From the floor at Neuroscience 2022
BioTechniques News Tristan Free At this year’s meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience 2022 (12-16 November; San Diego, CA, USA) we […]
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AFM-IR ‘sees’ inside cells better than ever
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A counterintuitive approach to atomic force microscopy-infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) means researchers can now ‘see’ the structure and chemical […]
Honeybee lifespans shorter than they used to bee
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Scientists discover lab-reared honeybee lifespans have decreased by half since the 1970s. A myriad of environmental factors, including […]
Rat-hythm and blues: animals show beat synchronization
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby In two separate studies, researchers have shown for the first time that rats and seals show innate beat […]
Automated lung disease diagnosis
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Artificial intelligence (AI) used to diagnose lung diseases may reduce winter hospital waiting times. Researchers at the University […]
A spatial profile of pancreatic cancer tumors
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A spatial map of pancreatic cancer tumors reveals key transition points in cancer development, providing insight into treatment […]
Could senescent tumor cells offer a new cancer vaccine strategy?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Scientists have found that senescent tumor cells induce a bigger immune response than dead cancer cells, which could […]
Can a high cure the lows? Neuroscientists think so.
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Neuroscientists demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of psychoactive drugs, cannabis and psilocybin, for mood and anxiety disorders. Despite mood […]
Building the human brain cell atlas
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi In an international collaboration, researchers hope to integrate single-cell and spatial techniques to create a cell atlas of […]
Suck at social interaction? Here’s why.
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Four studies describe the alarming ways in which our brains respond to social interaction. Findings presented at the […]
The neural pathway that signals toxin-induced vomiting
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby How do our bodies recognize the ingestion of unwanted bacteria and initiate vomiting? If you experience emetophobia (the […]
New insights into influenza’s replication mechanism
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Investigating influenza’s interactions with cellular proteins has led to an improved understanding of how it is able to […]
Deinococcus radiodurans: A bacterium that might live on Mars and is more metal than you
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi There could be life on Mars. It could be pretty hardcore. It could be coming to earth. There […]
Red light farms? Europium-based UV-to-red light-converting films aid plant growth
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers from Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan) have developed a UV-to-red wavelength converting film, comprised of a specially designed […]
Whipped cream made from lactic acid bacteria, anyone?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby The future of eating sustainably is turning out to be quite luxurious as researchers from the University of […]
Back to black? Canine Distemper Virus outbreaks influence North American wolves’ coat colors
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Scientists demonstrate an association between the distribution of black wolves across North America and Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) […]
Finding the sweet spot of female pleasure
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers pinpoint the region of the brain that responds to clitoral stimulation. The clitoris is the only organ […]
Cell-specific protein labeling clicks into place
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A novel cell-specific method to identify proteins released by cells could lead to advancements in tracking diseases like […]
What is the role of epigenetics in cancer development?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Epigenetics may have more control over cancer development than previously thought, according to two papers published simultaneously. An […]
Novel patient-derived parathyroid organoid developed
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have developed the first patient-derived parathyroid organoid (PTO), which accurately mimics parathyroid structure and function and could […]