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 […]
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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 […]
Malaria parasite uses decoy proteins to distract the immune system
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi The first high-resolution map of proteins in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) suggests that the parasite […]
Emotional contagion: the evolutionarily conserved role of oxytocin
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A new study delves into the evolutionary conservation of emotional contagion and the role oxytocin plays in empathy. […]
Researchers dissscover broadly neutralizing antibody against snake neurotoxins
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have found a new human monoclonal antibody that can neutralize snake neurotoxins across species and geographies. Snakebites […]
Perspire to inquire: detecting disease from cortisol levels in sweat
BioTechniques News Tristan Free Researchers have developed a sensor that can detect cortisol, an indicator of many diseases, in sweat. A team […]
Immobilizing mosquito sperm could be the key to controlling mosquito populations
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers have analyzed proteins in mosquito sperm to find an environmentally friendly approach to managing these insects. Whilst […]
Hiding in plain sight: new insights into one of the world’s oldest and smallest bacteria
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A large-scale genome study reveals the behaviors of Omnitrophota, one of the smallest organisms we know. Bacteria are […]
Engineered bacteria deliver chemokines to alert immune system to tumors
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers engineered bacteria to release chemokines into tumors to stimulate a stronger immune response. Researchers at the Department […]
Neutrons probe pancratistatin’s cancer-killing mechanism
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers investigate how pancratistatin, a cancer-fighting compound found in the Hawai’ian spider lily, selectively targets cancer cells. Pancratistatin […]
Mapping the larval fruit fly connectome
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A new study has completely mapped the larval fruit fly brain for the first time, illuminating the positions […]