Investigating toxin exposure with a placenta-on-a-chip model
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (PA, USA). A new placenta-on-a-chip […]
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Discovering the immune system’s hidden sense of touch
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Scientists have discovered a surprising ability in immune cells that could […]
Back from the dead: ‘zombie’ bacteria produce DNA from beyond the grave
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Halloween may have been and gone, but spooky science is going nowhere. In this latest horror movie-esque development, […]
New ‘heart-in-a-dish’ model brings personalized cardiac medicine closer
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). A novel human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte model could pave […]
Closing time for IL-39?
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Researchers seem to have demonstrated that the much-debated interleukin, IL-39, can’t be secreted by human cells, but it […]
New implant reduces blood sugar with electricity, offering promise for drug-free diabetes treatment
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby An implantable device that uses an electrically powered catalyst to lower blood sugar may offer a drug-free approach […]
A mesmerizing collection of molecular snapshots reveal more about ribosome assembly
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL; Heidelberg, Germany). Scientists used 3D images of the human […]
This soft robotic arm is fueled by algae and light
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). Scientists have created a soft robot arm capable of […]
The biotech bi-weekly: automated nanoparticle formulation, optimized RNA-seq library prep and alginate hydrogel encapsulation in space
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In this edition of the biotech bi-weekly, we highlight new technology for investigating patterns in large multiomic datasets, […]
How do gut bacteria tell the time?
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Carnegie Mellon University (PA, USA). Biological clocks are often associated with light. Historically, most people […]
AI meets DNA sequencing to provide unprecedented glimpse into previously mysterious regions of the genome
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from the University of Utah (UT, USA). A new technology called FIRE pairs machine learning with […]
Human brain organoids ‘read’ Braille in major biohybrid computing breakthrough
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Human brain organoids can relay signals that correspond to Braille letters – in other words, the tiny tissue […]
Giving short lifespans the cold shoulder: the metabolic pathway linking cold temperatures to longevity
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A key metabolic pathway has been identified that provides a deeper insight into the link between moderately cold […]
Retracing RNA’s steps with a novel method
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Many biological molecules are short-lived and ephemeral. Now, researchers have developed an […]
New AI tool maps microRNA binding sites on circular RNAs
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Pusan National University (Busan, South Korea). A novel AI tool, circMAC, predicts where microRNAs (miRNAs) […]
Biophotonics: shining a light on the origins of life
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Texas A&M University (TX, USA). Scientists unlock a groundbreaking discovery about the origins of life […]
Pushing the limits of life: mysterious microbe has record-breaking tiny genome
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A teeny-tiny marine microbe with one of the smallest genomes ever discovered is pushing the limits of what […]
How one cell becomes a body: DNA ‘typewriter’ reveals developmental history of mouse embryo
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A DNA ‘typewriter’ records the history of 1.3 million cells in an early mouse embryo, telling the tale […]
Rhythm and cues: signaling oscillations inform cell differentiation in the intestine
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands). The intestines use the rhythm of a signal to decide which […]
Human gene caught ‘jumping’ into a virus in never-before-seen behavior
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Cornell University (NY, USA). Scientists found a human genetic element in a poxvirus and discovered […]