Biotechnology

With scientists from Raytheon and other universities, WPI chemical engineer Eric Young is helping develop a method for using DNA signatures to identify genetically engineered organisms that have been released, accidentally or intentionally,…

Credit: Insilico Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest results in modern and…

Credit: Photo by Robert Bye @robertbye, Unsplash Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) have developed an effective technology for the synthesis of…

A new ultra-fast imaging technology with over 3.8 trillion frames per second and large frame numberCredit: Y. Lu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. (2019) Acquiring images of ultrafast processes is a technology vitally needed for many cutting-edge…

Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tissue engineering could transform medicine. Instead of waiting for our bodies to regrow or repair damage after an injury or disease, scientists could grow complex, fully functional tissues in a…

Credit: Professors Xiaohui (Frank) Zhang, Alparslan Oztekin, Xuanhong Cheng and Edmund Webb III of Lehigh University Under normal, healthy circulatory conditions, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) keeps to itself. The large and mysterious…

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have identified and exploited a metabolic Achilles heel in cancer--glutamine addiction. They are hopeful that their combo treatment will go to clinical trial soonCredit: Sarah Pack,…

Sample management collection features 'next generation compound delivery to support miniaturized biology'Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - The June issue of SLAS Technology features the article, "Next Generation Compound…

Rice-led project aims to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blindCredit: J. Robinson/Rice University A Rice University-led team of neuroengineers is embarking on an ambitious four-year project to develop headset…

Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University The caterpillars of Lymantria dispar or Gypsy Moth are voracious eaters capable of defoliating entire forests. Sometimes they can even make harm for coniferous forests. Gypsy Moths…