Lizard skin inspires new electronic pill to treat gut disorders
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi An ingestible electronic pill inspired by nature stimulates a key hunger hormone and could be used to treat […]
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Gold nanoframework shows promise in cancer drug delivery
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A drug delivery framework made with gold nanoparticles targets tumors with high precision. At around £50 per gram, […]
Infographic: Endogenous control selection in gene expression studies
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby An important and necessary consideration in any quantitative PCR gene expression analysis is the selection of an optimal […]
Cranberries do prevent urinary tract infections
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi An updated study has shown that cranberries can reduce the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in at-risk […]
Sharing is caring: how bacteria transfer antibiotic-resistance genes
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Extracellular appendages on gut bacteria accelerate the transfer of antibiotic-resistance genes. “The death toll from antimicrobial resistance […]
Color-changing wound dressing detects infection
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A wound dressing made from a nanocellulose mesh detects early signs of infection in skin wounds by monitoring […]
Researchers develop new heart organoid
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have created a heart organoid containing both cardiomyocytes and epicardium for the first time. The human heart […]
Researchers combine genetic techniques to identify height genes
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers identify new height genes utilizing both CRISPR knockout gene screening and genome-wide association study data. An international […]
Novel allergen inhibitor successfully prevents peanut reaction in mice
BioTechniques News Annie Coulson An allergen inhibitor has halted and prevented an allergic reaction in a mouse with human immune cells. Researchers […]
Senescent cells enhance limb regeneration
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers find that senescent cells promote the dedifferentiation of muscle tissue and enhance limb regeneration in salamanders, challenging […]
Analyzing aberrant DNA methylation for a new generation of cancer diagnostics
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Using aberrant DNA methylation patterns, scientists have expanded our arsenal of diagnostics for difficult-to-detect cancers. A team of […]
Novel method discovered to successfully record the process of waking
BioTechniques News Rhianna Drake Scientists have discovered a technique that assesses consciousness without the use of external stimulation. In a new study […]
Do bees have a mind of their own?
BioTechniques News Rhianna Drake Researchers have discovered that bees can quickly adapt their methods of finding food by observing others in their […]
Reining in CRISPR-Cas9 with [C]gRNA
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi ‘Safeguard’ guide RNA regulates CRISPR-Cas9 activity and reduces unwanted mutations. Whilst genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 is effective, it […]
Analysis of jumping genes uncovers new cancer immunotherapy targets
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers identify possible new antigens by studying jumping genes, which could be used to direct novel immunotherapies. Immunotherapy […]
Is playing table tennis against a robotic opponent more challenging for your brain?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi New research suggests brains require more cognitive effort to play table tennis with a robotic ball machine than […]
Canary in a coal mine: genomic surveillance could provide early warning for future pandemics
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers are developing a cheap, easy-to-use and scalable genomic technology for conducting global surveillance of respiratory viruses. A […]
Bacteria provide inspiration for novel therapeutic delivery approaches
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby “Delivery of therapeutic molecules is a major bottleneck for medicine, and we will need a deep bench of […]
When less is more: reducing immunomodulatory antibody affinity boosts anticancer activity
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers discover that some low-affinity immunomodulatory antibodies have greater anticancer activity than those with high affinity. Antibodies’ ability […]
When a tree is stressed in the forest, does it make a sound?
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In a world first, scientists have recorded plants releasing ultrasound when under stress. Whilst the old thought experiment […]