Tag: Biotechnology

Credit: Haifa Shen, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(April 1, 2020)-We've all been warned about the dangers of triglycerides, the fat stored in ...

Rutgers launches genetic testing service for new coronavirus

Thousands of samples can be analyzed dailyCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics has launched ...

New materials: Brilliant white without pigments

Nanostructured polymer foil appears white without environmentally hazardous titanium dioxide -- Beetle's chitin scales used as a modelCredit: Julia Syurik, ...

Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the ...

A pilot study of the sequencing of the intestinal microbiota for colon cancer

In this pilot study, they used colon biopsies samples and feces samples from nine patients to compare two sequencing methodsCredit: ...

Preservation of testicular cells to save endangered feline species

Testicular cells survive cryopreservation after dissociationCredit: Ex-situ Iberian Lynx Program A research team at the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo ...

Atomic magnetometer points to better picture of heart conductivity

Radio-frequency device maps electric currents in solutions that mimic the heart with enough resolutions to study the subtle aberrations related ...

On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products

Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to organic building blocksCredit: UC Berkeley photo by Peidong Yang If ...

Cancer research, the guardian of the genome has a new ally

A team of researchers of the University of Trento focused on a new molecular mechanism that works like a 'switch'Credit: ...

A new tool for controlling reactions in microrobots and microreactors

UMass Amherst, international team use simple capillary forces to direct aqueous solutionsCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new ...

U-led consortium improves medical device design and usability

Rice University joins, brings expertise to consortiumCredit: Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash A University of Utah-led consortium to improve ...

A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart

Credit: Jinah Jang (POSTECH) The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to ...

HKU team develops new wastewater treatment process

HKU researchers develop a novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminantsCredit: @The University of Hong Kong ...

The Grainger College of Engineering and Carle Health demonstrate working prototype of emergency vent

The Illinois RapidVent emergency ventilator was developed in less than a week, and preliminary tests show performance equivalent to commercial ...

Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants

Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devicesCredit: Courtesy of the researchers The brain is one of ...

Citizen scientists are helping researchers design new drugs to combat COVID-19

March 27, 2020

Credit: Credit: Foldit/David Baker Lab The best thing most of us can do to fight COVID-19 is stay home, to ...

Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment

Scientists uncover a new mechanism underlying the life-threatening condition and propose a novel treatment strategy centered around cell-free chromatinCredit: Dr ...

Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish

Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level

Studies of Aleppo Pines reveal: The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere does not compensate the negative ...

Overcoming primary resistance to checkpoint inhibition with selective inhibitor of TGFβ1