New genomic method helps obtain high-resolution maps of DNA in the cell nucleus
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new sequencing method that makes it possible to map how DNA is spatially organized in the cell nucleus - revealing which genomic regions are at...
What is STEM and is Biotechnology Part of This?
The Diwou team often get asked if we can explain what STEM is and if the field of Biotechnology forms part of this. So we have prepared this quick answer for our...
COVID-19 lung injury is not like high altitude pulmonary edema
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 20 2020
A group of researchers with experience in treating high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have written to correct the misconception in medical social media forums and elsewhere that the...
Depleting SIRPα-deficient in macrophages activate tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells
In a study that will be published in Nature Communications on May 28, 2021, a research team led by Dr. Yuan Liu from Georgia State University reports that intratumoral SIRPα-deficient macrophages activate tumor antigen-specific...
First COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe, able to generate rapid immune response in...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.May 22 2020
The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans,...
Novel immunotherapy platform can connect mussel adhesive proteins to the antibodies
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020
Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system with therapeutic antibodies. Among many strategies for cancer therapy, it has been considered...
What’s old is new again
Researchers repurpose classic chemotherapy drug to overcome cancer therapy resistance
Credit: Image/Art credit: Mark Miller, Stowers Institute
KANSAS CITY, MO–Drug resistance is a major obstacle in cancer treatment–leading...
Two defense systems in bacteria work in a complementary manner to protect from viruses
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs, hopes to exploit newly characterized defense systems in bacteria...
The age of the Earth’s inner core revised
Credit: NASA/ Gary A.Glatzmaier
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of...
Study highlights the potential of cell replacement therapy for Huntington’s disease
New research appearing in the journal Nature Biotechnology answers important questions about the viability of treatments that seek to replace diseased and aged cells in the central nervous system with healthy ones. Its findings...
