Brain inspires more robust AI
Most artificially intelligent systems are based on neural networks, algorithms inspired by biological neurons found in the brain. These networks can consist of multiple layers, with inputs coming in one side and outputs going...
Top 10 Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations
By Alex Philippidis Contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) provide outsourcing options to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, helping them advance their drugs from the laboratory to the clinic. Sounds simple. However, CDMOs are always...
Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron
The feel of a cat’s fur can reveal some information, but seeing the feline provides critical details: is it a housecat or a lion? While the sound of fire crackling may be ambiguous, its...
Lego-like gene editing tool lets researchers improve cancer immunotherapy
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—In recent years, scientists have used gene modification technologies to reprogram immune cells into therapeutics that can attack cancers. But such immunotherapies don’t work for all patients or all cancer types, and...
Research provides key insights into the molecular underpinnings of acute liver injury
In a study published in the journal of Genes & Diseases, a team of researchers from Chonnam National University and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology unveiled important insights into liver injury...
A novel multi-epitope vaccine targeting extracellular proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers designed and evaluated a multi-epitope vaccine targeting the main outer membrane protein (MOMP) protein of Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae; Cpn) using immunoinformatics....
Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology
Does the human brain have an Achilles heel that ultimately leads to Autism? With a revolutionizing novel system that combines brain organoid technology and intricate genetics, researchers can now comprehensively test the effect of...
New method for detecting blood circulation problems in brain capillaries
The brain is perhaps the most sensitive organ with respect to changes in blood flow and oxygen supply. Even brief interruptions in capillary flow (or “stalling”) can indicate acute neurological issues; evidence suggests that...
New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones
Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have designed a new tool that can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones, in a safer and more efficient way.
Using this system,...
AfricaBP aims to foster grassroots knowledge exchange in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
Since its inception in 2021, the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), has made significant gains towards its ambitious goal of sequencing 100,000 endemic African species within the next 10 years. Recently, AfricaBP reported the successful...
