Biotechnology

Startup NanoMosaic to commercialize high-sensitivity tool for protein detection and quantification Cambridge, Mass. - A Boston-based startup company, NanoMosaic LLC, intends to commercialize a high-throughput, high-sensitivity platform for…

Data science professor collaborating with colleagues at UAMSCredit: University of Arkansas Data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professors David Ussery and Xuming…

Study shows that a simple urine test can reveal the presence of lung cancer in mice CAMBRIDGE, MA -- People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography (CT), which…

Credit: Haifa Shen, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(April 1, 2020)-We've all been warned about the dangers of triglycerides, the fat stored in your blood. But what if that unhealthy fat could effectively transport oral medication to…

Thousands of samples can be analyzed dailyCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics has launched a test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and is using its automation experience and…

Scientists have mapped the genome of the German shepherd, one of the world's most popular canine breeds, after using a blood sample from 'Nala,' a healthy five-year-old German shepherd living in Sydney. In a paper published today in…

Nanostructured polymer foil appears white without environmentally hazardous titanium dioxide -- Beetle's chitin scales used as a modelCredit: Julia Syurik, KIT Polymer foils that are extremely thin and characterized by a high light…

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the power of the magnet to stimulate and heal nerves key to bowel control is under study for the…

Sustainable harvesting of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) could save hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs per year and enable novel, potentially life-saving clinical uses for humans Horseshoe crabs are remarkable animals, beautiful in…

Testicular cells survive cryopreservation after dissociationCredit: Ex-situ Iberian Lynx Program A research team at the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) developed a method to isolate and…

In this pilot study, they used colon biopsies samples and feces samples from nine patients to compare two sequencing methodsCredit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL The intestinal microbiota, composed by the…

Radio-frequency device maps electric currents in solutions that mimic the heart with enough resolutions to study the subtle aberrations related to atrial fibrillationCredit: Cameron Deans WASHINGTON, March 31, 2020 -- Mapping the…

A team of researchers led by Patrick E. H. Jackson at the Myles H. Thaler Center for HIV and Human Retrovirus Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, has published a review on the subject of the HIV-1 Rev…

A team of researchers of the University of Trento focused on a new molecular mechanism that works like a 'switch'Credit: ©Alberto Inga, UniTrento There is an ongoing battle between cancer cells and p53, the protein known as 'the…

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that causes an irregular and abnormally fast heart rate, potentially leading to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. While the causes of AF are unknown, it…

Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa and AzarGen Biotechnologies (Pty) Ltd, a South African biotechnology company, have joined forces in the global fight against the coronavirus Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa and…

Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to organic building blocksCredit: UC Berkeley photo by Peidong Yang If humans ever hope to colonize Mars, the settlers will need to manufacture on-planet a huge…

UMass Amherst, international team use simple capillary forces to direct aqueous solutionsCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new paper, Thomas Russell and postdoctoral fellow Ganhua Xie, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst…

Rice University joins, brings expertise to consortiumCredit: Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash A University of Utah-led consortium to improve the design of medical devices welcomes Rice University as its newest partner. The Human…

Credit: Jinah Jang (POSTECH) The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to the entire body by repeating contraction and relaxation of the heart muscles continuously. Human stem cells are used…