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Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Lab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers in Sweden now report a development that could speed this revolution up.

23 Jan 2019

TGen identifies polio-like virus as potential cause of Acute Flaccid Myelitis outbreak

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a polio-like virus as a potential cause of an outbreak of a disease known as Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a crippling condition that causes muscle weakness and paralysis usually among children.

23 Jan 2019

Bifacial stem cells appear to be responsible for the formation of wood

So-called bifacial stem cells are responsible for one of the most critical growth processes on Earth - the formation of wood.

23 Jan 2019

Insilico to present latest findings in AI for Drug Discovery at 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest results in modern and next-generation AI for Drug Discovery at the 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum in San Diego, California, 2 of February.

23 Jan 2019

Groundbreaking tool helps visualize neuronal activity with near-infrared light

A new, groundbreaking tool for visualizing neural activity has implications for understanding brain functions and disorders, according to new research by University of Alberta scientists and a team of international collaborators.

22 Jan 2019

Staying in right shape is essential for reproductive success of cells

Cells must keep their shape and proportions to successfully reproduce through cell division, finds new research from King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute.

22 Jan 2019

Sartorius launches BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor for consistent quality cellular products

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the launch of the BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor, a new wave mixed system developed specifically for closed, automated expansion of consistent quality cell products such as ex vivo cellular immunotherapies.

From Sartorius 22 Jan 2019

Asynt introduces new, easy-to-use entry level flow chemistry reactor

Asynt announces their exciting new flow-chemistry platform, the fReactor, an affordable device created to bring the many advantages of flow chemistry to your laboratory through easy-to-use, flexible and intuitive design.

From Asynt 22 Jan 2019

Diversity among rural Africans extends to their gut microbiomes

Our microbiome, the complex community of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and other microorganisms in and on our bodies, reflects the way we live. If we own a pet, we likely share microbes with them. If we eat meat, the microbiome in our intestines may look different from that of a vegan.

22 Jan 2019

Study describes metabolism of intestinal microbiota in babies for the first time

A research team with the participation of the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology of the University of Valencia, together with FISABIO and CIBERESP, has carried out the first metatranscriptomic study of the gut microbiota of babies, which has allowed to unveil the metabolism of the intestinal bacterial community during the first year of life, with a level of detail unknown until now

22 Jan 2019

Unexpected connection found between feeding and memory centers of the brain

The search for a mechanism that could explain how the protein complex NCOR1/2 regulates memory has revealed an unexpected connection between the lateral hypothalamus and the hippocampus, the feeding and the memory centers of the brain, respectively.

21 Jan 2019

Study reveals new genes and biological pathways linked to osteoarthritis

In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis, an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Sheffield, have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition.

21 Jan 2019

Genetic factors influence where fat is stored in our bodies

A recent study from Uppsala University has found that whether you store your fat around the trunk or in other parts of your body is highly influenced by genetic factors and that this effect is present predominantly in women and to a much lower extent in men.

21 Jan 2019

Reintroduction project recovers current wild population of green turtle in Cayman Islands

The reintroduction program for the green turtle in the Cayman Islands is crucial in order to recover this species, which are threatened by the effects of human overexploitation, according to a study published in the journal Molecular Ecology and led by the experts Marta Pascual and Carlos Carreras, from the Evolutionary Genetics laboratory of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute of the University of Barcelona.

21 Jan 2019

Researchers identify new peptide that helps lateral roots to grow with right spacing

How do plants space out their roots? A Japanese research team has identified a peptide and its receptor that help lateral roots to grow with the right spacing.

21 Jan 2019

MPFI researchers identify synaptic logic for connections between two brain hemispheres

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new combination of technologies that allows them to identify the functional properties of individual synapses that link the two hemispheres and determine how they are arranged within a neuron's dendritic field.

21 Jan 2019

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Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

TGen identifies polio-like virus as potential cause of Acute Flaccid Myelitis outbreak

Bifacial stem cells appear to be responsible for the formation of wood

Insilico to present latest findings in AI for Drug Discovery at 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum

Groundbreaking tool helps visualize neuronal activity with near-infrared light

Staying in right shape is essential for reproductive success of cells

Sartorius launches BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor for consistent quality cellular products

Asynt introduces new, easy-to-use entry level flow chemistry reactor

Diversity among rural Africans extends to their gut microbiomes

Study describes metabolism of intestinal microbiota in babies for the first time

Unexpected connection found between feeding and memory centers of the brain

Study reveals new genes and biological pathways linked to osteoarthritis

Genetic factors influence where fat is stored in our bodies

Reintroduction project recovers current wild population of green turtle in Cayman Islands

Researchers identify new peptide that helps lateral roots to grow with right spacing

MPFI researchers identify synaptic logic for connections between two brain hemispheres

UNIST researcher named as recipient of Merck’s 2018 Life Science Awards

Newly discovered regulatory mechanism helps control fat metabolism

New antibiotic discovery heralds breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria

INTEGRA Biosciences offers chance to win a VIAFLO 96/384 pipette

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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