Newly discovered marine microbe contributes to carbon cycling
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A marine microbe species has been recently discovered that produces mucus to feed on its microbial prey and […]
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A drink a day takes the brain away?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A new study indicates that even moderate drinking is associated with reductions in brain volume, with two drinks […]
Novel stem-cell transplants could be an HIV cure
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The first female, nonwhite and HIV-positive cancer patient treated with a new stem-cell transplant therapy is now in […]
Tiny Skyscrapers help generate more electricity from cyanobacteria
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Tiny skyscraper-like electrodes have been developed by researchers to enhance cyanobacteria’s energy conversion from sunlight and generate enough […]
There’s something fishy about that pet food…
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton If you look at a label for pet food ingredients, you may see vague terms such as “ocean […]
VascuvViz: a novel method to uncover the secrets of blood vessels
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi 3D images of vasculature systems can now be achieved using a combination of two contrast agents, allowing researchers […]
Shapeshift, eat brains, disclose evolutionary secrets: a day in the life of an amoeba
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A unicellular organism that can rebuild itself into a different organism, may also be a crawling, swimming archive […]
Going into battle with antibiotics? Clostridioides difficile has the armor to protect itself
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The superbug Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) is resistant to all but three antibiotics, and researchers now reveal one […]
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 […]
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 […]