Development of high-speed nanoPCR technology for point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19
The new technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes, with zero false positive and false negativeCredit: ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria
Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become ...
Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Modification of the oxytocin gene is correlated with personal distress, an emotional response related to empathy, scientists showCredit: Akemi Tomoda ...
How to use antibodies to control chemical reactions
Researchers developed a strategy to synthesize functional molecules with specific diagnostic antibodiesCredit: Illustration by Oscar Melendre Hoyos Antibodies are remarkable ...
Shining a light on the weird world of dihydrogen phosphate anions
Credit: UNSW Sydney Scientists at UNSW Sydney, together with collaborators from Western Sydney University and The Netherlands, were surprised to ...
Study finds large-scale expansion of stem rust resistance gene in barley and oat lineages
Credit: John Innes Centre Stem rust is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of wheat and historically has caused ...
New method uses artificial intelligence to study live cells
Credit: Popescu group. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign have developed a new technique that combines label-free imaging ...
Synthetic biology and machine learning speed the creation of lab-grown livers
Credit: Arizona State University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have combined ...
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
New computational tools developed at Stony Brook University help characterize protein structures and identify new treatments for COVID-19Credit: Lucy Fallon, ...
Researchers discover how bean plants fend off famished foes
Credit: Adam Steinbrenner/University of Washington For a caterpillar, a green leaf can make a nice meal. But to the plant ...
β-AR agonist therapy puts the brakes on oral cancer progression
Credit: Department of Biochemistry,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that stimulating a group of cellular receptors ...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis ...
Understanding bacteria’s metabolism could improve biofuel production
Study reveals how cells control what they produce after eatingCredit: PNNL A new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals ...
Visualisation reveals how a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy
Credit: University of Leeds A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein ...
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