How does the immune system self-regulate?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers identify key molecule controlling two waves of Regulatory T cells, which work to meditate killer T cells […]
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Peanut allergy: a tough nut that’s starting to crack
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Novel coated microneedle delivery of peanut allergen in allergic mice showed improved efficacy over current epicutaneous immunotherapy delivery […]
Epigenomics | Editor’s Highlights
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Editor’s Highlights from Epigenomics – Spring 2022 Welcome to the first installment of Editor’s Highlights for Epigenomics, which […]
Wibble wobble jello… self-healing on a plate
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton The development of self-healing biodegradable materials has wobbled forwards thanks to researchers at the University of Cambridge (UK), […]
Techniques to save the sea – your latest issue of BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi In this issue you can expect a novel method using a metagenomics approach to resolve the contaminated genome […]
Dopamine: It’s a force of habit
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi An unknown neural mechanism involved in habit formation has been uncovered after monitoring dopamine release in rats. A […]
Is the Panacea antitoxin domain the antidote to antibacterial resistance?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers discover a new multipurpose on-off switch for inhibiting bacterial growth with a potential application in developing phage […]
Detecting Alzheimer’s: a blood test is all it takes
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A blood test has been proven to be up to 93% accurate at identifying early indicators of Alzheimer’s, […]
Personalization and organoids: On the hunt for rare cancer treatments
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The successful production of patient-derived tumor organoids has provided a personalized approach to treatment options for a selection […]
When did you last walk down memory lane? How memories are organized in time
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton By monitoring rats during an odor memory task, scientists are beginning to understand the mechanism that allows the […]
Are you as tough as a parasite?
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Maybe you’re not. According to research done on water fleas, infectious disease parasites may be better able to […]
Editor’s highlights from Future Virology
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Here, Commissioning Editor Atiya Henry, provides her highlights from the January, February and March issues of Future Virology – make […]
Does anemone venom have the power to beat chronic pain?
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers have found that sea anemones produce specific venoms in different regions depending on their intended function, creating […]
The untapped potential of ultrasound
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers hope life-changing deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease may become accessible to more people by switching implanted […]
Of Lost Time: Albert Einstein’s parental advice
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Of Lost Time looks at letters sent by historical figures, including one written by Albert Einstein to his […]
Shapeshifting bacteria: filamentation allows invasion of multiple cells
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton A new species of bacteria shapeshifts into a long thread-like form in a never-before-seen technique to spread from […]
Curbing your enthusiasm for CRISPR
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Unexpected inheritable mutations in CRISPR/Cas9 studies remind us of the need for caution. The gene-editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, has […]
Tuberous Sclerosis: to err is uniquely human
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The complex process of human brain development plays an overlooked role in the manifestation of tuberous sclerosis, which […]
Plants grow their own snorkel to breathe underwater
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers begin to uncover the mechanism that enables wetland plants to survive, hoping to develop agricultural crops that […]
Engineered spinal cord implants provide hope for those with traumatic injury
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Using fatty tissue, called adipose tissue, researchers have created an implant that restored movement in both acute and […]