New algorithm proves to be a powerful tool for detection and identification of novel...
In a recent study published in BMC Microbiology, researchers developed the Novel Organism Verification and Analysis (NOVA) algorithm to systematically analyze bacterial isolates unidentified using traditional methods such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of...
“TimeMachine” algorithm revolutionizes circadian rhythm analysis with single blood sample
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the United States of America developed and validated "TimeMachine," an algorithm that predicts the circadian phase of patients...
New approach to Parkinson’s treatment focuses on stopping toxic protein production
Like the Greek mythological beast with a snake's tail and two ferocious heads, a potential Parkinson's medicine created in the lab of chemist Matthew Disney, Ph.D., is also a type of chimera bearing two...
Breakthrough in gene editing: Enhanced virus-like particles promise new era in genetic disease treatment
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, researchers engineered prime editor (PE)-engineered virus-like particles (eVLPs) delivering PE proteins, PE guide ribonucleic acids (pegRNAs), and nicking single guide ribonucleic acids (ngRNAs) as...
City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center, Children’s Oncology Group conduct largest clinical trial seeking...
LOS ANGELES — Physicians at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, in cooperation with the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), have conducted the largest clinical...
Automated and Manual Cell Expansion Analysis Shows Statistical Equivalence
Multiple Labs, a robotics firm developing automated manufacturing systems to produce individualized drugs, reported performance results for its proof-of-concept robotic system, developed along with UCSF, Cytiva, Thermo, Fisher Scientific, and Charles River Laboratories.
The data demonstrate...
EBRAINS research infrastructure secures €38 million in funding for new phase of digital neuroscience
The European Commission has accepted the EBRAINS 2.0 proposal submitted in response to the INFRASERV call, granting €38 million for the further development of services of the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
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The European Commission has...
JPM 2024: Veracyte’s C2i Genomics Acquisition Adds AI Readouts to Liquid Biopsy Testing
Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire C2i Genomics, expanding its diagnostics platform to include whole-genome minimal residual disease (MRD) detection capabilities from cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in liquid biopsies....
Engineered virus-like particles power up gene editing, correcting blindness in mice
Prime editing, a versatile form of gene editing that can correct most known disease-causing genetic mutations, now has a new vehicle to deliver its machinery into cells in living animals. A team of researchers...
Some mosquitoes like it hot
Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Certain populations of mosquitoes are more...
