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Stable vaccines using microscopic crystals from cypovirus

Scientists at Cell Guidance Systems, Cambridge University and Imperial College are exploiting microscopic crystals, made by a cypovirus, to produce stable vaccines for diseases that mostly affect the world's poorest people.

From Cell Guidance Systems 21 Aug 2017

New technique quickly, economically monitors multiple molecular interactions in living tissues

A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically monitor multiple molecular interactions in a large area of living tissue -- such as an organ or a small animal; technology that could have applications in medical diagnosis, guided surgery, or pre-clinical drug testing.

18 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover mechanism that explains hindlimb positioning in tetrapod evolution

In the evolution of tetrapods, the position of the hindlimb has diversified along with the vertebral formula, which is the number of small bones forming the vertebra. Tetrapods, as the name implies, are species that have four feet.

18 Aug 2017

Fruit flies' pheromones reveal sexual attractiveness of females

Life as a fruit fly seems pretty simple: Hatch, grow, eat some fruit, find a mate, produce hundreds of tiny offspring and die -- all in a month or so.

18 Aug 2017

Asynt supplies synthetic organic chemistry equipment for Redbrick Molecular’s new laboratory

Asynt reports that it has supplied Redbrick Molecular Ltd with a wide range of synthetic organic chemistry equipment for its new environmentally responsible laboratory.

18 Aug 2017

Integra's product family now includes automation friendly reagent reservoirs

INTEGRA has expanded its Clear Advantage™ product family to include innovative automation friendly reagent reservoirs that result in the lowest possible dead volume – saving on reagents – reduce plastic waste and simultaneously give scientists a clear view of the pipette tips for the best liquid handling results.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 18 Aug 2017

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

An interview with Dr. Ichio Aoki, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 17 Aug 2017

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Marine sponges and the deep-sea ecosystem are comparatively under-studied and under-exploited compared with life in shallower waters - but a team of scientists from the University of Plymouth are identifying and developing potential new antimicrobials produced by the microbiome of sponges which live deep beneath the ocean surface.

17 Aug 2017

Sartorius unveils new ultrapure water system for laboratories

With arium mini, the laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment supplier Sartorius offers an especially compact ultrapure water system.

From Sartorius 17 Aug 2017

Impaired DNA replication may lead to trans-generational inheritance of epigenetic changes

Scientists reveal that a fault in the process that copies DNA during cell division can cause epigenetic changes that may be inherited for up-to five generations.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

The 200 different types of cells in the body all start with the same DNA genome. To differentiate into families of bone cells, muscle cells, blood cells, neurons and the rest, differing gene programs have to be turned on or off.

17 Aug 2017

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research announced today that it has formed a collaboration with GSK to explore how Insilico's AI capability can enhance its drug discovery process.

16 Aug 2017

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Amazon Filters has supplied a major pharmaceutical manufacturer with bespoke filtration equipment enabling them to fulfil a contract to deliver critical drugs to a leading children’s hospital.

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 16 Aug 2017

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

What happens and where, when the body’s fat stores are activated? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the biochemist Ruth Birner-Grünberger investigates the complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown, thus providing a basis for new therapeutic approaches for illnesses such as diabetes or arteriosclerosis.

16 Aug 2017

Asynt’s new DrySyn UNO offers unmatched experimental versatility in small footprint

Asynt announces DrySyn UNO - a versatile new heating block system designed to enable chemists to perform heated and stirred experiments in single flasks and vials.

From Asynt 16 Aug 2017

Cardiac stem cells from young hearts can make older hearts young, study says

A new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, published by the European Heart Journal, forecasts the use of infusions of cardiac stem cells obtained from young hearts in reversing the process of aging in the human heart.

16 Aug 2017

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

BMG LABTECH developed a new gas ramping function that can fully manipulate the environment within a microplate reader, by mimicking in vitro hypoxia and ischaemia/reperfusion.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 16 Aug 2017

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Scientific evidence reporting on the use of cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is too limited to conclude its safety or efficacy, say researchers from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

15 Aug 2017

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects.

14 Aug 2017

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Stable vaccines using microscopic crystals from cypovirus

New technique quickly, economically monitors multiple molecular interactions in living tissues

Researchers uncover mechanism that explains hindlimb positioning in tetrapod evolution

Fruit flies' pheromones reveal sexual attractiveness of females

Asynt supplies synthetic organic chemistry equipment for Redbrick Molecular’s new laboratory

Integra's product family now includes automation friendly reagent reservoirs

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Sartorius unveils new ultrapure water system for laboratories

Impaired DNA replication may lead to trans-generational inheritance of epigenetic changes

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

Asynt’s new DrySyn UNO offers unmatched experimental versatility in small footprint

Cardiac stem cells from young hearts can make older hearts young, study says

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

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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