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 […]
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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. […]
What happens to your body at a molecular level while fasting?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Through in-depth characterization of approximately 3000 plasma proteins, researchers have identified systemic adaptations that take place across multiple […]
International Women’s Day 2024: inspiring inclusion with BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Tristan Free To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we are thrilled to share our collection of interviews and features from […]
Angelman syndrome: novel in utero therapeutic candidate promotes less invasive amniotic delivery
BioTechniques News Tristan Free A recent mouse model study reveals that a novel in utero treatment for Angelman syndrome delivered through amniotic […]
It’s an art: a ‘paintbrush’ precisely delivers nanoparticles to single cells
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Researchers have developed a new method for precisely delivering nanoparticles or small molecules to the cell surface, contributing […]
Marking Black History Month 2024 with BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby With February marking Black History Month (BHM), we have compiled a collection of articles from our digital hubs. […]
HeLa cells take the prize: BHM art competition winner announced!
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Black History Month 2024 art competition is Cultured […]
Could carrying multiple copies of antibiotic-resistance genes be a driver of resistance spread?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Carrying multiple copies of antibiotic-resistance genes could be key to resistance spread and evolution in bacteria, particularly those […]