Nonwoven Technology Streamlines Complex Molecule Purification
Scaling up lab-size purification processes is inadequate to meet the needs of commercial scale production of today’s large, complex molecules, such as monoclonal antibodies.
“Although the basic principles of chemistry, physics, and engineering remain the...
Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets
Since the 1950s, humanity has produced an estimated 8.3bn tons of plastic, adding a further 380m tons to this amount each year. Only 9% of this gets recycled. The inevitable result is that plastic...
Study finds mobile antibiotic resistance genes in some probiotic bacteria, raising concerns for public...
In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers examine antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and their mobility in Bifidobacteriales and Lactobacillales species through the use of a unified bioinformatic pipeline to isolate these bacteria...
Cornell receives $9.5 million NIH grant for chronic fatigue research
A Cornell multidisciplinary research center that studies chronic fatigue syndrome has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease – funding that will...
Synthetic Biology Can Be Used to Help Plants Produce a Wide Range of Valuable...
Scientists at the Earlham Institute in Norwich, U.K., say they have been able to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones. In addition, they’ve shown how the production of these molecules can...
Doctors’ lesson for drug industry: Abortion wars are dangerous to ignore
Texas District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's decision April 7 to rescind the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone dealt a blow to more than just people seeking a medication abortion. It appears to be...
Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras
The yellow crazy ant, or Anoplolepis gracilipes, has the infamous distinction of being among the worst invasive species in the world. However, this is not the reason for which this particular ant is studied...
Cellular Identity Discovery Shows Potential to Impact Cancer Therapies
A scientific team led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin reports the discovery of new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do...
Emerging Markets Collaborate to Succeed in Post-Pandemic World
GEN Podcasts · Emerging Markets Collaborate to Succeed in Post-Pandemic World (merck)
Biopharma industry collaborations are on the rise as researchers seek novel ways to combat post-pandemic diseases. Collaboration can take many forms and offer...
Four different autism subtypes identified in brain study
People with autism spectrum disorder can be classified into four distinct subtypes based on their brain activity and behavior, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine; Dr. Amanda Buch
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