Lac-Phe: the mechanism behind metformin’s role in weight loss
BioTechniques News Jade Parker By illuminating the mechanism underlying metformin’s link to weight loss, researchers could have identified a candidate for novel […]
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A rapid test for diagnosing nontuberculous mycobacteria infection
BioTechniques News Jade Parker A diagnostic tool has been developed to identify nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections, dramatically expediting the diagnostic process from […]
How neuroscientists are detangling the fear response
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Individuals who have experienced life-threatening, stressful situations can later be prone to showing a fear response in the […]
How malaria is foiling vaccine research with ‘Ctrl+c, Ctrl+v’
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Researchers have developed a novel approach to analyzing malaria parasite genomes to reveal how antigenic variation arises. Researchers […]
Does the Wim Hof Method really work?
BioTechniques News Jade Parker A systematic review of the impact of cold therapy and breath techniques involved in the Wim Hof Method […]
The birds, the bees and the bacteria: how Wolbachia causes male sterility
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Researchers have uncovered the mechanism underlying male sterility in insects caused by viral proteins present in Wolbachia bacteria. […]
What happens to your body at a molecular level while fasting?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Through in-depth characterization of approximately 3000 plasma proteins, researchers have identified systemic adaptations that take place across multiple […]
International Women’s Day 2024: inspiring inclusion with BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Tristan Free To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we are thrilled to share our collection of interviews and features from […]
Angelman syndrome: novel in utero therapeutic candidate promotes less invasive amniotic delivery
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A recent mouse model study reveals that a novel in utero treatment for Angelman syndrome delivered through amniotic […]
It’s an art: a ‘paintbrush’ precisely delivers nanoparticles to single cells
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Researchers have developed a new method for precisely delivering nanoparticles or small molecules to the cell surface, contributing […]
Marking Black History Month 2024 with BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby With February marking Black History Month (BHM), we have compiled a collection of articles from our digital hubs. […]
HeLa cells take the prize: BHM art competition winner announced!
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Black History Month 2024 art competition is Cultured […]
Could carrying multiple copies of antibiotic-resistance genes be a driver of resistance spread?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Carrying multiple copies of antibiotic-resistance genes could be key to resistance spread and evolution in bacteria, particularly those […]
Flip-flopping fibrils: synthetic amyloid peptides developed for drug delivery
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed a potential new peptide-based drug delivery system by repurposing fibrils that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease […]
Radiotracer illuminates fructose metabolism
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed a radiotracer that can detect fructose metabolism, paving the way for a clinically viable tool […]
SOX9 switch: the key to successful kidney regeneration?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have uncovered how a SOX9 switch determines the successful regeneration of kidney cells. When kidney tissues are […]
Combatting oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Oxidative stress is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers have found a […]
Pulling the plug on the world’s largest carbon sink: could viruses increase the carbon-capture capabilities of the ocean?
BioTechniques News Jade Parker An AI-based metabolic modeling system has highlighted key viruses that could be used to amplify the ability of […]
Ferroptosis: two-tail fats discovered as the instigators
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A team of researchers from Columbia University (NY, USA) have uncovered that phospholipids with two polyunsaturated fatty acyl […]
How is single-cell analysis using mass cytometry providing insights into immune cell distribution in disease? Find out in your latest issue of BioTechniques!
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a comparison of four analytical methods for hydrogen sulfide quantification and […]