AI tool promises to accelerate the development of gene therapies on a large scale

An artificial intelligence (AI) program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off. The researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine...

Researchers report on a genome-wide reconstruction of human microbes to develop personalized therapies

In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers reported on AGORA2, an expansion of their previously published resource, AGORA, both resources of genomewide metabolic reconstructions of human intestinal microbes. Study: Genome-scale metabolic reconstruction...

Artificial Skin Exceeds Natural Skin in Sensing Touch and Proximity

As lovers might vouch, complex nuances of touch, including nearness sans physical contact and gradations of tactile pressure, convey a rich sensory experience and multi-dimensional cognitive pursuits. Intelligent interactions between biological entities or machines...

Study seeks to improve pediatric patient safety by addressing language barriers

If most Americans were asked to name the country’s leading causes of death each year, their answers would likely include things such as heart disease, cancer, car accidents and gun violence. And while all...

How regulatory T cells halt aberrant, self-reactive T cells

New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells — white blood cells that mistakenly attack healthy instead of infected cells, thereby causing an autoimmune or an inflammatory response — are held in...

Biotechnology professor Greg Foley dies after bravely documenting … – WSWS

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Quantitative Synthetic Biology to Advance Biologics Production

Broadcast Date: March 8, 2023Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET REGISTER NOW Since the first approval of a recombinant biopharmaceutical in 1986, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells have become the industry workhorse...

Nova Biomedical Launches BioProfile® FAST CDV for High Throughput, Fully Automated Cell Density and...

Waltham, MA–Nova Biomedical is pleased to announce the launch of BioProfile FAST CDV, a high-throughput, fully automated viable cell density and viability analyzer capable of producing results in under 70 seconds with just 100uL...

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

Waltham, MA - Nova Biomedical announces the launch of the Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter System in all CE countries. Nova Max Pro is an important new tool to improve kidney care through kidney function...

Danish researchers aim to spin artificial nerve fibres with new technology

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own immune cells attack myelin in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin or the myelin sheath is a protective layer of fat that insulates...