A new biotinylation enzyme for analyzing protein-protein interactions
AirID enables comprehensive analysis of interaction partners of your target proteins in cellsCredit: Tatsuya Sawasaki (Ehime University) Proteins control many ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19
Credit: Susan Daniel/Cornell University Researchers have developed a human cell 'membrane on a chip' that allows continuous monitoring of how ...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...
New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance
Credit: Dr Stefano Pagliara, University of Exeter New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance ...
Marine alga from the Kiel Fjord discovered as a remedy against infections and skin cancer
GEOMAR research group successfully applies bioinformatics methods and machine learning in marine drug discoveryCredit: Larissa Büdenbender Healing with the help ...
Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry
Credit: RUB, Marquard Better still: living algae can be used as biocatalysts for certain substances, and they bring the co-substrate ...
A novel sperm selection technology to increase success rates of in vitro fertilization
LEFT: Mouse sperm collected by a conventional cell sorter. Motility cannot be maintained and sperm cannot advance. Motile sperm are ...
Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves
Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc ...
Feeds of the future
University of Göttingen research team investigates the influence of insect and microalgae feeds on meat qualityCredit: Quality of Animal Products, ...
A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
Credit: Image by Yassan Abdolazimi/Segil Lab/USC Stem Cell Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratories of Neil Segil and Justin ...
CityU’s CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells
Credit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is ...
Science snapshots July 2020
Microbial behavior, plant engineering, triple-pane windows, ferroelectricityCredit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab Study Gains New Insight Into Bacterial DNA Packing By Julie ...
NCCN: What people with cancer and their caregivers need to know about CAR T-cell therapy
National Comprehensive Cancer Network's new NCCN Guidelines for Patients explain how to recognize and manage immunotherapy-related toxicities, help prepare patients ...
High-end microscopy refined
Credit: (Picture: Working groups Benavente and Sauer / University of Wuerzburg) The synaptonemal complex is a ladder-like cell structure that ...
A shake-up in cell culturing: Flame sterilization may affect the culture
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a common practice for keeping microbial contaminants out of shake-flask cultures can ...
Scientists use a Teflon pipe to make a cheap, simple reactor for silica particle synthesis
Functional silica beads for biomedical imaging, drug delivery and other important applications could be made using an easy new flow ...
Plant tissue engineering improves drought and salinity tolerance
University of Nevada, Reno research addressing future population growth and food shortagesCredit: Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno RENO, ...
Spider silk can create lenses useful for biological imaging
When properly cured, lenses built on dragline spider silk generate a special type of light jet that can image large ...
Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction
A library of molecules with unique structural and chemical features inhibit the novel coronavirus polymerase, a key drug target for ...
Australian Space Agency backs locally-designed space suit development
Australian researchers will lead development of the next generation of space suits in a major international collaboration with NASA, the ...
