BioEcho receives patent for its EchoLUTION™ technology in the U.S. and Japan
BioEcho Life Sciences, a Germany-based biotechnology company specialized in nucleic acid extraction product and services, announces the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office issuance of two new patents (No. US...
CAR T-Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors Improved by Custom Media Development
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In cellular immunotherapies, such as CAR T-cells, clinical outcomes depend on the therapeutic product’s cytolytic potency and metabolic fitness. Generally,...
Exploring the potential of betalain-engineered vegetables in conferring anti-inflammatory properties
Metabolic engineering is a field of plant biotechnology that seeks to genetically modify plant metabolic pathways to generate plant varieties with improved health benefits. Recently, scientists from Tokyo University of Science and the Iwate...
StockWatch: Biogen’s New CEO Takes Slow Approach to New Cost Cuts
Biogen (BIIB)’s new president and CEO Christopher A. Viehbacher has occupied the proverbial corner office for three months, so investors were expecting him to announce a new round of cost cuts when he addressed...
Obesity Linked Jumping Genes Maneuver Metabolic Health
Obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, increases the risk for chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and neurodegenerative diseases, but not equally in all. This suggests genetic variants act in concert with obesity...
UTA research professor identifies brain cells linked to pediatric seizures
A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children.
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A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and...
Innovative software tool assembles truly complete genome sequences from many species
National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, called Verkko, which means "network" in...
Genetic features of the immune system linked to a person’s ability to resist new...
An international team including researchers from the HSE University Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology has found a link between certain genetic features of the immune system and one's ability to effectively resist new waves...
Feng Zhang’s Delivery Platform Launched by Aera Therapeutics
Feng Zhang, PhD, institute member at the Broad Institute and HHMI Investigator, has an uncanny ability to be in the middle of (or on the leading edge of) the hottest topics in biological research....
New study identifies key success factors for large carnivore rewilding efforts
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Credit: Caption: The 2022 release of a collared leopard into the North Ossetia (Central Caucasus), Russia. Image Source: Pavel Padalko.
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