Beyond biology: Creating dynamic synthetic cells with programmable DNA
In a new study published in Nature Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -; essential building blocks of life -; to...
New cybersecurity center to protect grids integrated with renewables, microgrids
AMES, Iowa – Bringing renewable energy to the power grid raises all kinds of “internet-of-things” issues, said Iowa State University’s Manimaran Govindarasu.
Credit: Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University.
AMES, Iowa – Bringing renewable energy to...
Streamlining CAR/TCR-T Therapy Manufacturing
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell and T-cell receptor (TCR) T-cell therapies are promising treatments for a range of cancers, offering hope to patients whose cancers have become refractory to conventional therapeutic options.
Speakers at the...
Longitudinal multi-omics monitoring paves the way for early pancreatic cancer diagnosis
A new case report published in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology describes how longitudinal multi-omics monitoring (LMOM) helped to detect a precancerous pancreatic tumor and led to a successful surgical intervention. The patient had...
Life goals and their changes drive success
“Where is my life going?” “Who do I want to be?”
Credit: University of Houston
“Where is my life going?” “Who do I want to be?”
As future-thinkers, adolescents spend significant time contemplating these types...
Neurolentech signs technology access partnership with Kaerus Bioscience to advance neurodevelopmental disorder research
Neurolentech, a pioneering drug discovery startup spun out of IST Austria and focused on epilepsy and related genetic neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), today announced a technology access partnership with Kaerus Bioscience, a biotechnology company committed...
Immunotherapy Safely Boosted with Particle-Bound Cytokines in Tumor Models
Researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have developed a new approach to harnessing immunostimulatory cytokine proteins as a potential immunotherapy. Unlike previous methods, the new technique ensures that the cytokines, which are...
Empty-handed neurons might cause neurodegenerative diseases
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified how proteins collect abnormally in neurons, a feature of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. They used fruit flies to show that depletion of mitochondria in...
Lemur’s lament: When one vulnerable species stalks another
What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by another vulnerable species, a carnivore called...
Stopping ransomware in its tracks: New enterprise app integrates AI & University research
17 April 2024, Luxembourg and Potomac Falls, USA – CYSANA (CYberSecurity ANAlytics) is a new AI-based enterprise solution to protect against malware and ransomware announced today by the cybersecurity company Conatix, in collaboration with...
