New hope for FHL treatment with CRISPR-Cas9
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers present a novel therapeutic mechanism to treat familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) by editing T cells with CRISPR-Cas9. […]
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Micro but mighty: could the soil microbiome improve climate predictions?
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Researchers are using soil microbe DNA to model how they function and use carbon, helping to better predict […]
Recycled “junk”: the viral protein essential in early embryonic development
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Researchers have discovered a key transition in early embryonic development is facilitated by decreasing levels of a viral […]
The second X: why women are more likely to get autoimmune disorders
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Xist, a molecule expressed only in cells with two X chromosomes, has been exposed as a key cause […]
RalA: the culprit for mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers from the University of California San Diego (CA, USA) have highlighted that eating a high-fat diet dismantles […]
Developing 3D-bioprinted liver tissue models to study common liver disease
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In a bid to gain further understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a […]
Where muscle meets machine: developing a walking robot
BioTechniques News Jade Parker A bipedal robot made from an artificial skeleton and biological muscle is able to walk and pivot when […]
Researchers get a TAD closer to uncovering the genetic architecture of autism
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby One of the largest genome-wide studies to date has brought researchers a TAD closer to understanding the genetic […]
Business of BioTechniques 2024
BioTechniques News Lisa Faucher Welcome to the 2024 Business of BioTechniques blog provided by Zyme Communications. This feature highlights the latest news […]
Insights into homologous recombination reveal new approach to cancer research
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A recent study, undertaken by researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical […]
Could the semen microbiome impact male fertility?
BioTechniques News Tristan Free If you’re starting to wonder whether the microbiome might be to blame for everything, you might just be […]
“Helper” T-cells pack more of a punch against tumors than first thought
BioTechniques News Jade Parker CD4+ T-cells, primarily considered to play a supportive role in the anti-tumor immune response, have been seen to […]
GPS: directing cancer treatment by evaluating tumor cell malignancy
BioTechniques News Jade Parker This GPS isn’t going to help you find your way, but it could one day evaluate the malignancy […]
Could drinking carbon monoxide foam suppress tumor cell growth?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Scientists have developed a drinkable, carbon monoxide-infused foam that impacts autophagy in cancerous cells, leading to reduced cellular […]
Neurochemical Cupid: dopamine underlies intimate relationships
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Why do we want to be with some people more than others? It turns out dopamine pulls the […]
Why do some migraine patients experience visual symptoms?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; CA, USA) have used a non-invasive imaging technique to […]
Revealing how viral load influences the genetic diversity of HIV
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Researchers have identified a positive correlation between viral load and the rate at which genetic diversity increases within […]
Vaccine hesitancy: what were the real-term impacts in the UK?
BioTechniques News Jade Parker The results are in for the impact of undervaccination on hospitalizations and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. A […]
Advancing CRISPR applications: here, there and everywhere
BioTechniques News Jade Parker CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) is a technology that allows for the selective modification of living […]
How are scientists exploiting cancer’s sweet spot? – Find out in your latest issue of BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Tristan Free In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a fast approach to determining the fate and potential molecular pathways of […]