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 […]
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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 […]
Breathe easy: how inhalable nanosensors could enhance lung cancer diagnostics
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers from various faculties at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; MA, USA) have designed inhalable nanosensors for […]
How doctors can better predict embryo quality for IVF
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Scientists interrogate leftover culture media to noninvasively determine the quality of embryos in the lab, providing a way […]
Gotcha! Whole-genome sequencing discovers seven unidentified bacteria of clinical relevance
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Whole-genome sequencing analysis of 61 unidentified microorganisms taken from hospital patient blood and tissue samples has identified 35 […]
Drug discovery and development: what’s new in the world of vaccines?
BioTechniques News Jade Parker Following their conception in 1796 by Edward Jenner, vaccines have been an important part of healthcare, protecting humans […]
Greedy guts! Gut bacteria steal the nutrients pathogens need to thrive
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Diverse gut bacteria have been found to block pathogenic microorganisms from getting the nutrients they need to thrive […]
How old are your organs really?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Scientists have developed a method for identifying which organs are rapidly aging in otherwise healthy individuals. It turns […]