Biotechnology

When you get sick, a doctor or hospital is typically right down the road, a couple hours away at most. But what if the nearest one was 34 million miles and eight months away? George Mias, Michigan State University biochemistry and…

New tool that uses DNA sequencing could improve transplant outcomes and save livesCredit: NHLBI Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can detect when a newly transplanted lung is being rejected by a patient, even when no…

Credit: University of Warwick New research has found that a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can dramatically reduce the time needed to ensure that abnormal chest X-rays with critical findings will receive an expert radiologist…

Approach reduces seizures by 93 percent in three monthsCredit: Giovanna Paolone A protein-secreting device implanted into the hippocampus of epileptic rats reduces seizures by 93 percent in three months, finds preclinical research…

New research builds on Nobel-winning checkpoint blockade workCredit: Jennifer E. Fairman/Fairman Studios Immunotherapy's promise in the fight against cancer drew international attention after two scientists won a Nobel Prize this year for…

LSU scientists' findings may improve biofuel productionCredit: Tuo Wang, LSU. New research on the U.S.'s most economically important agricultural plant - corn - has revealed a different internal structure of the plant than previously…

Credit: EPFL One day we may be able to ingest tiny robots that deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue, thanks to research being carried out at EPFL and ETH Zurich. The group of scientists - led by Selman Sakar at EPFL and Bradley…

Technique could yield insights into complex proteins involved in Alzheimer's and other diseases MIT researchers have developed a way to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), a technique used…

New technology can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranesCredit: Environmental Science & Technology More than one in 10 people in the world lack basic drinking water access, and by 2025, half of…

A new antibiotic is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a superbugCredit: istock A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant…