Alexandra Walsh. MADISON -- T cells are the immune soldiers at the frontlines of the battle ...
Temporary salt crystals may provide a permanent solution to Alzheimer’s
Osaka University researchers show that salt crystals can precipitate at low concentrations owing to local density fluctuation and their repeated ...
NTU Singapore researchers speed up gold-standard COVID-19 diagnostic test
Portable test produces results in 36 minutes; works for dengue and other viruses as wellCredit: NTU Singapore Clinician-scientists at Nanyang ...
Novel drug delivery particles use neurotransmitters as a ‘passport’ into the brain
Researchers create neurotransmitter-lipid hybrids that help ferry therapeutic drugs and gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier in miceCredit: Qiaobing ...
Neurons are genetically programmed to have long lives
UC Riverside-led study identifies mechanism that prevents death of neuronsCredit: Zheng lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When our neurons ...
Project creates more powerful, versatile ultrafast laser pulse
Institute of Optics research sets record for shortest laser pulse for newly developed technology, work that has important applications in ...
Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks
Hollow, flea-sized blocks can be filled with materials that improve healingCredit: Oregon Health & Science University Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have ...
COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, ...
