New research initiative aims to position Australia at the forefront of quantum biotechnology
The University of Queensland has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. The ARC Centre of Excellence...
Singapore scientists to use exosomes secreted by living cells to successfully target TKI-resistant cancer
Singapore, 2 September 2024 – In a new study, clinician-scientists and researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have demonstrated the use of exosomes to successfully target squamous cell cancer tumours that are...
Exclusive chemical recycling of PET from cloth waste and plastic waste mixtures
Tokyo, Japan – A research team led by Professor Kotohiro Nomura from Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a method for the depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols and an inexpensive, readily available iron...
Virginia Tech researchers develop tool to assess healthy hydration recommendations
Adequate water intake is essential for human health and well-being. But around the world, the consumption of sugary beverages has risen and accelerated health challenges including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and tooth...
AI tool RENAISSANCE transforms creation of kinetic models in cellular metabolism
Understanding how cells process nutrients and produce energy - collectively known as metabolism - is essential in biology. However, analyzing the vast amounts of data on cellular processes to determine metabolic states is a...
New consensus on assessing carcinogenic risks of gene therapies
A new article in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy describes the consensus reached by invited experts who participated in a meeting to evaluate the potential carcinogenicity of gene therapies. The participants discuss the definition of vector...
Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous infections. Yet we continue to face a global antibiotics...
Antibiotic Compound Candidates Identified in Deep Sea Bacteria
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have used a screening technology that can test for the antivirulence and antibacterial effect of hundreds of unknown compounds simultaneously, to identify promising antimicrobial compounds in actinobacteria species...
StockWatch: Neurocrine Tumbles as Schizophrenia Data Disappoints
Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) shares tumbled 19% on Wednesday, despite the company announcing that day that its schizophrenia candidate NBI-1117568 (‘568) met its primary endpoint in a Phase II trial, as the company’s results failed...
NSF funds UCSB-led Biofoundry to revolutionize biotechnology with unexplored microbes
This week, the National Science Foundation announced the award of a six-year, $22M grant to UC Santa Barbara under its biofoundries program for the establishment of the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea...
