Mapping the evolutionary timeline and population distribution of E. coli’s protective outer capsule
In a new study, published today (15 June) in Nature Communications, a multi-centre team led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oslo, Imperial College London and UCL, has mapped for the first...
Intriguing correlation between earthquakes and cosmic radiation
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN/NASA/JSC
There is a clear statistical correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of cosmic radiation recorded at the surface of our planet, potentially helping to predict earthquakes. Surprisingly, it...
Complete Genomics Announces Updated Mission and New Partnerships on 18th Anniversary
From MGIJun 15 2023
SAN JOSE, United States, 14 June 2023 – Complete Genomics, Inc., a pioneering genomics company, today unveiled updated mission/vision statement to reflect renewed ambitions in taking on more for a better...
Silver-doped glass fibers used as a potential treatment for wound healing, finds study
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated that silver retains antimicrobial activity for longer when it is impregnated into 'bioactive glass', and shown for the first time how this promising combination delivers more...
Cerillo showcases wireless, scalable, off-the-shelf co-culture solution
Cerillo, a biotechnology company at the forefront of developing advanced research platforms for the study of the microbiome, will host demonstrations of the company’s new co-culture duet system at ASM Microbe 2023 from June...
Scientists develop novel biosensing-membrane for glucose detection and monitoring
Glucose oxidase (GOx)-based biosensors have attracted much attention for their potential in rapid glucose detection and continuous monitoring, which are crucial for disease diagnosis and prevention, as well as for controllable production in sugar-making...
Binghamton University and six HBCUs forge New Educational and Research Alliance
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — In collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Binghamton University has announced a New Educational and Research Alliance (New ERA) with six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs): Alabama A&M University, Central...
“Homing gene drive system” could help suppress agricultural pests
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies – so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America,...
Researchers create a new method of studying nano-sized particles
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have created a new method of studying the smallest bioparticles in the body. The study, which is published in Nature Biotechnology, has considerable scientific potential, such as in the development...
Taking biofabrication to the next level: innovations in volumetric bioprinting
Bioprinting is the printing of living cells and tissues. It’s a promising technique that hopefully, one day, can solve the organ donor shortage by growing organs from patients’ own cells. However, printing living tissues and cells...
