Cancer treatment may hinge on harnessing antibody conformation
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have determined the mechanism underlying antibody hinge conformational changes, which could contribute to the development of more […]
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Step aside 3D printing, there’s a new technique for biofabricating a heart
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby The first biohybrid model of human ventricles has been used to answer a centuries-old question. Unlike other organs, […]
How do mice make memories?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby The first ever real-time visualization technique of mRNA in brains of living mice is a tool to uncover […]
The first line of defense against HIV-1 is a two-step process
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have discovered the molecular mechanism by which the innate immune system recognizes HIV-1, potentially contributing to the […]
Synthesizing Hox genes to understand how bodies are built
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers create artificial Hox genes to study how cells organize themselves into body structures. You might be interested […]
Grow in the dark: photosynthesis that doesn’t require sunlight
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed an electrocatalytic process to allow plants to undergo photosynthesis without sunlight. This form of artificial […]
Two-step synthesis of antibacterial Schiff base complexes
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers develop a 10-minute, two-step synthesis for amino acid Schiff base complexes using microwave irradiation and study their […]
Targeting the mitochondria as a new frontier in the fight against leukemia
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A novel drug candidate is yielding encouraging pre-clinical results as a potential chemotherapeutic by killing mitochondria in leukemia […]
Causal gene in hereditary spastic paraplegia identified
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A disease-causing gene in hereditary spastic paraplegia bolsters the theory of altered lipid processing as a shared cause […]
Meet your microbial roommates
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi What makes a house, a home? A new study suggests that it’s the roommates you share it with, […]
What do octopus and human brains have in common?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers identify the same active transposon in octopus and human brains, giving insight to these invertebrates’ intelligence. Octopuses […]
Want the benefits of exercise without lifting a finger? There might be a pill for that
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Scientists have discovered a molecule produced during exercise that suppresses food intake and enables weight loss in mice, […]
CRISPR-Combo combines gene activation and editing
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Simultaneous gene activation and gene editing for different targets in plant genomes is made possible with CRISPR-Combo. Since […]
Fetal benefits of treating opioid use disorder during pregnancy are confirmed
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers used emergent MRI technology to understand the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on early brain development and […]
Don’t stress! It accelerates immune aging
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Stress seems to be an unavoidable part of life but new research is shedding light on just how […]
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 […]
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, […]