UCI biologists discover how to ward off harmful effects caused by a high-fat diet
Eating lots of fats increases the risk of metabolic disorders, but the mechanisms behind the problem have not been well understood. Now, University of California, Irvine biologists have made a key finding about how...
Researchers develop a method for making “mini-heart” using pluripotent stem cells
A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of "mini-heart" known as an organoid. It will...
CycPeptMPDB: A database aimed at promoting drug design using cyclic peptides
CycPeptMPDB, a novel database—created by Tokyo Tech researchers—focused on the membrane permeability of cyclic peptides, could accelerate the development of drugs based on these promising compounds. This database was created by gathering published information...
Mosaic Therapeutics closes $28m series A funding and appoints Brian Gladsden as CEO
Mosaic Therapeutics, Ltd, (‘Mosaic’, or ‘the Company’) an oncology therapeutics company dedicated to resolving cancer’s complexity to power new treatments for patients, today announced the close of its $28 million series A funding round....
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The synbio field, a key player in the bioeconomy, is taking on some of today’s biggest challenges—from developing...
New low-cost camera could help scientists forecast volcano eruptions affecting millions
Gas emissions are the manifestation of activity occurring beneath the surface of a volcano. Measuring them lets researchers see what can’t be seen from the surface. This knowledge is vital for hazard monitoring and...
Updated booster shots vital for keeping COVID-19 in check
Between natural infection and a global vaccination campaign, most people now have some immunity against the virus that causes COVID-19. This widespread immunity hasn't stopped people from getting infected, but it has dampened the...
Yale-led team creates new resource that is an important step toward personalized care
Each person has about 4 million sequence differences in their genome relative to the reference human genome. These differences are known as variants. A central goal in precision medicine is understanding which of these...
BioNTech, DualityBio Ink Up-to-$1.7B Cancer ADC Collaboration
Prof. Ugur Sahin, MD, BioNTech CEO and Co-Founder
BioNTech will expand its pipeline into antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and deepen its presence in oncology through an up-to-$1.67 billion collaboration with Duality Biologics (DualityBio), the companies said...
Virginia Tech researcher identifies narrow opportunity to address a rare disease linked to autism,...
The human brain begins to assemble itself shortly after conception as a growing number of brain cells connect to create circuits across the brain.
Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech
The human brain begins to assemble itself shortly...
