Category: News

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Hippos can identify their friends and neighbors from an unknown hippo by just their vocalizations and will shout […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The first molecular-level analysis of Omicron’s spike protein reveals mutation-induced chemical bonds are behind the new SARS-CoV-2 variant’s increased transmissibility and antibody evasion.  Researchers […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Astronauts (and future space tourists!) could be screened for health conditions affected by anemia, after a study reveals ‘space anemia’ prevails even once passengers are safely back on Earth.  “Space anemia has consistently […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Multiple sclerosis risk was found to increase 32-fold after Epstein-Barr virus infection.  The longitudinal analysis of data from over […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Not just a pack of pathetic Peripatetics, those ancient Greeks were onto something when it came to creativity – and a researcher at […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Welcome to the 72nd Volume of BioTechniques! In this issue you can expect a novel method for validating antibodies in a Western blot, […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Machine learning helps identify novel proteins involved in DNA repair, opening new avenues for cancer research.  Every day, each of […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have developed a nanocarrier to improve the effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplantation, which is a potential cure […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi T cells from common colds caused by coronaviruses can further protect against COVID-19, as researchers demonstrate that higher […]

BioTechniques News Annie Coulson Both Sanger sequencing and next-generation sequencing (NGS) are powerful tools for genomic analysis that are commonplace in labs […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The newly developed CRACK platform utilizes brain activity patterns of mice to uncover neural circuits involved in touch perception.  In a recent study, Jerry Chen’s Boston University (MA, USA) team, alongside collaborators […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Study detects neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in stool samples of infants breastfed by vaccinated mothers with the potential to provide passive […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi To prepare for a fight, a pheasant’s head cools down due to a stress response, which is of the same […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A symbiosis of basic science discoveries in mouse models and clinical observations in human patients has unraveled the mystery in rare vitamin B12 conditions. […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Elderly people who exercised more often exhibited signs for healthier nerve transmission, which may protect the brain from cognitive decline.   A recent research effort led by Kaitlin Casaletto (University of California; CA, USA) at […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have created the first supermolecule consisting of a DNA helix and peptide, made possible by changing the chirality […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The mechanism that links a common ingredient in toothpaste to inflammatory bowel disease has been revealed, raising questions about the wisdom of […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have characterized the three-dimensional structure of the cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) ion channels that helps us see in dim light, […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Pharmaceutical CDMO Ardena (Gent, Belgium) announce the expansion of its capacity for purification and fractionation at its site […]

BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have developed a technique using polyester resin to extract ancient DNA from archaeological sediments, finding especially concentrated amounts of DNA in microscopic bone or feces particles. Sediments […]