New ‘asthma-on-a-chip’ technology opens the door to future treatments
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman A novel ‘asthma-on-a-chip’ platform breathes new life into study of the condition, offering hope for future treatments. University […]
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Breast milk nutrient shapes immune development in mice
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from the University of Chicago (IL, USA). A new study sheds light on how a trans […]
A targeted paper shredder for the genome: new CRISPR tech tears up diseased cells’ DNA
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Expanding the CRISPR toolbox, scientists have introduced a new technology that can rip cancer- and virus-infected cells’ genomes […]
The biotech bi-weekly: partnerships facilitating antibody discovery and AI drug development
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman The last 2 weeks have been full of new partnerships promoting the discovery and development of novel drug […]
New gene therapy reverses Fragile X deficits in preclinical model
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from the University of California, Riverside (CA, USA). A novel gene therapy restores brain function and […]
May I have your attention, please: ancient neurons hold ADHD clues
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from Johns Hopkins University (MD, USA). Researchers have discovered neurons in a highly conserved vertebrate brain […]
Could peach fuzz help us treat chronic itch?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Original story from the University of Michigan (MI, USA). Researchers have discovered that specialized neurons and vellus-like hair […]
How does Ebola virus persist in the brain?
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Using human cerebral organoids, researchers have revealed how Ebola virus persists in the brain. An international collaboration led […]
World-first GM hookworms can produce and deliver drugs within a living host
BioTechniques News Maddy Chapman Original story from Washington University in St. Louis (MO, USA). Bioengineered parasites could serve as long-term drug factories […]
How can proteomic analysis improve our understanding of the ageing process. Find out in your latest issue of BioTechniques!
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a novel method for sampling subgingival microbiome, a comparison of three […]
Mutated gene is the driver of psoriasis
BioTechniques News Tristan Free What causes psoriasis? Researchers might have just found the answer. In a recent paper, researchers at The Australian […]
The latest developments in microbiology from a diverse cast of characters
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Microbiology investigates the mighty, minute organisms – including bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoa and viruses – that play […]
Scientists stymie sarcopenia
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Newly identified precursor to NAD+ could be the key to novel interventions for sarcopenia, the muscle-wasting condition associated […]
Decoding the neuroanatomical signature of developmental language disorder
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have revealed that the anterior neostriatum plays a key role in developmental language disorder (DLD), paving the […]
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 […]
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. […]