You spin me right round: groups of malaria parasites form vortices
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers used computer simulations to identify the mechanisms behind the rotating vortices formed by groups of Plasmodium, malaria-causing […]
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Stop: hammer time! Identifying the lethal mechanism of Clostridium septicum
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Bacteria that kill cells through a hammer-like mechanism may soon be stopped in their tracks. Researchers from The […]
Super-strength MRI identifies neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A novel, ultra-powerful MRI scanner helps to pinpoint Parkinson’s disease and identify patients who are most likely to […]
Infographic: Pros and cons of preclinical models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
BioTechniques News Annie Coulson Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition in which fat accumulates in the liver in people who drink little […]
No rejections for new islet transplantation method
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A nonhuman primate preclinical study shows great potential for a new treatment of type 1 diabetes. For those […]
Sea anemones evolved to repurpose neurons as stinging cells
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers find that stinging cells called cnidocytes could be a beneficial model to understand the emergence of new […]
How infections spread: the case for varied and dynamic inputs
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Understanding infectious disease spread is problematic, given the randomness of most outbreaks. Yet attempting to predict the transmission […]
Depression increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Depression and stress were discovered to impact cardiovascular disease and the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering treatment in a mouse […]
Targeting HOX genes to treat glioblastoma
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A new potential treatment for the devastating brain cancer, glioblastoma, is ready for patient trials. Glioblastoma – also […]
Frozen tissues and Tabula Sapiens: the latest studies from the Human Cell Atlas
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The latest studies published by The Human Cell Atlas make further progress toward their goal of mapping every […]
Reference map of retinal pigment epithelium cells created with AI
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers identify five distinct cell subpopulations in the retinal pigment epithelium using artificial intelligence, which could explain different […]
The burgeoning role of pharmacogenetics testing: the future of personalized medicine
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi David Budd, CEO of genedrive plc (Manchester, UK), underscores the emerging role of pharmacogenetics testing in patient safety […]
Electric shocks manipulate cellular biofilm composition
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers use electrochemical signals to stimulate the proliferation of different cells in biofilms, which controls their growth. Biofilms […]
You really do want it more: cravings hit harder during withdrawal
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A new study in rats finds that environmental stimuli learned during the withdrawal stage of alcohol addiction results […]
How effective are Killer T cells against COVID-19?
BioTechniques News Tristan Free An artificial intelligence-based platform allows researchers to uncover the secrets behind adaptive immunity and killer T cells. Researchers […]
Is salt the key to accurate breast cancer diagnosis?
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton A new sodium MRI technique could be used for breast cancer diagnosis and monitoring. Breast cancer is the […]
Ta-dA! New mitochondrial gene editing development achieves A–G base conversion
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Scientists use a single strand DNA-targeting protein for A–G base conversion, in a significant mitochondrial gene-editing technological breakthrough. […]
Protein identified allowing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum to destroy crops
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers have identified the protein that allows white mold stem rot to bypass plants’ defenses, which could lead […]
Understanding the disease trajectory of Long COVID
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi UCLA researchers reveal that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Long COVID and link factors correlated to […]
Ultrasound mechanically destroys liver cancer tumors
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers evaluate tumor recurrence and metastases after using a non-invasive ultrasound treatment, called histotripsy, on liver cancer in […]