Is salt the key to accurate breast cancer diagnosis?
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton A new sodium MRI technique could be used for breast cancer diagnosis and monitoring. Breast cancer is the […]
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Ta-dA! New mitochondrial gene editing development achieves A–G base conversion
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Scientists use a single strand DNA-targeting protein for A–G base conversion, in a significant mitochondrial gene-editing technological breakthrough. […]
Protein identified allowing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum to destroy crops
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers have identified the protein that allows white mold stem rot to bypass plants’ defenses, which could lead […]
Understanding the disease trajectory of Long COVID
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi UCLA researchers reveal that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Long COVID and link factors correlated to […]
Ultrasound mechanically destroys liver cancer tumors
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers evaluate tumor recurrence and metastases after using a non-invasive ultrasound treatment, called histotripsy, on liver cancer in […]
From the floor at AACR 2022: a video roundup
BioTechniques News Tristan Free At this year’s meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (8th-13th April; New Orleans, LA, USA) we […]
Is The Earth BioGenome Project a success story for whole-genome sequencing? Find out in your latest issue of BioTechniques
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi In this issue of BioTechniques, we present an artificial intelligence-powered time-lapse imaging microscopy method for studying T cells, […]
I spy with my little eye developments towards a color-sensing ‘electric eye’
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A team of researchers has made progress towards developing an ‘electric eye’ with improved color recognition, using a […]
New study identifies subset of T cells that regulate the immune system
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers find that blocking the checkpoint protein PD-L1 unexpectedly activates regulatory T cells (effector Tregs), reducing the ability […]
The five diseases behind language impairment
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi An extensive autopsy study identifies diseases that cause progressive impairments of language, such as difficulty with grammar or […]
Understanding disparities in Alzheimer’s disease: an interview with Renã Robinson
BioTechniques News Tristan Free US statistics indicate that older African Americans and Hispanics are 2–3 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease […]
Does being more social make your brain bigger?
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton New findings from a project studying the behavior of rhesus macaques have found an interesting link between macaque […]
Novel drug may prove useful as a treatment for dementia
BioTechniques News Annie Coulson A research team from Sage Therapeutics (MA, USA) have completed a preliminary study utilizing a novel drug – SAGE-718 – […]
It’s time to fight back: honey bees vs. Verroa mites
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton A new breed of honey bees, named “Pol-line”, has been selectively bred to identify and remove the Varroa […]
Genome analysis shows clownfish aren’t like other anemonefish
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi There’s no more clowning around, as the genome of the false clownfish has been reported at the chromosome-scale, […]
AACR22: A COVID-19 vaccine for people with B cell deficiency
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Those with B cell deficiencies are still vulnerable following current COVID-19 vaccinations; however, researchers have created a new […]
Peering through the eyes of the Proteus
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Researchers have produced x-ray-computed microtomography scans of the endangered Proteus anguinus – an aquatic salamander – allowing scientists […]
AACR22: Building a ‘family tree’ of breast tumors may improve treatment options
BioTechniques News Georgia Bickerton Recurrent non-invasive breast tumors may not always be related to the primary lesion and determining this could improve […]
Artificial intelligence predicts side effects of combination therapies
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A machine learning model shows promise in predicting potential adverse effects from new drug combination therapies, a method […]
How can we predict bone loss in premenopausal women?
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers discover that measuring the level of anti-Mullerian hormone in premenopausal women could predict bone loss, and lead […]