Team dramatically reduces image analysis times using deep learning, other approaches
Credit: Harshad Vishwasrao and Damian Dalle Nogare, NIH WOODS HOLE, Mass. - A picture is worth a thousand words -but ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Faster processing makes cutting-edge fluorescence microscopy more accessible
NIH researchers put complex, high-resolution data within reach for many more scientistsCredit: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Scientists ...
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for ...
Anammox bacteria generate energy from wastewater while taking a breath
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine ...
Newly designed ligands for a catalytic reaction to synthesize drugs and useful compounds
Scientists spur advances in the field of drug development by designing a novel strategy to generate useful compoundsCredit: Gwangju Institute ...
Casting a wider net: New system measures brain activity of several zebrafish concurrently
Novel system for simultaneously measuring brain electrical signals from multiple zebrafish opens up path to cheaper and faster drug screening ...
NUS research team develops portable COVID-19 diagnostic system for rapid on-site testing
With Epidax, COVID-19 testing can be done at the point of care, and diagnosis -- from sample collection to result ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys enters research agreement with Lilly for COVID-19 antibody research
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced a research agreement with Eli ...
Brazilian startup seeks to develop a wholly indigenous COVID-19 diagnostic test
The project is supported by FAPESP's Innovative Research in Small Business Program. The firm plans to produce ELISA kits that ...
WFIRM and Oracle Health Sciences collaborate on Body-on-a-Chip technology
Effort represents key collaboration within iQ Healthtech Labs™Credit: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) WINSTON-SALEM, NC - June 25, ...
A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain
New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neuronsCredit: Howard Gritton, Boston University CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When ...
Rapid genomic profiling of colon cancers can improve therapy selection for patients
Multicenter study led by Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center shows vastly improved turnaround time to get results from ...
Function-based sequencing technique permits analysis of just a single bacteria cell
Credit: XU Teng A new function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting ...
Scientists devise new ‘bar code’ method to identify critical cell types in the brain
Credit: Valdez Lab / Center for Translational Neuroscience / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While the brain is composed of ...
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces selection of lead DNA vaccine candidates for COVID-19
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces selection of lead DNA vaccine candidates for COVID-19 and a $4.2 million award to move forward with ...
Early childhood vaccinations might protect children from COVID-19
A group of Lithuanian and Kurdish scientists have raised a hypothesis that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine could ...
Seattle researchers team up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s Disease
$40.5 million NIH-funded project aims to pinpoint cells at the root of the progressive brain disease and home in on ...
Researchers use electric fields to herd cells like flocks of sheep
Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Neil Adelantar Princeton researchers have created a device that can herd groups ...
Samsara, Evotec, KCK launch Autobahn Labs, a novel early stage drug discovery incubator
Autobahn Labs and UCLA announce strategic collaborationCredit: Autobahn Labs PALO ALTO, CA and HAMBURG, Germany (June 24, 2020) -- Samsara ...
Innovative smartphone-camera adaptation images melanoma and non-melanoma
Innovative research published in SPIE's Journal of Biomedical Optics suggests low-cost, accessible diagnostic tool for skin cancerCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, ...
