A diagnostic test for ALS could finally be on its way
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could soon be diagnosed from a muscle biopsy thanks to a possible diagnostic biomarker that’s […]
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Biochemists find a way to mend a broken heart
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Novel technology returns cardiomyocytes to a stem cell-like state to promote their proliferation and regeneration in an in […]
Fresh hope for relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A global collaboration between Tampere University (Finland), the Massachusetts General Research Institute and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute […]
Key proteins behind blood vessel growth discovered
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Blood vessels often grow in nutrient-deficient sites, and now researchers identify key proteins that regulate this process. Blood […]
Computer model identifies cancerous driver mutations
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed a computer model to scan the entire genome of cancer cells to identify driver mutations, […]
Nanoparticle sensors differentiate bacterial and viral pneumonia
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed a nanoparticle sensor that can distinguish bacterial pneumonia from viral pneumonia, which could be used […]
Synonymous mutations break their statement of neutrality
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Although previously thought to be neutral, research in yeast suggests that synonymous point mutations may have strongly nonneutral […]
Can we worm our way out of the plastic predicament?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi ‘Superworms’ acting as mini plastic recycling plants could pave the way for a process scale-up to life-size recycling […]
Want to live longer? Look on the bright side of life
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi What is the universal secret to living longer for women? It could be as simple as changing your […]
Bacteria can adapt and overcome ‘last resort’ antibiotics
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A hospital strain of Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has enabled mechanistic insight into how antibiotic resistance develops. Antibiotic […]
Helpers indeed: immune cells combat breast cancer
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A novel immunotherapy for treating breast cancer has been designed in mice and could be applicable to the […]
Hole in one: researchers demonstrate ketamine’s potential as an antidepressant
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers identify the mechanism behind ketamine’s psychological effects and show its potential as an antidepressant that could work […]
Mosquito saliva may hold the answers to tropical disease vaccine development
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A molecule in mosquito saliva has been identified as a potential vaccination target, providing protection against viruses that […]
What caused the recent monkeypox outbreaks?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Monkeypox cases have been rising rapidly in non-endemic countries around the world; but what caused the recent outbreaks? […]
The GATeway to treating neurological disorders
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby One of the smallest protein structures ever determined using cryo-EM, GAT1 is fundamental to GABA neurotransmission and its […]
Comfortable and clever: the smart pillow that tracks your sleep behavior
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A smart pillow could provide an alternative method for monitoring sleep behavior, offering an insight into how we […]
Cas7-11 made to fit into a single viral vector
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby The CRISPR protein Cas7-11 can precisely edit RNA and has now been re-engineered to fit into a single […]
Boosting fluorescent sensors to get a WIFF of successful glioblastoma treatment
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers enhance the signal emitted by fluorescing nanosensors, improving the signal-to-noise ratio by 50-fold, allowing for deep tissue […]
See the light: treating bacterial infections with molecular machines
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Visible light-powered molecular machines could be used to efficiently and effectively treat bacterial infections in vivo by physically […]
Is your microbial QC testing stuck in the past?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Membrane filtration is becoming one of the more simple ways to test for microbial contamination and has many […]