This soft robotic arm is fueled by algae and light
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). Scientists have created a soft robot arm capable of […]
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The biotech bi-weekly: automated nanoparticle formulation, optimized RNA-seq library prep and alginate hydrogel encapsulation in space
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In this edition of the biotech bi-weekly, we highlight new technology for investigating patterns in large multiomic datasets, […]
How do gut bacteria tell the time?
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Carnegie Mellon University (PA, USA). Biological clocks are often associated with light. Historically, most people […]
AI meets DNA sequencing to provide unprecedented glimpse into previously mysterious regions of the genome
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from the University of Utah (UT, USA). A new technology called FIRE pairs machine learning with […]
Human brain organoids ‘read’ Braille in major biohybrid computing breakthrough
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Human brain organoids can relay signals that correspond to Braille letters – in other words, the tiny tissue […]
Giving short lifespans the cold shoulder: the metabolic pathway linking cold temperatures to longevity
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A key metabolic pathway has been identified that provides a deeper insight into the link between moderately cold […]
Retracing RNA’s steps with a novel method
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Many biological molecules are short-lived and ephemeral. Now, researchers have developed an […]
New AI tool maps microRNA binding sites on circular RNAs
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Pusan National University (Busan, South Korea). A novel AI tool, circMAC, predicts where microRNAs (miRNAs) […]
Biophotonics: shining a light on the origins of life
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Texas A&M University (TX, USA). Scientists unlock a groundbreaking discovery about the origins of life […]
Pushing the limits of life: mysterious microbe has record-breaking tiny genome
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A teeny-tiny marine microbe with one of the smallest genomes ever discovered is pushing the limits of what […]
How one cell becomes a body: DNA ‘typewriter’ reveals developmental history of mouse embryo
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A DNA ‘typewriter’ records the history of 1.3 million cells in an early mouse embryo, telling the tale […]
Rhythm and cues: signaling oscillations inform cell differentiation in the intestine
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands). The intestines use the rhythm of a signal to decide which […]
Human gene caught ‘jumping’ into a virus in never-before-seen behavior
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Cornell University (NY, USA). Scientists found a human genetic element in a poxvirus and discovered […]
New gene editing system offers promising CRISPR alternative
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Cornell University (NY, USA). A new engineered gene editing system, proven in bacteria and with […]
The secret to living 194 years? Ask Jonathan, the world’s oldest land animal
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby After an astonishing 194 years plodding around on planet Earth, Jonathan the giant tortoise is the world’s oldest […]
The biotech bi-weekly: identifying disease-relevant splice variants, launching a next-generation sequencing panel and integrating AI into disease and therapeutic research
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman In this biotech bi-weekly, we highlight a partnership that’s facilitating a global competition for startups applying AI to […]
Yes, vaccines protect against infection, but they do so much more…
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain). A study in mice shows that vaccination can prevent […]
Can we grow accurate biological versions of human embryos?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from the University of Sydney (Australia). The answer is not yet, but we’re getting closer. Researchers […]
Digging up the thread of ‘zombie’ cell accumulation
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Age-related decline of chaperone-mediated autophagy alters the properties of senescent – or ‘zombie’ – cells, making them increasingly […]
The journal at a glance: Q3 2026
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Editor-in-Chief Michelle Itano (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA), shares her selection of the publications from […]