UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
New coating can eliminate complex disinfectant procedures for protective face shieldsCredit: UBCO Acting like an invisible force field, a new ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Healthy offspring from testicular tissue plantation in mice: Retinoic acid key
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Springer Nature, licensed under cc by 4.0 One in fifty births in Japan are said to ...
Un-natural mRNAs modified with sulfur atoms boost efficient protein synthesis
Towards the development of mRNA therapeutics and new methods of protein productionCredit: Nagoya University Since mRNAs play a key role ...
Four winners of the Schmidt Marine Costal Pollution Challenge are named
Credit: Mark Schrope Nutrient pollution is a costly and challenging environmental problem caused by excess nitrogen in the water. The ...
Love-hate relationship of solvent and water leads to better biomass breakup
Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering ...
Ideal way to screen for disease
Bioprobe tests favour AIEgen technologyCredit: Flinders University In the pandemic age of telehealth and new technologies, remote site lab or ...
A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development
Credit: UC San Diego From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine ...
Genetic editing milestone in mouse model of Rett Syndrome
Editing technique repairs mutant MeCP2 RNA and restores MeCP2 protein functionCredit: Rett Syndrome Research Trust A genomic error that causes ...
Converting female mosquitoes to non-biting males with implications for mosquito control
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile ...
Quantum body scanner? What happens when vector vortex beams meet scattering media
A comprehensive analysis of vector vortex beam transmission through scattering media offers insights into the behavior of light carrying orbital ...
Next-gen micro-CT scan can lower radiation, offer better pictures
Research could 'transform the landscape' of micro-CT imagingCredit: University of Houston With a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National ...
The new tattoo: Drawing electronics on skin
MU engineers discover the possibility of using pencils to draw bioelectronics on human skinCredit: University of Missouri One day, people ...
‘Lab in a suitcase’ could hold the key to safer water and sanitation for millions
A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being hailed as the key to tackling one of the ...
Altimmune COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested at UAB shows positive preclinical results
AdCOVID stimulated both strong serum neutralizing activity and potent mucosal IgA immunity in the respiratory tract.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...
New bioink for cell bioprinting in 3D
Dynamic peptide-folding mediated biofunctionalization and modulation of hydrogels for 4D bioprintingCredit: Magnus Johansson A research group led by Daniel Aili, ...
Electron cryo-microscopy: Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images
Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis Biochemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good ...
UC Riverside postdoc receives NIH Pathway to Independence grant
Rebekah Charney's research aims to shed light on the mechanisms underlying Mowat-Wilson syndromeCredit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Rebekah Charney, ...
Building surge ICU capacity during COVID-19
Medical University of South Carolina team is one of nine chosen by U.S. Army to build a prototype for increasing ...
Viral dark matter exposed: Metagenome database detects phage-derived antibacterial enzyme
Scientists demonstrate that the information about host bacteria-bacteriophage (phage) associations derived from world`s first metagenome analysis is useful for the ...
Day in, day out: Targeting the daily magnesium “rhythm” can optimize crop yield
Scientists study the 24-hour pattern of magnesium intake in a rice plant to see if the photosynthetic efficiency of the ...
